I wanted to write this in response to a recent article on the Tidemill development in Deptford (you can read it here). There are some who are opposing this development. But I thought people deserved to hear the other side of this story. The housing crisis (along with politically driven austerity) is the greatest challenge facing London and our community in Lewisham. The Tories don’t really care about the housing crisis. But we do. We set out a manifesto for the local elections in May, in partnership with hundreds of local Labour Party members, which reflects our national policy. Included in this is a promise to deliver 1,000 social homes for those who are in terrible housing need. That is wh
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New Cross Area Framework + Station Opportunity Study - Final Public Consultation - October - December 2018 The final draft of the New Cross Area Framework and Station Opportunity Study has now been released for an 8 week public consultation until Friday 7 December 2018. This will be the third round of public consultation for the document, with our first round having taken place back in late 2017/early 2018. The document and accompanying survey can be found on LB Lewisham's consultation portal here: - https://consultation.lewisham.gov.uk/planning/new-cross-area-framework We will also be continuing our successful series of public drop-in events with a Saturday afternoon drop-in session at New
So, today I joined the Vegan Society. I became a vegan over four months ago and I feel so much better. Now is time is time to show greater commitment by joining the UK national charity for vegans. Also, today I learnt about the rights of vegans to be treated the same as all other beliefs. A parent in Bury challenged the lack of vegan options for her child at school under the Human Rights Act. She won. Links: https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/mother-wins-battle-for-free-vegan-school-meals-for-daughter-using-human-rights-act/ https://www.thelawyer.com/vegan-rights-uk/ So, I emailed Lewisham Council to check that this is available to vegan kids in Lewisham. You may be thinking that vegans are