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Independent news for Lewisham, SE London. Community, housing, transport, more ... with a climate and nature lens. London's only local news co-op. www.salamandernews.org

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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 27/09/2026
Re-imagining Deptford Creek: Eleni Mente's Sentient Edges by Alice Devine www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-re-i...
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Re-imagining Deptford Creek: Eleni Mente’s Sentient Edges | Salamander News
A workshop at the BPTW architects' open studio asks: 'What if we gave more room to the river?'
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 27/09/2026
Deptford Reach refused by Lewisham council and will go to review. But Kelvin Shewry from Creekside Discovery Centre said needs of the creek had been ignored www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-lewi...
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Lewisham council refuses plans for Deptford Bridge scheme - but fails to raise ambition for creek | Salamander News
Lewisham councillors rejected the Deptford Reach scheme on grounds of heritage, urban design, lack of a section 106 and loss of light to Creekside houseboats, but did not engage with calls for ambitio...
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 27/09/2026
Lewisham Hospital's decision on its controversial heat pump project will be made behind closed doors on Tuesday. Questions of protection of the aquifer, river and nature reserve are still unanswered @quaggyriveraction.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-deci...
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Decision on Lewisham hospital's controversial heat pump project will be made behind closed doors | Salamander News
A blog post from the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust misleadingly states that the decision will be made in October, but Salamander found that it will take place in private on 29 September.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 27/09/2026
St John's society mark Lewisham rail crash of 1957 www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-st-j...
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St John's community marks Lewisham rail crash of 1957 | Salamander News
Residents gathered for music, poetry and speeches, and a heritage plaque was installed at the site of the crash.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 18/09/2026
Lewisham council pivots on Catford regeneration .. but financial storm clouds still gathering. www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-retr...
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Retrofit not demolition the way forward for Catford, says Lewisham Council
The council approved a significant change in policy for Catford Town Centre, but were warned of a funding gap and rising debts of council owned firm CRPL.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 18/09/2026
How volunteers created Buckthorne Nature Reserve ... with latest news on the future of Gorne Wood. by Barbara Buchanan www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-how-...
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How volunteers created Buckthorne nature reserve .. and the vision for Gorne Wood
A look at how nature is thriving at the reserve in Crofton Park and the founders' hopes to grow it further with three acres of ancient woodland.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 18/09/2026
We oppose the redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre - here's why. By Faris Luke, Lewisham People's Assembly. www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-we-o...
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We oppose the redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre, here's why
At Lewisham People's assembly, we do not want to see current plans go ahead, because the affordable housing offer is far, far behind what this borough needs.
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Tomilyn @tomilyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
'Imagine a Lewisham not dominated by cars' - what do council transport plans deliver? My latest for @salamandernews.org looking at recent budget allocations (more interesting than that sounds!) www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-imag...
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'Imagine a Lewisham not dominated by cars' - what do council transport plans deliver?
Will Lewisham council's plans move the needle on improving road safety?
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 15/09/2026
Whistleblower accuses leadership at Horniman Museum of effective cover-up of multiple sexual harassment allegations against CEO www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-whis...
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Whistleblower claims cover-up of sexual harassment allegations at Horniman Museum
A whistleblower has raised a case with the Charity Commission, accusing leadership at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, Lewisham of an effective cover-up of multiple sexual harassment claims against...
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 15/09/2026
Whistleblower accuses leadership at Horniman Museum of effective cover-up of multiple sexual harassment allegations against CEO www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-whis...
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Whistleblower claims cover-up of sexual harassment allegations at Horniman Museum
A whistleblower has raised a case with the Charity Commission, accusing leadership at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, Lewisham of an effective cover-up of multiple sexual harassment claims against...
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 06/09/2026
Lewisham launches 'rogue landlords taskforce' .. but a third of private rented homes still unlicenced. www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-lewi...
