FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - The Untold Story

London shoplifting convictions surge as new technology boosts crackdown on thieves

Technology allowing retailers to submit reports and CCTV footage instantly has been piloted in areas like Lewisham and central London since January

Evening Standard · Apr 21

Second London Green Party election candidate quits after sharing conspiracy theories about Jewish people

Bernard Mani, who was due to stand in Lewisham on May 7, also allegedly tore down balloons put up in solidarity with Israeli children kidnapped by Hamas

Evening Standard · Apr 10

More London Labour councillors defect to Greens as Keir Starmer’s party faces local elections crisis

The move by Lewisham councillors Tauseef Anwar and Rudi Schmidt means more than 50 local Labour representatives have joined the Greens since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister

Evening Standard · Mar 23

Marvel star Dominic Cooper fights plans for housing development in south east London

Dominic Cooper has called on Lewisham Council to revisit the controversial housing proposals in Blackheath

Evening Standard · Jan 26

Delroy Lindo: the Sinners Oscar nominee who could make Spike Lee’s secret British weapon rather less secret

Lining up for best supporting actor in the year’s most hotly-tipped film, the Lewisham-born actor has long been a favourite of the Malcolm X director and is poised for brighter limelight

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23

The best places to eat in Lewisham, from Antonio's to Something Fishy

Sam Wilson charts the best restaurants in Lewisham, a less trodden part of London

Evening Standard · Jan 23

Goldsmiths to open new university campus in Catford

More than 600 students will be based at the new site at Lewisham Council’s Old Town Hall building

Evening Standard · Jan 14

Pictured: Man stabbed to death in Lewisham on New Year’s Eve as two arrested

Officers were called at around 12.35pm on Wednesday following reports of a stabbing in Grove Street

Evening Standard · Jan 2

Murder investigation launched after 23-year-old man stabbed to death in New Year's Eve attack in Lewisham

A crime scene remains in place on Grove Street, Lewisham

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025

Crackdown on rogue landlords renting out mouldy and unsafe homes to be expanded across London boroughs

A pilot scheme in Camden, to force landlords to improve properties in dismal conditions, is being rolled out to Barnet, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Waltham Forest, Havering, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets and Enfield

Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2025