Ladywell village works begin

Yesterday, work began on the Ladywell high street improvement scheme. As a result, there will be some disruption in the area. Lewisham Council explains:From 2 April, for a period of at least three weeks, it will be necessary to close Algernon Road to traffic between Gillian St and Ladywell Road, thus allowing the contractor to ...

Miracle on Brockley Cross

Four roads converged in a yellow hoodThe Brockley Cross makeover is complete. It took a year, a few corners have been cut compared with the original plans and there is still some construction debris lying around (as per the Conway MO), but the overall effect is nonetheless transformative. It's worth remembering just how terrible this ...

Brockley Cross late night roadworks for the next four nights

In case you were wondering why you couldn't drive through Brockley Cross last night (or sleep, if you live nearby), the answer is that the final stage of roadworks in the Brockley Cross redevelopment project is taking place at night.The late-night work will continue between the hours of 8pm and 5am until Thursday.

Lewisham council rejects call for borough-wide 20mph speed limit

Lewisham council has rejected a proposal put forward by the Green Party councillor, Darren Johnson, to impose a 20mph speed... [...]