The Latest Breaking News from Lewisham

Build-it-yourself housing project was a huge success in 1970s Lewisham

Letters: John Banks on the driving force behind a pioneering self-build project in the London borough. Plus a letter from Jonathan Pearson

The Guardian - UK · 8h ago

Free land for those who will build social homes on it. Is this the radical solution to the UK’s housing problem?

A bold south London initiative to give land to community groups rather than private developers could transform the system, says writer Phineas Harper

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8

Green-led London council planning to introduce a four-day working week

Lambeth Council leader says borough ‘pushing ahead’ with trial for its employees in London , while other Green councils in London are also looking at the policy

Evening Standard · Oct 4

Four London councils cover staff parking fines with taxpayers' cash

Councils in Hackney, Lewisham, Wandsworth and Croydon spent thousands on fines for their staff and contractors

Evening Standard · Jul 19

London 'sanctuary borough': Green-led council opposes 'race-based' Home Office immigration raids

Green councillors claim the Government is targeting communities ‘on the basis of race’ and ‘intimidating workers’

Evening Standard · Jul 16

Green-led council plans to ban cooperation with Home Office on immigration raids

Exclusive: Lewisham council’s move marks first step in Greens’ plan to create a corridor of sanctuary boroughs across London

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

Boy, 16, dies after being hit by a car in Lewisham as man arrested on suspicion of drug driving

An 18-year-old man was also arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving as boy fatally injured

Evening Standard · Jul 14

Green London councillor apologises for 'coconuts' comment as David Lammy calls out party's 'racist language'

‘I genuinely apologise for using the term and to anyone I offended, it was not appropriate’ - Hau-Yu Tam

Evening Standard · Jul 9

London borough with highest number of e-scooter and e-bike fires inside homes

Some 20 fires in the same south London borough were ‘positively’ linked to e-scooters and e-bikes

Evening Standard · Jul 5

London councils in legal challenge over affordable housing quota cut

A High Court action has been launched by Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham councils.

Evening Standard · Jun 24