Lewisham – Southwark News

New play celebrating local boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper opens next month

News Desk — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:22:20 +0000

A new play celebrating the boxing legend, Sir Henry Cooper, will open at Lewisham’s The Fellowship Inn in May, writes Tom Appleby… “Dancing In The Mirror” follows the life of the young boxer, and will be performed in the icon’s former training ground. His nephew, opera singer, Neal Cooper, will play his uncle in the […]

Woman forced to jump from third floor flat in Bermondsey after ‘e-bike battery fire’

Kevin Quinn — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:32:47 +0000

A woman was forced to make the terrifying leap from a third floor flat in Bermondsey at the weekend to escape what the brigade says is yet another e-bike battery fire. The woman was rushed to hospital after the fire broke out on Sunday afternoon, April 12, at the flat on Reculver Road, just off […]

Music Appreciation Group brings Schubert to Blackheath Halls

Staff Reporter — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:46:38 +0000

Group lectures on the music of Franz Schubert will take place this summer term on Mondays at 10am at Blackheath Halls, starting 20 April. The ten two-hour lectures will be delivered by British composer Matthew Taylor and will cover a wide range of Schubert’s works, from symphonies to string quartets. Students will pay half price […]

How one South London community garden is fighting back against health inequality

Staff Reporter — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:59:55 +0000

When Lewisham-born Valerie Goode launched Coco Collective in Bellingham in 2021, she wasn’t just creating a place to grow food but a space to connect to her heritage, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… Four years on, the garden has launched a new health programme – the Plantain Project – working with local GP surgeries to bring medical […]

Lewisham Surgical Centre opens new operating theatres to tackle NHS waiting lists

Staff Reporter — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:36:36 +0000

Two brand-new operating theatres have opened in Lewisham to help tackle some of the highest waiting lists, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… They are specifically being used to support the high-volume demand for ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures. The £20 million investment — including £13.5 million in national funding — for the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS […]

The South London schools receiving government funding to establish school-based nurseries

Staff Reporter — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:57:00 +0000

Eleven schools across south London will receive new funding to provide new nursery places to help parents struggling with the cost of childcare, writes Frankie Hills… The government has announced that the services are designed to help with the costs associated of childcare and better support working parents. The £45 million investment will create thousands […]

Lewisham paediatric nurse features on CBBC’s Operation Ouch!

Staff Reporter — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:32:32 +0000

A deaf paediatric nurse from University Hospital Lewisham has appeared on the CBBC programme Operation Ouch!, writes Tom Appleby… Asha Hylton featured on the popular children’s show, which educates young audiences about medicine and biology. A TV crew followed Hylton in the Paediatric Emergency Department for a day and filmed her crucial role in the […]

22-year-old man charged with murder after ‘fatal Lewisham burglary’

Issy Clarke — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:09:40 +0000

A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal burglary in Lewsham in February last year. Romar McDermott, of Mitcham Lane, Wandsworth, appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday (Tuesday 24 March), charged with the murder of Myles Meyjes. Myles, 46, died on 20 February 2025, just over a week after he was admitted […]

New toilets unveiled at Morden Underground station with New Cross and Surrey Quays expected to get loos at a later date

News Desk — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:44:46 +0000

Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled two new customer toilets at Morden Underground station, as part of a £15 million plan to improve access to toilets for customers on the network, writes Frankie Hills… In South London New Cross Gate and then Surrey Quays are also expected to get new toilets. In 2024 London Mayor, […]

Lewisham hosts London’s Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice to launch refreshed ‘Borough of Sanctuary’ campaign

News Desk — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:46:00 +0000

Lewisham has hosted London’s Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice to mark the launch of a refreshed version of the council’s ‘Borough of Sanctuary’ campaign, writes Maya Sgaravato-Grant… Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard met with mothers who had experienced displacement, as well as frontline support workers and community partners, in an attempt to raise awareness of […]