There has been a fire at Stillness Primary School in Brockley Rise, Lewisham. The site is currently being made safe.
Seven schools in Lewisham have achieved their best ever GCSE results. Conisborough College, Prendergast Hilly Fields College, Trinity, St Matthew Academy, Bonus Pastor Catholic College, Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy and Addey and Stanhope School all exceeded their previous best performance.
Lewisham Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock, has urged people in the borough to join him in donating to the Pakistan Floods Appeal.
Young people in Lewisham are celebrating outstanding results for A-levels after being above the national average for a record seventh year.
Plans to trial a borough-wide Designated Public Order (or Drinking Control Zone) have been given the go-ahead by the Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock.
Free swimming for youngsters aged 16 and under and the over 60s in Lewisham will continue until 31 March next year, despite Government funding for the scheme being cut in June.
The NHS in Lewisham, supported by the Council, is working to encourage local residents to choose well when they are ill and use the right NHS service.
Lewisham Council, along with other members of the Safer Lewisham Partnership, is running a campaign over the summer period to highlight the health risks associated with excessive alcohol consumption.
A celebratory event for looked-after young people who completed a volunteer project in South Africa has been held at Lewisham’s Civic Suite.
Figures released by the Department for Education showed Lewisham was among the top improvers nationally at Key Stage 2.
A special ceremony has been held for young people from Lewisham who have graduated from the Mayor’s Traineeship Programme.
Lewisham Council has launched a wide-ranging consultation exercise to gain feedback from residents about how best to deal with cuts of up to £60 million pounds in national Government funding.
Here are some of the key decisions taken at a meeting of the Mayor and Cabinet on 14 July 2010, including revenue savings options for 2011-14.
A new two-pool leisure and fitness centre, to replace Forest Hill Pools on Dartmouth Road, was approved by Lewisham Council Planning Committee on 22 July 2010.
Nine housing providers in south east London have signed up to a new Housing Safeguarding Agreement, launched by Lewisham Council on 20 July 2010.
A benefit cheat who defrauded nearly £60,000 has received a jail sentence and a Community Order after a prosecution by Lewisham Council.
Here is a summary of some of the key decisions taken at the meeting of Full Council on Wednesday 30 June 2010.
An independent bakery in Deptford has been fined more than £5,000 for breaching food safety regulations in a prosecution by Lewisham Council.
Here are some of the key decisions taken at a meeting of the Mayor and Cabinet on 23 June 2010, including the need to save at least £60m over the next three years.
Lewisham Council will be holding its annual memorial service, to remember loved ones lost. The service is open to anyone who wishes to join others in remembrance.
The Mayor of Lewisham has again called for the Department of Transport to make a decision over funding for Surrey Canal Road station.
As Britain gears up for the World Cup, Lewisham Council is providing some advice on how to stay safe.
A public consultation event will be held on 16 June over the proposal for Merlin Primary School to become part of Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy.
NHS Lewisham and Lewisham Council have agreed to the joint commissioning of adult health and social care services in the borough.
The Mayor of Lewisham has approved a £4million package to provide additional classrooms for the rising demand for places at local primary schools this September and January.
The owners of Take Two take-away, Catford, have been fined following a prosecution by Lewisham Council after a customer broke a tooth eating a pattie bought from their business.
As part of a national day to raise awareness of personal safety for older people, the Safer Lewisham Partnership Bus will be at Bellingham Lifestyle and Leisure Centre between 11am and 4pm
“For the next four years I will do my best to lead Lewisham in a way that is inclusive and helps us to address the huge challenge our borough faces.”
Parents and carers of young children are invited to bring along their under fives for a free day of fun activities and entertainment in Mountsfield Park, Catford, on Thursday 24 June 2010.
The successful Girl’s House project has moved to Deptford. The project helps girls and young women get access to local services, information and advice, and provides a safe women-only youth centre environment.
This year Lewisham has once again signed up to help clean up the capital by organising events for the Capital Clean-Up Campaign and the Three Rivers Clean-Up.
Residents are being invited to call on their neighbours to join in a Big Lunch on Sunday 18 July with Lewisham Council offering free advice on how to organise a neighbourhood event.
A benefit cheat who defrauded more than £15,000 has received a suspended jail sentence and a Community Order after a joint prosecution by Lewisham Council and the Department for Works and Pensions.
The third Bike and Kite Festival is fast approaching. It’s taking place on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 June, 12noon-7pm, on Blackheath, south east London.
The school building at Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College Temple Grove in New Cross has been declared safe following the fire on Tuesday 6 April 2010. Evacuated residents have been advised it is safe for them to return home.
Ofsted's report found that Lewisham's assessments of cases were of good quality, cases were responded to quickly, its out of hours service was very good and that social workers have good training and support.
Lewisham Council is warning residents about a bogus recruitment agency offering fake council jobs to extract job seekers' personal information.
Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympics Games has unveiled the design of the ‘Landmark London’ pin badge for Lewisham.
Two separate benefit cheats have both received jail sentences following prosecution by the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) for their benefit fraud crimes.
Lewisham has joined other London borough’s and shown its support for a minimum set of standards to be adopted by all London councils for public burials.
A new generation of civic leaders from Lewisham’s Black and Minority Ethnic communities was inaugurated on Tuesday 23 March 2010 in the Council Chamber at Lewisham Town Hall, Catford.
