Long-awaited plans to remove Catford’s one-way system have been unveiled by Transport for London. The South Circular Road would be rerouted and a new public space created outside the Broadway Theatre under the proposals, which tie in with Lewisham Council’s plans to redevelop much of the centre of Catford. At present the South Circular runs […]
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News about Catford, London SE6, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Broadway theatre reopening puts Catford back in the spotlight
One of SE London’s best-loved venues has re-opened after a £7 million refurbishment. NIKKI SPENCER got a tour behind the scenes of the Broadway theatre in Catford. “Welcome to the beautiful Broadway theatre,” declares the theatre’s manager and principal producer, Carmel O’Connor, as she leads our tour into the stunning 775-seat auditorium and up onto […]
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Make ULEZ London-wide, says mother of girl who died from air pollution
The mother of a nine-year-old girl who died as a result of air pollution has called on Sadiq Khan to extend London’s ultra-low emission zone beyond the North and South Circular to cover all over the capital. Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who lived close to the South Circular Road in Catford, died in 2013. She became the […]
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We Are Lewisham: Borough’s year of culture promises sun, sand and sounds
Lewisham’s London Borough of Culture 2022 programme We Are Lewisham launches on Friday. Proud borough resident NIKKI SPENCER looks forward to the year ahead. After being postponed for 12 months due to the pandemic, Lewisham is finally set to have its year in the cultural spotlight with an array of events that will put the […]
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Lewisham links remembered as anti-apartheid hero mourned
Leaders in Lewisham have been paying tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, after his death at the age of 90. A contemporary of Nelson Mandela, Tutu played a key role in overthrowing the racist policies that governed the country until 1991. He trained as […]
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Christmas rail works hit Lewisham, New Eltham and Sidcup trains
Major rail works will wipe out train services through Lewisham, Hither Green, New Eltham and Sidcup over the Christmas holiday and into the new year. An £8 million upgrade programme will see points replaced south of Lewisham, hitting rail services on the Sidcup, Hayes and Orpington lines for eight days between 27 December and 3 […]
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Vote could help Railway Children ‘national park’ come to Grove Park
An “urban national park” inspired by The Railway Children, linking the South Circular Road with Elmstead Woods, could be on its way if campaigners in Grove Park get their way. The Railway Children Urban National Park would honour the author Edith Nesbit, who lived off Baring Road in a home that backed onto woodland by […]
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Kevin Clarke: Lewisham mayor backs new memorial to man who died after police restraint
Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan says he supports a new memorial to a black man who died after being restrained by police in Catford three years ago. Kevin Clarke, who had schizophrenia, died in March 2018 after being restrained by officers in the playing fields of St Dunstan’s College. Southwark Coroner’s Court heard last year that […]
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