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Lewisham launches 'rogue landlords taskforce' .. but a third of private rented homes still unlicenced
The council announced the rogue landlords taskforce with a fanfare, but over 5,700 private rented properties are queuing to get on the landlords register and an estimated 3,000 have never applied.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 06/09/2026
'Driverless cars don't see disabled people as people ... it reflects the wider values of the companies developing these technologies' As Uber starts trials of driverless taxis this week, Lucy Giles reports. @inclusionlondon.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-dont...
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'Driverless cars don't see disabled people as people' - campaigners raise safety and access concerns
Driverless taxi trials have been approved in London, but disabled people are raising concerns about safety and accessibility and say the tech is a diversion from the greater need to make public transp...
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 06/09/2026
with previously unseen photos from set of Hoard ..
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 06/09/2026
includes an update on the government grants ..
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 06/09/2026
Sadiq Khan still vehemently opposed to #HeathrowExpansion. GMB expects 1,000s of 'real-world jobs with pensions' @theaef.bsky.social - airport expansion - any airport expansion - not compatible with UK carbon budgets www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-sadi...
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Sadiq Khan continues to 'vehemently oppose' plans for Heathrow expansion
The Mayor of London urged ministers to reject plans for a third runway, citing impacts on noise pollution, air quality, carbon emissions and the environment. The GMB union told MPs they expect the pla...
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 06/09/2026
Seven councils including Southwark condemn Heathrow expansion plans they say draft HENPS started from assumption that plans would go ahead #HeathrowExpansion www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-prof...
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'Profound consequences' - councils oppose Heathrow expansion plans
Council leaders condemned the draft policy, which they said made the assumption that expansion should proceed. They called on the government to properly consider alternatives, particularly a shift to...
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 06/09/2026
A drought scheme bringing water from West Berks into River Thames has been activated, suggesting that London's groundwater is under strain @quaggyriveraction.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/2026-09-drou...
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Drought scheme taking water from West Berks aquifers for use in London
Drought conditions this summer have prompted Thames Water to start operating a groundwater pumping scheme which brings water from West Berkshire into the River Thames.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 30/08/2026
BAFTA nominated writer and director of Hoard, Luna Carmoon on her Lewisham roots, hyperreal dreamscapes and films you can smell .. Featuring previously unseen photos from set of Hoard interview Agatha Scaggiante www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-luna...
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Luna Carmoon’s luminous Lewisham
BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Luna Carmoon explains Lewisham roots, hyperreal dreamscapes, and making films you can smell.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 30/08/2026
After London's summer of back-to-back heatwaves, demand for cooling is rising. Are reversible air-to-air heat pumps the answer? @charlierichmond.bsky.social explains the tech (yes that's Vancouver and snow in the pic) www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-heat...
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The heat pump that can cool London's homes
After a summer of back-to-back heatwaves, demand for cooling is rising. Are reversible air-to-air heat pumps the answer?
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 29/08/2026
Independent local news faces huge financial challenges in its work holding local power to account Dorothy from Salamander on Today programme 45:20 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 26/08/2026
Second Deptford fire last week. Lewisham mayor and councillors' statements didn't tell the full story. credit for pic: @kabanov.bsky.social at deptford.org www.salamandernews.org/second-deptf...
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Second Deptford fire at firm handling Lewisham's fly tipping waste
After last week's fire at the SSSI in Deptford, Lewisham council has been quick to point the finger at the 'private firm'. But is the council telling the whole story?
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 26/08/2026
'I want to speak to you directly about council finances' says Lewisham deputy mayor. We fact-checked .. www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-lewi...
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Lewisham council announce £65m hole in four-year budget
The Green deputy mayor tells residents "the challenge is stark". Salamander asked for the figures behind the top line.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 26/08/2026
Lewisham Library delays expected to add to council's financial pressures www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-fear...
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Fears of rising costs of Lewisham library delays
The council says it is likely that a revised budget for the town centre improvement programme will be put to Lewisham mayor and cabinet later this year.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 26/08/2026
London's new Strategic Heat Network should be sourced with clean energy Cory's plans would lock-in incineration, the 'dirtiest form of power' @ukwin.bsky.social @regassistproj.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-dirt...
