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Controversial streamer’s rant after Lewisham arrest for missing trial
THIS is the moment a controversial streamer ranted about being arrested and held in Lewisham Police Station after failing to turn up to his drink-driving trial. Daniel Harper, who goes by the name Dannyboy83 online, announced his arrest in an expletive-riddled livestream rant on the online video platform Kick on Monday. Harper’s car was pulled… Click here to read the full story
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Council finds “fake football shirts and designer bags for sale” in pub
Suspected fake football shirts and knock-off designer handbags were found for sale in a pub, according to Lewisham Council inspectors. Trading Standards and Lewisham Council Licensing Authority workers said they found the items in The Railway Tavern, on Southend Lane, Lower Sydenham, during a joint inspection on July 31. They also found banned vaping products… Click here to read the full story
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Bodycam shows “Brothel Queen” arrest as gang jailed for 23 years
THIS is the moment the head of a Lewisham brothel gang was arrested alongside her husband. Achareeya Spurr, 49, appears vulnerable and teary-eyed in the bodycam footage – but she was actually the ringleader of the group. The mum and her husband, Chin Ping, 56, who she was arrested alongside, were responsible for exploiting women… Click here to read the full story
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“Slum landlord” barred from renting flats that left tenant “suicidal”
A “SLUM landlord” has been barred from renting out his Catford flats, which were built without planning permission and left one tenant “suicidal”. Lewisham Council has slapped Stan Estates Limited, which is owned by Israel Zelman, with prohibition orders preventing it from renting out the four bedsits in Sangley Road, Catford. One of the prohibition… Click here to read the full story
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Dad steals Deptford bin lorry and dumps waste outside ex’s home
A DRUNKEN dad stole a bin lorry from Deptford Recycling Centre and drove it to his ex-partner’s house – before dumping a skip full of waste outside her home. Stacey Dunne could be heard screaming on Ring doorbell footage as she watched the father of her kids driving the two-tonne vehicle into her road. She… Click here to read the full story
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Huge housing project on derelict New Cross site delayed AGAIN
A MAJOR council-funded housing project in on a derelict New Cross site has been delayed AGAIN. The completion date for the Besson Street development, off New Cross Road, has now been pushed back from 2030 to 2031. The site has already sat empty for almost two decades following the destruction of social housing blocks on… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham Morley’s chicken shop boss fined £31k for illegal worker
The owner of Morley’s in Lewisham High Street has been fined £31,500 over an illegal worker found in the chicken shop. Patkunan Kandasamy was handed the civil penalty after Immigration Compliance and Enforcement (ICE) officers discovered the worker during a visit last year. The Home Office said the illegal worker told immigration officers he was… Click here to read the full story
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Rogue landlord couple fined for illegally kicking tenant out of home
A ROGUE landlord couple illegally kicked a tenant out of their home in Bellingham, leaving him homeless for more than two years. Mary and Peter Lewis, of Beckenham, were ordered to pay almost £18,000 in fines, compensation and costs after Lewisham Council launched legal action against them. The tenant, who the Lewisham Letter has decided… Click here to read the full story
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Landlord may have to repay “millions” in rent over unlicensed flats
A CORPORATE landlord may have to repay millions of pounds in rent to Lewisham tower block residents after letting out the flats without a licence. Lewisham Council has sent legal letters to residents of Legal & General’s Bale & Anchor complex, comprising the tower blocks Bale House and Anchor House, telling them they may be… Click here to read the full story
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Shocking drone footage shows huge fire at Deptford waste site
THIS shocking footage shows a huge fire raging at the waste site in Landmann Way, Deptford. Around 100 firefighters rushed to the scene last night, with locals urged to close their windows due to smoke from the scene. The Windrush Line has been suspended between Highbury & Islington and New Cross as a result of… Click here to read the full story