London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to boost the capital’s high streets by helping local people take over empty shop spaces for community projects. The London Assembly has told the mayor in a new report that residents often do not feel “meaningfully involved in high street regeneration plans” and that improvements to shopping […]
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Squatters take over closed Catford Mews cinema
Squatters have taken over the closed-down Catford Mews cinema, five months after it closed suddenly after a row over unpaid rent. The venue has been empty since late October after Really Local Group, the company that operated the cinema, was thrown out by the Lewisham Council-owned company that owns the site in a row over […]
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Surrey Quays shopping centre to get 2,000-capacity jazz music venue
A new 2,000 capacity music venue has been given permission to open in the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre for five years. Corner Corner will be based in the former branch of The Range in the 1980s shopping centre, which is set to eventually be demolished as part of larger plans to redevelop the area near […]
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Lewisham councillor with role at controversial church quits top job
A Labour politician who works at a church accused of abuse and exploitation by former members has resigned from Lewisham Council’s cabinet. The borough’s elected mayor, Brenda Dacres, announced that Kim Powell had left her role as cabinet member for business with “immediate effect” on Monday. Opposition councillor Hau-Yu Tam told the Local Democracy Reporting […]
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Silvertown Tunnel bus routes will be free even if you don’t cross the Thames
All three bus routes serving the Blackwall Tunnel and the new Silvertown Tunnel will be free of charge for their entire length for a year, Transport for London has confirmed. TfL’s offer means that canny passengers on both sides of the Thames will be able to travel free on services that don’t involve crossing the […]
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Council blunders mean Greenwich ice cream van consultation has to restart
A consultation on whether ice cream vans should be allowed in one of Greenwich’s busiest tourist streets will have to be rerun because of blunders by council officers. One trader who was ignored in the process took the council to court, where a judge ordered the town hall to start again. Ice cream vans have […]
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Hopes are growing for Bakerloo extension to Lewisham, TfL official says
Hopes are growing that the government will fund a Bakerloo Line extension into southeast London – possibly as early as the spring of next year, according to a senior TfL official. Alex Williams spoke at the launch of a new business-led push to get the Tube line extended to Lewisham and onto Hayes. He said […]
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Mayor asked to help Lewisham’s Migration Museum move to new home
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been asked by the London Assembly to give more support to Lewisham’s Migration Museum, which is trying to raise £20 million to help it move to its new home in the City. The museum has been based in Lewisham Shopping Centre since 2020, but with the mall earmarked for redevelopment, […]
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