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Food & Drink Christmas Dinner in Lewisham 2026: Restaurants and Pubs With Prices Christmas Day at £74.95, £95 and £110, plus festive menus from £18.95: nine Lewisham borough pubs and restaurants with 2026 prices and booking rules. 1 November 2026 · 12 min read Catford Goldsmiths Drops Catford Move: Old Town Hall Left Empty Goldsmiths will not move its art and design students into Catford's Old Town Hall in 2027. The council says it is surprised and frustrated after a year of work. 25 October 2026 · 5 min read Police Lewisham Absconder Anthony Lloyd: Police Say Call 999 Police are hunting Anthony Lloyd, 38, a prisoner who forced his way out of a Lewisham medical unit on 23 October and headed towards Catford. Do not approach him. 25 October 2026 · 1 min read Catford Catford Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Catford weather today: drizzle, 12°C by day and 9°C overnight, with a 92% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. 25 October 2026 What's On People's Day Returns to Mountsfield Park on 10 July 2027 Lewisham's free People's Day festival returns on Saturday 10 July 2027, its first since 2022. Residents can join a paid advisory group until 23 November. 20 October 2026 · 2 min read Transport Waterlink Way Bridge Goes In Next Week, Opening Mid-November The new Waterlink Way bridge over the River Pool is due to be lifted into place in the week of 26 October, with opening expected mid-November after months of delay. 20 October 2026 · 3 min read Parking Lewisham Parking Wardens Strike 19, 20 and 23 October Lewisham's NSL parking wardens strike on 19, 20 and 23 October over a £1.70 an hour pay gap with Camden. Red routes are not affected; the rules still apply. 18 October 2026 · 3 min read Council Lewisham Council Overspend Forecast Hits £7m, Up £3.9m Lewisham Council expects to overspend by £7.0m this year, up from £3.1m in May, on care costs, school transport and a parking contract. What the report says. 10 October 2026 · 7 min read Catford Catford Arts Trail 10-11 October: 27 Venues, 10th Year The Catford Arts Trail opens 27 homes and venues across SE6 on 10 and 11 October, 11am to 5pm, free. It marks ten years since the first trail in 2016. 27 September 2026 · 3 min read Catford Catford Cinema: No Lease Signed, Council Names No Date Lease terms with Castle Cinema are still not agreed, the council said on 23 September, and it will name no opening date for Catford's cinema until they are signed. 25 September 2026 · 4 min read Catford Catford Man Charged With Murder After Death in Lambeth The Met has charged Leroy Heffron, 38, of Sangley Road, Catford, with murder after Thomas Carey, 39, died at an address in Poynders Road, Lambeth. 12 September 2026 · 3 min read Catford Catford Regeneration Reset: What The £2.5m Plan Buys Mayor and Cabinet approved the Catford reset on 9 September. The 2021 masterplan built on moving the South Circular is dead; the £2.5m plan funds crossings, lighting, the market and the Cat instead. 11 September 2026 · 5 min read Catford St Dunstan's College Plans £10.5m Pool And Sixth Form Centre St Dunstan's College wants an eight-lane 25m pool, climbing wall and sixth form centre in Catford, doubling its leisure space. Decision due 2 December. 4 September 2026 · 4 min read Catford Catford pantomime: every Cinderella date at the Broadway Cinderella runs 9 to 31 December at the Broadway Theatre, Catford, with Amelle Berrabah as Fairy Godmother. Every performance time, prices and the dark days. 3 September 2026 · 4 min read Catford Lewisham Christmas lights: when each switch-on happens Fifteen Christmas tree switch-ons run across Lewisham, from Catford Broadway to Telegraph Hill. Last year's dates and exact spots, and when 2026's land. 3 September 2026 · 4 min read Catford Catford Gaming Centre: 47 Gambling Venues, Council Fights Back Lewisham counts 47 gambling premises and says 38,000 residents are affected. The Catford Broadway gaming centre it refused was won on appeal, and a new application is now in. 30 August 2026 · 5 min read Housing Hill named Lewisham's £1.5bn housing partner for ten years Lewisham Council has appointed The Hill Group as its strategic development partner until 2036, starting with 113 affordable homes in Catford and 278 homes at Achilles Street. 28 August 2026 · 4 min read Catford Home Bargains Catford: Open 8am to 8pm, Sundays 10 to 4 Home Bargains Catford opened on 3 October at 10 Beckenham Hill Road, SE6: 8am to 8pm, Sundays 10 to 4. Parking, buses, Christmas hours and nearest stores. 14 August 2026 · 20 min read1 comment1 Food hygiene Lewisham food hygiene ratings, July 2026: a perfect month as all 20 inspected businesses score 5 Every Lewisham borough food business rated in July 2026 got the top hygiene score of 5, from the Stage Door Cafe on Catford Broadway to the Railway Tavern in Bellingham and school kitchens in Lee and Deptford. 20 ratings, no fails. 6 August 2026 · 3 min read Bins Lewisham Christmas Bin Collections: Dates Due in December Last Christmas, Lewisham moved bank holiday bins to the weekend after. The 2026 table is expected in early December; here is last year's and the tree drop-off. 5 min read Schools Lewisham School Term Dates 2026/27: Christmas From 18 Dec Lewisham half term is 26 to 30 October 2026; schools break up on 18 December and return 4 January. Every 2026/27 holiday, plus Hatcham and Prendergast dates. 5 min read Trains Lewisham Christmas Trains: Last Year's Closures, 2026 Due No Southeastern trains on 25 and 26 December; last year's final Christmas Eve train to Lewisham left Charing Cross at 22.01. The 2026 plan is due in November. 5 min read