Greenwich and Lewisham’s long-serving London Assembly member, Len Duvall, has been made a member of the House of Lords – as has Lewisham’s elected mayor, Brenda Dacres. Duvall was leader of Greenwich Council for eight years before being elected to the 25-strong assembly, which scrutinises the mayor, when it was set up in 2000. He […]
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Olympic gold medallist Alex Yee has Ladywell Arena named after him
Lewisham’s Olympic hero Alex Yee has been given the ultimate honour by his home borough – the running track where he started out has been named after him. The 26-year-old, who was born a stone’s throw away in Lewisham Hospital and brought up in Brockley, unveiled a plaque at the renamed Alex Yee Ladywell Arena […]
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Lewisham’s mayor condemns ‘misinformation’ as rioters stay away
Lewisham’s elected mayor Brenda Dacres has condemned “misinformation” after a far-right protest failed to materialise in Lewisham town centre on Wednesday evening. About 300 anti-racist demonstrators gathered by Lewisham Clock Tower in a peaceful demonstration to express their solidarity with migrants and those affected by rioting across England in the past week. No arrests have […]
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Lewisham election: Labour’s Brenda Dacres is new mayor, but only one in five vote
Labour’s Brenda Dacres has been elected as Lewisham’s new mayor – but only one in five residents of the borough cast their vote. Dacres was deputy mayor to Damien Egan, who stepped down in January to stand in the Kingswood by-election, which he won. The Deptford councillor won 21,576 votes – 51.5 per cent of […]
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Polluters could pay more to park in Lewisham borough
Lewisham Council plans to introduce increased parking charges for more polluting vehicles as well as a diesel surcharge, which it hopes will help cut the borough’s pollution levels. Transport cabinet member Brenda Dacres announced the “bold policy” at a cabinet meeting, with the proposals due to go out for public consultation in the summer. Residents’ permits […]
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Yes Egan! Damien is Labour’s pick for Lewisham elected mayor
Lewisham Labour members have chosen Damien Egan to be their candidate for next May’s mayoral election in the borough – making the councillor red-hot favourite to succeed Sir Steve Bullock as the council’s figurehead. Unlike Greenwich, which operates a leader and cabinet system, Lewisham is one of a handful of boroughs where residents directly elect […]
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