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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
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Artists face being forced out of capital due to council studio eviction
ARTISTS face being forced out of the capital after a council decision to kick them out of their studios in Catford. Catford Dek – an arts space comprising 35 open-plan studios – is being evicted to make way for the Goldsmiths University expansion into the Old Town Hall. The current tenants at Catford Dek are… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham hospital “missed opportunities” to prevent dad’s suicide
UNIVERSITY Hospital Lewisham “missed opportunities” to prevent a suicidal dad-of-three from taking his own life minutes after he was discharged from A&E, a coroner found. Simon Moss, 49, was rushed to hospital in February last year after climbing onto his roof and threatening to take his own life as a result of delusions. Police managed… Click here to read the full story
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Restaurant owner pleads guilty over droppings and cockroaches
A RESTAURANT owner has pleaded guilty to food hygiene offences after inspectors found mice droppings and live cockroaches in his premises. Vuong Quoc Nguyen, 47, was previously accused of storing dog meat in a freezer in Pho Na restaurant at 899 Old Kent Road, New Cross. However prosecutors have now dropped that charge and Nguyen… Click here to read the full story
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Burger bar slammed after chef seen wiping hands on dirty tea towel
A BURGER bar has come under fire after a chef was seen wiping his gloved hands on a dirty tea towel after touching raw beef mince. Rowdy Burgers & Desserts, in Deptford Church Street, Deptford, told the Lewisham Letter that the chef had made a “mistake” and that staff have now undergone further food safety… Click here to read the full story
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Police shut down drugs den that sowed fear on “lawless” estate
POLICE have shut down a drugs den after residents complained that it had turned their estate into a “lawless” nightmare. Neighbours were terrified to go outside after addicts took over the council flat at 27 Grace Path, Sydenham, in May last year. A local told the Lewisham Letter that users would smoke crack on the… Click here to read the full story
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Crashes on “death trap” road surge by more than 50% in a year
CRASHES on a “death trap” road in Bellingham have surged by more than 50% in a year, the Lewisham Letter can reveal. Our Freedom of Information request discovered paramedics responded to 14 crashes on Southend Lane, in Bellingham, this year – up on nine smashes in 2024. Locals believe the increase is down to the… Click here to read the full story