The company that ran the Catford Mews cinema owed Lewisham Council £387,000 when it entered liquidation, official documents reveal. Really Local Group (Catford Mews) Ltd also owed staff over £56,000 – a figure that could rise as it does not take into account those who were on zero-hours contracts. The cinema was a lynchpin of […]
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Leegate development sold again — with new owner pledging to start this year
The crumbling Leegate shopping centre has been bought by its third developer, which is promising that work will finally start this year on turning it into more than 500 new homes. The site, on the boundary of Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs, has been at the centre of a long-running saga over its future. A decade […]
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We want to return to Lewisham, Catford Mews operator says as firm liquidated
The operator of the closed-down Catford Mews cinema has been liquidated, but the businessman behind the venture hopes to open up again in a nearby location. Really Local Group (Catford Mews) Ltd was placed in liquidation at 2pm on Wednesday, four months after its landlord, a Lewisham Council company, repossessed the building saying it had […]
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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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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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Potential tenants are hoping to reopen Catford Mews, Lewisham Council says
Potential tenants are coming forward to take on Catford Mews, two weeks after the sudden closure of the cinema and community hub, according to Lewisham Council. The doors were locked at the borough’s only cinema after a row over unpaid rent between its operator, Really Local Group, and the council, which owns the building through […]
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Lewisham Gateway finally finished after 20 years (with Pret a Manger too)
It has been 20 years in the making, but the Lewisham Gateway project has finally been completed – with a branch of Pret a Manger moving into the development. Building work began more than a decade ago, with roads and rivers rerouted as the two phases of the project were built. The final pedestrian pathways […]
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Plans for 1,700 homes at Lewisham Shopping Centre sent to council
Long-awaited plans to knock down Lewisham Shopping Centre have been submitted to the council – with about 1,700 homes, 661 student rooms and 445 co-living spaces planned. A new shopping centre with a rooftop wild meadow, and a replacement for the Model Market food court are also planned along with blocks of up to 35 […]
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