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
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
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