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'Dirtiest form of power' - plans for London-wide heat network will lock-in incineration
Waste firm Cory has plans for a vast district heat network across London, fed from its household waste incinerators at Belvedere, Bexley.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 18/08/2026
London Fire Brigade reporting another fire at Landmann Way, Deptford. 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters deployed. www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/20...
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Waste fire - Deptford
Fifteen fire engines are responding to a fire at a waste facility in Deptford
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Elia Kabanov @kabanov.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 14/08/2026
Lewisham is the first Green-led council to declare its opposition to government's immigration raids Luís Lago asks cabinet member @tamhauyu.bsky.social how the new anti-raids policy will work www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-lewi...
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Lewisham condemns immigration raids - what happens now?
The Green-led council passed a motion deeply critical of government immigration policy. Cabinet member Hau-Yu Tam explains the next steps and what the council can do within the law to resist immigrati...
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 14/08/2026
Local government and social care ombudsman finds recurring issues at Lewisham council non-compliance in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-lewi...
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Lewisham council rebuked by Local Government Ombudsman for failures
The ombudsman found recurring failures by the council to act on its recommendations, raising cases which highlight the impact on the borough's most vulnerable families.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 14/08/2026
Green-led councils condemn new EHRC guidance as attack on trans rights 'Trans people are an already marginalised community subject to increasing discrimination with 84% of Trans+ people feeling Britain is unsafe' @goodlawproject.org www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-gree...
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Green-led councils slam new equalities guidance as attack on trans rights
Council leaders condemn the guidance, saying it is harmful to the rights of trans people and makes their exclusion from public life more likely, not less.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 14/08/2026
Andy Burnham is thinking of banning disposable barbecues but he still hasn't managed to say the words 'climate change' www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-as-e...
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As Europe burns, the UK's climate coverup continues
This article by CCNow is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now.
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Running Past @runningpast.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Green-led councils slam new equalities guidance as attack on trans rights www.salamandernews.org/2026-08-gree... via @salamandernews.org
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Green-led councils slam new equalities guidance as attack on trans rights
Council leaders condemn the guidance, saying it is harmful to the rights of trans people and makes their exclusion from public life more likely, not less.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 27/07/2026
Lewisham parking officers' strike for union recognition and equal pay suspended as talks with contractor NSL begin. www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-lewi...
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Lewisham parking officers suspend strike as talks begin
After five days of strikes, contractor NSL has committed to union recognition and the union expects formal pay negotiations to begin in the next few weeks.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 27/07/2026
Lewisham Library refurbishment, financed with levelling-up funds, slips back another year affecting everyone who needs this public space. www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-lewi...
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Lewisham Library re-opening delayed another year
Why has the council's troubled refurbishment project been repeatedly delayed?
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 27/07/2026
Heatwaves, UV and traffic fumes are driving ozone pollution 26 breaches of UK AQ objectives in Lewisham this year Honor Oak Park sensor @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @cleanairlondon.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-heat...
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Heatwaves and traffic drive dangerous ozone pollution across Lewisham
A toxic mix of traffic fumes, heat and sunlight is raising ozone levels. The Honor Oak Park air pollution sensor has recorded 26 breaches of UK air quality objectives in 2026.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 27/07/2026
Bromley residents oppose plans for AI data centre on grounds of building on green belt and its water and electricity demand www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-brom...
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Bromley residents oppose plans for AI data centre in green belt
Opposition to the scheme on grounds of protection of the green belt and the data centre's water and energy use, has grown rapidly.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 27/07/2026
Could a clean energy project harm the Ravensbourne? Our rivers and water are already under "immense stress" @quaggyriveraction.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-rive...
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River protectors fear impacts as Lewisham hospital heat pump project awaits go-ahead
Test results due this week will determine whether the huge project is technically viable. But campaigners are raising concerns about the impact of the system on rivers and waters that are already und...
