11pm update: The church says it now has enough clothes but could do with nappies and volunteers – read on for the story as it was this morning. A church in east Greenwich is appealing for clothes to help refugees from Afghanistan who have just arrived in southeast London. Christ Church on Trafalgar Road is […]
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Suttons Radio: Lewisham High Street pub could close forever in shop plan
Lewisham town centre could lose one of its most high-profile pubs forever if plans submitted by the building’s owner are approved by the council. The long-anticipated Suttons Radio pub opened in November 2017 but without a permanent food offering it struggled to attract customers and was put up for sale just 11 months later. It […]
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Covid jabs: Mass vaccination centre comes to Millwall’s Den as case rates jump
Millwall’s stadium will host a mass vaccination clinic for over-18s on Saturday as the push to get all SE Londoners inoculated against coronavirus continues. The pop-up clinic at The Den in Bermondsey follows similar events held at The Valley in recent weeks, which saw hundreds get their jabs at the home of Charlton Athletic. The […]
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Consultation begins on future of Lee Green’s low-traffic neighbourhood
Lewisham Council has launched a six-week consultation on its low-traffic neighbourhood in Lee Green and Hither Green, which was introduced last summer to stop rat-running through residential streets in the area. The scheme was brought in under Covid-19 emergency transport measures last year to make it easier for residents to walk and cycle while capacity in […]
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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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Fundraiser for refugee café hopes to cook up a storm in Lewisham
A charity is trying to raise £20,000 to open a café to provide employment and training for refugees in the borough of Lewisham. Refugee Café, which supports refugees living in London and runs a stall at the Royal Arsenal farmers’ market in Woolwich, wants the café to be a meeting place for all the community […]
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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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TfL says vital Lewisham cycle route open again after it was blocked by contractors
Updated story: Transport for London says a vital cycle route in Lewisham town centre is open again after contractors blocked the only safe way for riders to cross the busy A20. Workers installing a heat and power network for the 35-storey Lewisham Exchange student housing development on Loampit Vale blocked off a crossing which forms […]
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