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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
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Moment ‘tree thieves’ cut down branches after cherry blossom raids
THIS is the moment suspected tree thieves chopped down the branches of two Chinese privets after previous raids on cherry blossoms. A man and a woman were filmed sawing off the branches of one of the privet trees in Ommaney Road, Telegraph Hill, last Tuesday. It is not the first time suspected tree thieves have… Click here to read the full story
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Cafe handed zero star food hygiene rating over mice droppings
A CAFE has been handed a zero star food hygiene rating after an inspector discovered mice droppings on the premises. Resta Coffee, the cafe next to Grove Park train station on Baring Road, was ordered to bring in pest control following the inspection on April 2. A spokesman for Lewisham Council said improvements have since… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham hospital staff “disgusted” over rats in “wellbeing garden”
NHS staff say they are “disgusted” by the rats scurrying around the “wellbeing garden” at University Hospital Lewisham. A whistleblower told the Lewisham Letter that the rodents are running around the feet of patients and staff as they eat in the garden. Shocking footage, published below, shows the rodents under benches, tables and among the… Click here to read the full story
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Shocking moment killer driver hit grandad as family call for change
THIS is the shocking moment a killer driver hit an 89-year-old grandad who later died from his injuries. The clip shows Kamal Cayenne-Tonge attempting to overtake another car before slamming into James Darmody as he crossed Kent House Road in Sydenham last year. Cayenne-Tonge, from Catford, stopped at the scene but then lied to police… Click here to read the full story