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Quaggy Waterways Action Group QWAG @quaggyriveraction.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Salamander News reports on the #Ladywell Fields drilling www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-rive... @salamandernews.org
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 20/07/2026
Report from pregnancy and baby loss charity Sands calls for urgent improvements in bereavement care at Lewisham hospital report by Aaliyah Peero www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-more...
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More than half of bereaved parents felt unsupported at Lewisham Hospital, survey shows
A survey from pregnancy and baby loss charity Sands calls for urgent improvements in bereavement care at the hospital.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 15/07/2026
What happened to our street the day we stopped waiting by Anna Ambrosi www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-tran...
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The transformation of a Ladywell flytipping spot .. into a green sanctuary
What happened to our street the day we stopped waiting.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 15/07/2026
Lewisham has 3rd worst flytipping figures across England and its getting worse Will 'Clean Streets' work? Mark Morris reports www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-lewi...
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Fly-tipping in Lewisham is getting worse - will 'Cleaner Streets' programme work?
Defra figures show Lewisham is the 3rd worst performing local authority in England, and fly tipping incidents are increasing. The council is trying once again to turn the tide.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 15/07/2026
Despite its lead on school streets, Lewisham stayed at the bottom of the league for healthy streets every cyclist knows why @tomilyn.bsky.social reports www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-heal...
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Healthy streets 2026: Lewisham scores lowest across inner-London for 3rd year in a row
Despite its lead on School Streets, Lewisham's poor scores on controlled parking, protected cycling and traffic reduction kept it at the bottom of the league for inner London boroughs.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 15/07/2026
Lewisham House No. 1 says its rival plans deliver 'everything that the Green Party campaigned for' www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-lewi...
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Lewisham House takes centre stage in the struggle for Lewisham Shopping Centre
As housing campaigners call for a halt on the Landsec masterplan, Lewisham House No. 1 says its rival plans deliver 'everything that the Green Party campaigned for at this year's elections'.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 15/07/2026
Save Lewisham Shopping Centre housing campaigners ask will the Greens keep their word? Lucy Giles reports www.salamandernews.org/2606-07-save...
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Save Lewisham Shopping Centre campaign sees new opportunity with Greens in power
With a Green mayor and councillors that pledged support before the elections, and a compulsory purchase order as leverage, campaigners hope to slow down plans for the development and buy time.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 15/07/2026
Save Scott House campaigners took Lewisham council to High Court opposing permission for 31-storey student housing tower block www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-dept...
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Deptford housing campaigners take Lewisham council to court
The Save Scott House campaign took their case to the High Court in a challenge to the council's permission for a 31-story student housing tower block.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 15/07/2026
Lewisham had just 787 GLA-funded affordable housing starts since 2023, while Greenwich had 1,484 www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-mayo...
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London mayor failed to hit revised affordable housing targets
The mayor's targets for affordable homes were reduced by 22% last year, but the new report from the GLA says he still failed to meet them.
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Solve the School Run @solveschoolrun.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Still work to be done, for sure. Thank you for sharing.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis how now passed 32,000. At 100,000, we secure a Parliamentary debate. Please sign and share. It only takes a moment. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 10/07/2026
As heatwaves continue .. @nebriefing.bsky.social www.salamandernews.org/2026-06-peop...
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The People's Emergency Briefing: experts want everyone, especially your MP, to see this film
With climate breakdown in stark focus, community groups are organising screenings of the briefing across the UK.
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 10/07/2026
Healthy Streets 2026 Lewisham still struggling with car dominance .. @lewishamcyclists.bsky.social @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk @livingstreets.bsky.social
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Salamander News @salamandernews.org · 10/07/2026
Lewisham Greens pledged to support anti-gentrification campaign Save Lewisham Shopping Centre Will they keep their word? Lucy Giles interviews campaigners. www.salamandernews.org/2606-07-save...
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Save Lewisham Shopping Centre campaign sees new opportunity with Greens in power
With a Green mayor and councillors that pledged support before the elections, and a compulsory purchase order as leverage, campaigners hope to slow down plans for the development and buy time.
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