TfL criticised for cutting pedestrian crossing times

The London Assembly has criticised TfL for cutting green man phases at pedestrian crossings to six seconds at 568 sites across London, four of which are in Brockley/New Cross and ten of which are in Lewisham. [...]

Pop-up records in New Cross

The strip of run-down shops opposite the New Cross House pub has long been a point of discussion for New... [...]

The Real Co-operative Bank

One consequence of the recent takeover of the Co-operative Bank by private equity is the light it shines on a co-operative banking institution that remains fully owned by its members, your local credit union. [...]

Talk to Me, New Cross

Say goodbye to waiting at the bus stop in silence and start looking out for friendly faces and ‘Talk to me’ badges as ‘Talk to me SE London Week’ launches on Saturday, 26 October in an attempt to encourage residents in New Cross to talk to one another. [...]

Tackling Anti Social Behaviour Top Priority for Police and Council

Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for Lewisham Council and the Met Police was the message at a public meeting on 8 October at the Town Hall in Catford. [...]

Latest Lewisham Crime Figures Show Robberies and Assaults on the Rise

The latest crime numbers for Lewisham show a positive overall downward trend but assaults, domestic violence and robberies against the person are up on 2012's figures. [...]

From the Estate on the Hill to the Glass Mill

I meet Antony Okeleke at the Glass Mill Leisure Centre in Loampit Vale. He's engaging, confident and ambitious. Not the stereotyped young man imagined to come from a non-descript housing estate in one of London's poorest boroughs. [...]

An Incomplete Victory in Fight to Save Services at Lewisham Hospital

On Saturday, 14 September several hundred people marched through Lewisham to celebrate the High Court's quashing of plans by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to cut A&E and maternity services at Lewisham Hospital. [...]

Council employee numbers slashed by 35% as cuts bite

Budget cuts have resulted in the loss of 35% of full-time jobs at Lewisham Council since the start of the financial crisis in 2007. [...]

Fracking industry PR agency director gets seat on Goldsmiths College governing council

A director of PR firm Edelman joins Goldsmiths College governing council in September as the spotlight falls on the role of the agency in providing services to an energy group funded by fracking companies. [...]