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Very, very small riot breaks out as Mayor approves cuts
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Lewisham’s Mayor and Cabinet meeting on 17 February to approve £80m of cuts over four years began at 10am - a time recommended by police to avoid the scuffles and smoke bomb of the two previous cuts meetings. The earlier time and a strong police presence seemed to do the trick. In what Mayor Steve Bullock [...]
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Lewisham Mayor’s February newsletter
Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Celebrating apprentices I got a taste of the role of a sports coach apprentice, training pupils from Kelvin Grove Primary school in football skills, to mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week (7-11 February). Later in the week 36 Lewisham apprentices graduated in a special ceremony held at the Town Hall. Their graduation was the [...]
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Lewisham’s Mayor – January enewsletter
Posted on 15. Jan, 2011 by Syd Soc.
As I mentioned in my last e-news before Christmas we will be reducing the number issues of Lewisham Life this year. The Council will be supplementing the printed editions of the magazine with a much improved electronic newsletter, which we will launch in April. This will highlight important news and service updates and help you [...]
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Lewisham has to find an extra £13m in cuts
Posted on 26. Dec, 2010 by Syd Soc.
The results of the complex settlement made by the Department for Communities and Local Government means that LBL has to find an extra £13m in cuts over and above the £60m it has already budgeted for. Lewisham’s Mayor Steve Bullock announced this depressing news in his recent mayoral E-newsletter – see the key paragraph below: “The [...]
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Message from Mayor of Lewisham
Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 by Syd Soc.
This year has been tough for Lewisham residents. We all know the economy is about people’s lives, not mere numbers. It’s about people having a job, the ability to look after their family and to feel secure in their homes and on the street. This has been a difficult year for everyone involved in public [...]
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D-Day for Lewisham council cuts
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Syd Soc.
Lewisham is facing cuts from its budget amounting to between £50-60m over the next three financial years. At the Mayor and Cabinet meeting on the 17 November the Mayor and Cabinet is expected to approve the first tranche of these cuts – £19.78m over three years plus a further £12.7m savings where consultation with staff [...]
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