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Predator caught spying on woman in Lewisham High Street gym
A PREDATOR was caught hiding behind a wall spying on a woman enjoying a late-night workout at a gym in Lewisham High Street. Mohammed Aminu forced his way into NRG Gym by tail-gaiting a woman as she entered one of the pin-operated security pods. The 28-year-old convicted sex offender, of Newlands Park, Sydenham, then went… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham High Street bus lane fines soar by 44% in a year
LEWISHAM High Street bus lane fines have soared by 44 per cent in a year, netting the council £47k in penalties. The council issued a total of 953 penalties to drivers who were caught in the bus lane last year, our Freedom of Information request found. This is a 44 per cent increase on the… Click here to read the full story
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NHS pays out £38M over testicle removal and other local blunders
The NHS paid out £38million in damages over the removal of a testicle and other medical negligence claims at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust last year. Some of the other injuries blamed on negligence included cosmetic disfigurement and amputation, our Freedom of Information request discovered. Other pay-outs involved a “foreign body” being left in situ… Click here to read the full story
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CCTV of probation officer kissing and hugging murderer on jail visit
THIS is the moment a probation officer was caught on camera hugging and kissing her murderer boyfriend in prison. The footage, published in full below, was filmed during one of Bethany Dent-Reynolds’ several visits to see Kieran Robinson at HMP Lowdham Grange. The Lewisham Letter revealed last week how the 27-year-old, from Forest Hill, had… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham ‘ghost town’ fears as new-builds sit empty for over a year
CAMPAIGNERS fear central Lewisham could become a “ghost town” after we discovered dozens of flats have sat empty for more than a year on a new-build site. Lewisham Council slapped a 100% council tax premium on 42 properties in Silver Road, Lewisham, that have been empty for more than a year, our Freedom of Information… Click here to read the full story
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Prison officer jailed for relationship with killer serving life sentence
A FOREST HILL prison officer has been jailed for eight months for her relationship with an imprisoned murderer. Bethany Dent-Reynolds, 27, of Sunderland Road, Forest Hill, engaged in “sexual” WhatsApp messages and calls with killer Kieran Robinson, a court heard. The pair originally met when she was working at Belmarsh Prison, although their relationship only… Click here to read the full story
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Council makes £71k from ONE yellow box junction in its first month
LEWISHAM COUNCIL has raked in more than £71,000 from a single yellow box junction in its first month in operation, we can reveal. Our Freedom of Information request found 896 penalties, amounting to £71,680, were handed out over the new yellow box at the Westwood Hill junction with Lawrie Park Road in Sydenham in December.… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham midwife struck off for inhaling gas in empty labour rooms
A LEWISHAM midwife has been struck off after she was caught inhaling “gas and air” in empty hospital labour rooms while working. Olanike Toye took Entonox, a 50/50 mix of nitrous oxide – also known as “laughing gas” – and oxygen, at University Hospital Lewisham in 2022, a disciplinary panel found. The panel also concluded… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham chicken shop slammed over “clear cross-contamination”
A LEWISHAM chicken shop has been slammed for poor food hygiene after an inspector reported “clear cross-contamination” between raw poultry and other food. Hi Five Chicken and Gourmet Burger, in Lee High Road, was initially awarded a 0 star rating after the food hygiene inspection, although this was upgraded to a 1 after the shop… Click here to read the full story
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“Housing development will decimate sunlight in my garden”
A BLACKHEATH resident is sounding the alarm over a housing development which would plunge her garden into DARKNESS. The hugely controversial project would see the construction of a four-storey apartment block in Blackheath Station Car Park – right next to Emma’s home in Collins Street. Emma has discovered through a planning report she commissioned that… Click here to read the full story