A distinctive “pop-up village” comprised of portable buildings that were supposed to last 60 years is to be demolished by Lewisham Council. The Place/Ladywell development on Lewisham High Street opened in 2016 with commercial premises and 24 two-bedroom flats above them, used as temporary accommodation. Place/Ladywell was meant to be dismantled in 2021 for a […]
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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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Greenwich’s Up The Creek gets £177,000 to help it bounce back from pandemic
Greenwich’s Up The Creek comedy club is among the south-east London organisations to get emergency funding from the government in the latest round of grants designed to help arts groups get through the pandemic. The Creek Road venue, a Greenwich town centre institution for 30 years, has been given £177,250 from the Culture Recovery Fund, […]
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Bakerloo line to Lewisham inches forward with protection order
Plans for a Bakerloo line extension to Lewisham have been given a boost after the government agreed to begin the process of protecting the route from development. Transport secretary Grant Shapps plans to “safeguard” the route from Lambeth North to Lewisham, including a new Elephant & Castle station, two stations on the Old Kent Road, […]
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Lewisham councillors fall for spoof as Bakerloo extension to Hayes gets public backing
Lewisham councillors appeared to fall for a spoof Bromley social media account last night after Transport for London’s latest consultation into a Bakerloo line extension found strong support for the route running all the way to Hayes. The fate of the extension, which does not have funding, is uncertain because of the financial crisis at […]
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The Show Must Go On: The Ladywell theatre business raising charity cash with T-shirts
When the lights went out in theatres around the UK due to Covid-19, Chris Marcus, who jointly runs Marcus Hall Props in Ladywell, knew it would have a huge impact on the lives of thousands of people working in the industry and decided to try and do something to help. Along with his friend, Damien […]
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Lewisham Council faces Picturehouse pressure over historic Ladywell Playtower
Update: Lewisham Council picked Curzon’s scheme to convert the Ladywell Playtower into a three-screen, 220-seat cinema complex with restaurant and housing. Elected mayor Sir Steve Bullock said: “Of the 4 strong bids we shortlisted I am persuaded that the proposal from Curzon is the right one to choose.” Read on for the background to the […]
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