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A woman in a black top and long beaded necklace uses scissors to cut fabric with a pattern pinned to it, in a studio with a dress form and fabric bolts.

🏆 Awards & Recognition

Lee-based fashion designer Maria Ruseva named one of the Nation’s Favourite Businesses for 2026

Erin Hartley14 September 2026

A group of adults and children wearing light blue vests and holding donation buckets stand in a hallway.

🏆 Awards & Recognition

Young Lewisham Residents Recognised for Food Waste Recycling Designs

Catherine Wilson7 September 2026

A woman in a black top and blue shorts pushes a baby stroller past a white building with "COMING SOON" and "SLOTS" signs in its windows, with a green street sign for Catford Broadway, Lewisham, and Woolwich visible on the left.

🏛️ Council / Government Updates

Lewisham Calls for Greater Local Powers Over High Street Planning

Zoe Walker12 August 2026

A white street sign with black and red text for "LEWISHAM STREET SW1" and "CITY OF WESTMINSTER" mounted on a brick wall with white architectural details.

🏛️ History

What's in a Name? The Streets and Places of Lewisham and the Stories Behind How They Got Their Names

Christopher Brackley2 August 2026

A serene landscape of rolling fog covering the ground, with a soft peach and pink sunset sky overhead.

📍 Local News

The Lewisham Odeon: Where The Beatles, Bowie and Queen Played South London's Rock 'n' Roll Cathedral

Barrington Kirkham26 June 2026

A modern building with a curved facade composed of varying shades of tan, blue, and white panels, stands next to an older red brick building, both fronted by a green lawn with scattered autumn leaves and bicycle racks.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community Stories

The Lewisham A&E Victory: How Local Residents Defeated Government Plans to Close Their Hospital

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

Queen Elizabeth I knights Admiral Drake, who kneels before her while she holds a sword above his head, surrounded by courtiers in a 19th-century engraving.

🏛️ History

Deptford Dockyard: Where Peter the Great Learned Shipbuilding and Drake Was Knighted

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A modern airport or train station terminal with two escalators leading up to a platform, surrounded by large glass windows and concrete walls.

🎨 Arts & Culture

Goldsmiths: The South London Art School That Shaped British Culture

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A man in a light blue button-down shirt and jeans stands, smiling while touching his right ear.

🎨 Arts & Culture

Alexander McQueen: The Boy from Lewisham Who Redefined Fashion

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A long shot of the Horniman Museum and Gardens building complex, with a yellow banner advertising the Horniman Easter Fair on the fence in front of the museum and a clock tower on the right.

🎨 Arts & Culture

Horniman Museum: The Tea Trader's Gift That Became South London's Cultural Jewel

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A bustling street scene in Lewisham, London, with the prominent clock tower and the 'Tower House' building of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society, along with other shops and vintage vehicles.

🏛️ History

The Battle of Lewisham: When 4,000 Locals Stood Against the National Front

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026