Introducing Hugh Rees-Beaumont: Conservative Candidate for Blackheath with a Plan for Lewisham Thursday, 27 June, 2024 Dear Resident, My name is Hugh Rees-Beaumont and I'm standing to be your next Blackheath councillor. I moved to Lewisham after finishing my Master's Degree in Theoretical Physics and I now work in financial services in the City. I'm standing to be the representative of Blackheath on Lewisham Council because I am utterly frustrated with politics and the fact that Lewisham Council have got our... ArticlesLocal News
Housing again an issue in Lewisham 27th November 2018 Lewisham council have been warned by Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan that the Creekside development project does not have enough affordable housing allocated... ArticlesLocal NewsMediaOpinionsReports
Autumn Budget Brief 30th October 2018 Yesterday, Chancellor Phillip Hammond made his annual budget statement. Below are key points announced yesterday that will have an impact on London and... ArticlesEuropean NewsLocal NewsMediaReports
Lewisham Conservatives Welcomes Winter Social Care Funding 19th October 2018 Today, the government has announced how much additional funding local authorities in England will receive to ease pressures over winter thanks to our balanced... ArticlesLocal NewsReports
Birthday Celebration 13th October 2018 With the recent birthday of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, West Lewisham and Penge Conservative Association held an event in celebration that was... ArticlesLocal NewsReportsSpeeches
Lewisham Council Decide No Affordable Housing is Required 15th September 2018 Lewisham Labour pledged to target 50% affordable housing over the next four years in new build properties throughout Lewisham. They have started by deciding... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinionsReports
A record low number of children in workless households means more security for families in Lewisham 30th August 2018 Lewisham Conservatives have welcomed new figures showing that there are 208,426 fewer children in workless households in London since 2010. The number of... ArticlesLocal NewsMediaReportsWestminster News
Nan's Bar? More Nan's State 23rd August 2018 ‘Lewisham Council have not offered another place to us. They have sent us an eviction notice, with no reason why?’ reads a tweet by Little Nan’s Bar in the... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinionsReports
Brexit Brings Lewisham Conservatives Together 16th August 2018 On the 1st August we had a debate in our offices at 77 Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill regarding the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European... ArticlesEuropean NewsLocal NewsMediaOpinionsReports
LEWISHAM LABOUR ARE WASTING OUR MONEY 6th June 2018 Labour are wasting our money on projects like trying to sell off land around Millwall F.C. Which the Chairman of Millwall says will push the club out of... Local News
We're Extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme 12th May 2020 The Government is providing extra support for businesses who need it by extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Here's how. National News
Stay alert, control the virus, save lives: the Prime Minister's update 10th May 2020 The Prime Minister's address to the nation tells the nation: stay alert, control the virus, save lives. National News
The Prime Minister's Update: Tackling the Coronavirus 30th April 2020 The Prime Minister's latest update on April 30 on tackling Coronavirus. National News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News