In the year since the modern Industrial Strategy was launched, £45 billion has been committed to support local infrastructure, research and development and businesses to back high-skilled jobs in communities across the country.
A council meeting in Lewisham this week led to many people from the public gallery being evicted.
Ian Thomas, who was appointed CEO of Lewisham Council in March, recently stepped down by the end of the year so the council can take a 'new direction'.
Recently, new statistics showed that our changes to stamp duty introduced last year have benefited over 180,000 households, helping more people to achieve the dream of home ownership.
Today, the government has announced how much additional funding local authorities in England will receive to ease pressures over winter thanks to our balanced approach to the economy, including £1,367,882 for Lewisham.
With the recent birthday of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, West Lewisham and Penge Conservative Association held an event in celebration that was attended by Gareth Johnson MP.
Lewisham Labour pledged to target 50% affordable housing over the next four years in new build properties throughout Lewisham. They have started by deciding that none are needed in the New Cross or Bell Green flats being built, even though it was a major pledge in their local manifesto.
‘Lewisham Council have not offered another place to us. They have sent us an eviction notice, with no reason why?’ reads a tweet by Little Nan’s Bar in the Catford Broadway theatre.
On the 1st August we had a debate in our offices at 77 Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill regarding the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
