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- Goldsmiths cancel plans for Catford campus in blow for area regenerationby Dorothy Stein on 26 October 2026 at 18:41
Goldsmiths University has abruptly cancelled its plans for a new campus at Lewisham Old Town Hall in Catford and will instead create a "greener, more connected campus environment" for students and staff at New Cross.
- City Hall pare down building regulations to ease pressure on housebuildersby Kumail Jaffer - Local Democracy Reporter on 22 October 2026 at 09:23
The capital's housing shortage has worsened in recent years, in part due to the increased burden on developers of rising interest rates and rocketing material and labour costs.
- Goldsmiths strike now longest in UK university historyby Lola Coker on 21 October 2026 at 17:04
Management presses on with Future Goldsmiths, while the UCU union says it is fighting for the survival of the university. Recent Goldsmiths graduate Lola Coker charts how we got here.
- Lewisham Shopping Centre: Landsec backs out in win for anti-gentrification campaignersby Dorothy Stein on 20 October 2026 at 19:56
Although housing campaigners are celebrating, Lewisham's Green administration received an unwelcome lesson in the dynamics of power.
- Crunch time: will Lewisham council wake up to the harms of the borough's biggest polluter, SELCHP?by Dorothy Stein on 18 October 2026 at 18:45
The council's contract with the SELCHP incinerator is coming up for renewal. After 38 years of unwavering support, will the Green administration finally reset the relationship?