Lewisham Council has won a prestigious Government Business Award for its Love Lewisham / Love Clean Streets project.
A benefit cheat who defrauded more than £50,000 in benefits has received 280 hours community service following a prosecution by Lewisham Council.
Lewisham Council has secured more money from the Government's Future Jobs Fund scheme to create over 150 new jobs for residents in the borough, in addition to almost 250 jobs announced last year.
A review of Lewisham’s street markets has found they could be enhanced and helped to thrive by improving parking and signage as well as addressing concerns about antisocial behaviour.
The winners of the prestigious 2010 Lewisham Mayor’s Business Awards were announced on Thursday 11 March.
An exhibition of the latest design for the new Forest Hill Pools will be on display until Saturday 27 March 2010.
Following last year’s successful trial, Lewisham Council is once again offering residents a more convenient - and free - way of disposing of garden waste at the weekend.
Lewisham residents aged 60 years old and over are being invited to apply for free passes to enable them to see county cricket matches for free at Lord’s throughout the 2010 season.
Lewisham Council has expanded its business advisory services. Working closely with partner agencies, Lewisham can now help more unemployed people become self employed or start up in business, as well as provide further support to existing local businesses.
Lewisham Council has received the sad news that Les Eytle, Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Lewisham, former Civic Mayor of Lewisham and ward councillor for 24 years, has passed away.
The President of South Africa has pledged to follow the lead of Lewisham Council and introduce a system of elected young mayors.
Lewisham Mayor Sir Steve Bullock has proudly handed over a cheque for £10,000 to the Lavender Trust at Breast Cancer Care.
Residents in what was previously known as the ‘Chrysalis PFI area’ have voted yes to transfer ownership of their Lewisham Council homes to London and Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q).
On Monday 1 March, Lewisham Council agreed to freeze council tax at current levels for the coming year.
Lewisham Council, Lewisham Police and community and voluntary organisations have joined together to extend the number of sites where people can report hate crime in Lewisham.
A majority of Lewisham residents agree that local assemblies provide them with an ongoing and useful forum to influence Council decisions.
Lewisham's prospectus for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, “Making the 2012 Games Count”, was launched by Lewisham’s Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock, on 1 Feb 2010.
Lewisham residents have shown how committed they are to the local environment by recycling over 8000 Christmas trees this year.
Young people living in Lewisham, aged between 11 and 17 years old who believe they can run 2.8 miles, are invited to ‘try out’ to officially represent Lewisham in the Virgin Mini London Marathon.
Lewisham’s 24/7 virtual library takes a great leap forward this month with the launch of the exciting new e-books and e-audio books service.
As national Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 approaches (22 February – 7 March), a number of events have been planned in Lewisham to help spread awareness and to show residents how they can support Fairtrade.
Children and young people in Lewisham can take advantage of a wide range of activities this half term (15 - 19 February).
Following the success of its dedicated enviro-crime website Love Lewisham, Lewisham Council is launching a new site on Valentine’s Day that will help Londoners share information about their local area and help improve the environment right across the capital.
Lewisham Council has exchanged contracts in a deal that moves the renewal of Catford town centre a major step forward.
A plan to build cricket pitches on two of Lewisham’s parks has been given the go-ahead.
A landlord has been fined £15,000 after Lewisham Council prosecuted him for leaving his rented property in unsafe and dangerous conditions.
Lewisham Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock, is urging older people in the borough to claim their Winter Fuel Payment. Those who meet the criteria can get between £125 and £400.
Sydenham Girls’ School has become the first school in Lewisham and one of only 25 across the country to achieve a Gold Standard for cultural diversity.
A new ‘paperless’ system for people wanting to claim financial assistance with Housing or Council Tax benefit is being launched by Lewisham Council.
Here are some of the key decisions and motions agreed by the full Council at a meeting held on 27 January 2010.
A benefit cheat who defrauded more than £30,000 in benefits has been jailed for eight months following prosecution by Lewisham Council.
The Lewisham Business Awards' 'Who Do You Love?' competition is back for its sixth year. It will run from 1-28 February 2010.
Lewisham Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock, has urged people in the borough to join him in donating to relief appeal for the Haiti earthquake disaster.
Lewisham Council is calling for local people to report any potholes they see in the borough following the freezing weather. The effects of the extreme weather are likely to increase substantially the number of potholes found.
Families in Lewisham can now attend free swimming sessions at weekends, at any pool in Lewisham.
Fifteen new Council apprenticeships have been created as part of the Mayor of Lewisham’s action plan to support the local community.
Lewisham Council is introducing a new free mattress recycling service to help residents dispose of their mattresses in a convenient and environmentally-friendly way.
Here are some of the key decisions taken by Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, at the meeting of the Mayor and Cabinet on 20 January 2010 including funding measures to help people through the recession and for the construction of Surrey Canal Road station.
Here are some of the key decisions taken by Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, at the meeting of the Mayor and Cabinet on 10 February 2010 including a marketing strategy for Beckenham Place Mansion and changes to car park charges at Pearcefield Avenue Car Park, Forest Hill.
Lewisham Council is launching a new campaign to recruit 100 new foster carers in the borough, with three fostering information days at the Civic Suite in Catford.