People living next to Deptford Creek fear they will be left living in “near complete darkness” after Lewisham Council approved a 19-storey tower block close to their homes. Councillors on Lewisham’s strategic development committee narrowly blacked plans to knock down a warehouse at Sun Wharf in Deptford, next to the Greenwich railway line, to make […]
Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter
Local Democracy Reporter for Lewisham, Southwark and Lambeth, employed at MyLondon but paid for by the BBC as part of the Local Democracy Reporter Service.
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Nelson and Drake to stay in New Cross as Goldsmiths keeps statues
Statues of Lord Nelson and Sir Francis Drake will stay in place on New Cross Road after local residents said they wanted them to stay. Student campaigners at Goldsmiths University had demanded that four figures – Nelson, Drake, the 17th century admiral Robert Blake and an anonymous naval figure – should be removed from the […]
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Rotherhithe Tunnel could face year-long closure for £120m repair work, TfL warns
The Rotherhithe Tunnel could close for a year to carry out essential repairs, Transport for London has warned. More than 12 million vehicles use the 114-year-old tunnel between Rotherhithe and Limehouse every year, but it is in desperate need of essential maintenance. Repairing the tunnel is expected to cost £120 million if it closes for […]
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