Lewisham, England News

Holmes was convicted after trial of 39 counts of criminal damage and one count of perverting the course of justice A 60,000-a-year surveyor who became one of Britain's most prolific graffiti vandals was jailed for three and a half years today.

Last week, News Shopper received dozens of letters and drawings from Year 3 pupils at Holbeach Primary School in Doggett Road, asking for our help in finding missing meerkat Vassily.

CAMPAIGNERS battling to save Lewisham Hospital took their fight to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's home town to win over his own constituents.

CAMPAIGNERS battling to save Lewisham Hospital's A&E and maternity services now have enough money for their legal fight.

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LEWISHAM Council is warning the proposed closure of fire stations in Downham and New Cross will have a disproportionate effect on the borough.

IT IS Wanted Wednesday once again and here are mug shots of the five men Lewisham police most want to find.

A 30-YEAR-OLD man who slapped a Lewisham woman across the face in an unprovoked assault on the Tube has been sentenced.

TWO Lewisham drug dealers have today been jailed for a total of 35 years for firearms and drug offences following a police raid.

BUNGLING bailiffs broke into the wrong flat, removing items from a 58-year-old woman's home before realising their mistake and leaving without even a note of apology.

They were built as temporary post-war homes, yet many of Britain's prefabricated houses are still standing - and much loved, as the photographer Elisabeth Blanchet discovered.

MILLWALL and its fans have helped raise A 12,000 towards a judicial review against the government's proposed downgrade of Lewisham Hospital's A&E and maternity services.

THERE is plenty going on for Dads on Sunday, June 17. Vibe's Angie Quinn sought out the best Father's Day ideas in Lewisham and Greenwich.

The 17-year-old boy was in Dacres Road when he was approached by a group of between 10 and 15 teenagers.

THE London Assembly today held a minute's silence in remembrance of Drummer Lee Rigby, killed in Woolwich last month.

Three of our favourite chefs share their take on the season's best ingredients - and explain how they use them to create comfort food with a difference Whether eating out or dining in, the cooler months present a different kind of challenge than summer, when we're surrounded by fresh and light produce.

The NHS in England must show more courage or face a "vicious" spiral of botched changes, say managers, doctors and patients.

Lewisham, Deptford, Douglas Way and Catford markets have signed up to the Real Deal campaign which aims to tackle the selling of counterfeit products.

So we've established that it's possible, just about, to live in some of the cheapest bits of London on a low income if there are two of you.

LIKE the characters of The Wind in the Willows, volunteers are invited to have watery adventures to improve the rivers of Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham.