Discover the local organisations making a difference across various sectors of sustainability.
Our mission is to empower residents and local businesses to collaborate on green initiatives that foster community resilience and environmental stewardship.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:



Latest News from Salamander
Salamander News provides independent, public-interest local news for Lewisham. As a community benefit society and co-operative, it depends on reader and member support.
Salamander News Independent local news for Lewisham, south east London. News, features, investigations – community news, housing, transport, climate and nature. London’s only local news co-op.
- Shuttered for two years: when will Catford get its cinema back?by Mark Morris on 7 November 2026 at 10:45
Lewisham council evicted Really Local Group in October 2024, and announced last February that Castle Catford would be opening this summer. What happened?
- Canada Water plans in doubt, despite steep drop in affordable housingby Ruby Gregory - Local Democracy Reporter on 3 November 2026 at 11:37
City Hall approved revised plans with only 9% affordable housing in March 2026, but now phase 2 of the plan is reported to be paused.
- Sadiq Khan will not overturn Lewisham council refusal of plans at Deptford Bridgeby Cameron Blackshaw - Local Democracy Reporter on 1 November 2026 at 22:44
The GLA planning department noted Lewisham council's reasons for refusal and were critical of the very low (5%) affordable housing provision across the scheme.
- The Swiss women elders who changed the course of climate law: here's howby Dorothy Stein on 1 November 2026 at 18:20
The KlimaSeniorinnen stopped off at Goldsmiths University with a screening of their film Trop Chaud - Beat the Heat - which tells the story of their journey to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
- Can Lewisham council's new housebuilding strategy deliver the homes the borough needs?by Mark Morris on 29 October 2026 at 05:00
The community-led housing strategy is a key part of the Greens' plan to build 1,000 social homes by 2030. Can it deliver?




