Gurkhas fought for the British army – but many veterans have been effectively abandoned by the government they served, with poor pensions and living in sub-standard housing. SAM DAVIES heard about the tragedies that southeast London’s Nepalese community has had to face during the coronavirus pandemic. Some months ago, an elderly man was found wandering […]
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Over-70s in London can now book Covid-19 vaccinations
Londoners aged 70 and over are now able to book their own coronavirus vaccinations without needing an invitation letter. Over 1.1 million people in London have already received their first dose of the vaccine, with patients being invited to have the jab. Local breakdowns are not being officially published, but Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe […]
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Greenwich & Woolwich MP Pennycook speaks out on cladding as Starmer visits Thamesmead
Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook has criticised “reprehensible” proposals to make leaseholders pay to make the cladding on their homes safe, hours after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer visited Thamesmead residents who fear bankruptcy. Pennycook spoke out in a Labour debate in the House of Commons on the crisis following the Grenfell Tower disaster, […]
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Lewisham’s Ravensbourne Arms could reopen as community music venue
Lewisham’s closed Ravensbourne Arms pub could reopen as a community-run music venue if a Deptford record shop’s ambitious campaign is successful. The pub closed in October 2016, shortly after pub and property company Antic secured planning permission for flats above the bar on Lewisham High Street. The bar closed when Antic sold the property. Now […]
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Stop charging migrants for care, schoolchildren ask Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust for Christmas
School children sent 60 hand-drawn Christmas cards to the chief executive of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust calling for an end to migrant charges. More than sixty pupils from years five and six at St Mary’s CE Primary School in Lewisham decided to campaign on the issue after seeing the effects of the charging policy […]
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‘One of the worst applications I’ve seen’: 63 flats approved for Blackheath Hill by Lewisham Council
A development on the Blackheath-Greenwich border that will see trees cut down and leave disabled residents in darkness was criticised in light of the conclusion of Ella Kissi-Debrah’s inquest. The nine-year-old, who lived near the South Circular in Catford, became the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of […]
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Sadiq Khan criticised over Silvertown Tunnel after coroner rules on air pollution death
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been criticised for his plans to build the Silvertown Tunnel after a coroner ruled that air pollution was a cause of death of Ella Kissi-Debrah, the nine-year-old girl who suffered a fatal asthma attack in 2013. Ella lived off the South Circular Road on the border of Catford and Hither […]
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Tribunal cancels Lee Green low-traffic neighbourhood fine because of poor signage
A tribunal has told Lewisham Council to cancel a penalty charge issued in Lee Green’s low-traffic neighbourhood because of indaquate signage. Local resident Oliver Du Sautoy was slapped with a fine for going through a camera-enforced barrier at the junction of Northbrook Road and Manor Park. He argued that the particular modal filter, where Northbrook […]
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