Lewisham Council Archives - Page 5 of 17

Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Lewisham Adult Learning – New Season of Courses

Jun

2016

Brockley CPZ plan rejected but go-ahead for St Johns

Jun

2016

Last November, the Council launched a large consultation, covering multiple areas of the borough, proposing Controlled Parking Zones, including one that would have radiated out from Brockley Station and another to cover the whole of St Johns.The Brockley consultation produced an 80% "against" result, and the official report comments that:"The only streets in favour were Coulgate ...

Save Deptford Cinema

May

2016

The Deptford Cinema is a community space on Deptford Broadway that is now under threat and needs your support to get the Council to provide business rate relief.Campaigner Sam writes:About two years ago, I saw a post on the Brockley Central blog advertising a new community project. Lewisham was one of only two London boroughs ...

Save Lewisham Libraries demo today

May

2016

There's a demonstration today (Saturday May 21st) to opposed proposed cuts to Lewisham Libraries. As part of a £1 million cut to the libraries budget, Lewisham Council is proposing to remove staff from four local libraries - Catford, Forest Hil, Manor House and Torridon Road. The council hopes that these libraries will then be run by local volunteer organisations. While this may ...

Council plans changes to rubbish collection

Apr

2016

Joe has pointed me towards the SE23 forum, which has a discussion about the Council's plans to change refuse collection policiesThe Council needs to deliver cost savings and is under pressure to improve its relatively poor recycling rate.Following the recent public consultation "Let's Talk Rubbish", officers have recommended that the Mayor should:1. Introduce a subscription service for ...

Lewisham launches rate relief for Living Wage employers

Mar

2016

Lewisham Council writes:Lewisham employers, the Living Wage Foundation and the Mayor of Lewisham Sir Steve Bullock, came together this week to launch a discount offer for businesses who sign up to become London Living Wage employers.Lewisham Council is offering all local business rate payers a discount worth up to £5,000 on their business rates if ...

Lewisham consults on gypsy site

Mar

2016

Lewisham Council has to provide a site for traveller communities and has launched a consultation about where they should locate it. The Council says:We are currently preparing a single-issue Local Plan with the aim of allocating a site or sites to help meet the accommodation needs of Gypsy & Traveller communities within Lewisham.Local Plans must ...

Community organisation – Basic Tree Care

Mar

2016

Earlier this week, Rick Farr, Tree Officer with Lewisham Council's Green Scene gave the first of a series of lessons to members of the local community involved in the care and maintenance of our burgeoning stock of newly planted street trees. Rick talking to our volunteers on Hilly FieldsOur trained volunteers are either members of the ...

Cuts and tax rises in new Council budget

Feb

2016

Lewisham Council has approved a budget for 2016/17, which will combine Council Tax rises and spending cuts. The full details are available here, but the headline figures are:- A 3.99% increase in Band D Council Tax for Lewisham’s services for 2016/17; including the 2% increase announced in the Local Government Finance Settlement for Social Care, ...

Deptford High Street pilots money-back app for parking

Feb

2016

Deptford High Street is piloting a new app called MoreForMe that allows people to get money off their shopping in return for a minimum spend in local shops, offsetting local parking charges. Lewisham Council says:"The free MoreForMe app, developed by Better Cities, can be downloaded onto a smartphone or tablet and works once an activation ...