“SCRAP LIBRARIES DEAL WITH GREENWICH LEISURE” – Green Party call to Lambeth / Public meeting planned by Defend the Ten The Green Party has called on Lambeth council to scrap its deal with Greenwich Leisure Limited to convert a number of libraries into ‘healthy living

ARCHIVES DECISION IN JULY? Lambeth council’s cabinet are set to decide what to do with the borough’s historic archives at their meeting in July. The archives are currently housed in the Minet library in Knatchbull Road (with, as previously reported by News From Crystal Pal

STORM OVER ‘KEY GUARANTEES’ LETTER TO LAMBETH COUNCIL ESTATES RESIDENTS   Controversial housing chief Cllr Matthew Bennett WAS within his rights to send letters to people living on two estates – including Central Hill – which Lambeth council have decided to dem

SOME OF THE RULES COUNCILLORS AND OFFICERS IN LAMBETH MUST ABIDE BY From the 2016-17 constitution of the London Borough of Lambeth: (Words in bold type highlighted by News From Crystal Palace) 2. Roles of councillors c. to work cooperatively with the community on the co-design and co-

CENTRAL HILL DEMOLITION PLANS ‘CALLED IN’ FOR REVIEW – as Bennett is set to move from housing to planning The decision by Lambeth council’s cabinet to demolish Central Hill estate in Crystal Palace has been ‘called in’ for review. Lambeth’s Co

……AS WELL AS ‘KEY GUARANTEES’ – “Tenants should be offered equivalent terms” says CONSERVATIVE opposition leader The cabinet decision on ‘key guarantees’ for people living in homes on the six council estates Lambeth want to demolis

Image courtesy Sid Skill – this spoof birthday card of Cllr Bennett was sent to the secretary of the Central Hill estate residents and tenants association – a case of LambethDon’tWatch? BENNETT TO LOSE HOUSING PORTFOLIO – AND GET PLANNING JOB INSTEAD – AND WHY

“LABOUR COUNCILLORS ‘WHIPPED’ SO HARD THEY DARE NOT SPEAK OUT” – Bullying allegations in Lambeth finally made public Labour councillors in Lambeth are being ‘whipped’ so hard they dare not speak out. Cllr Rachel Heywood – kicked out of L

LAMBETHWATCH – RED RIVER ROCKS…… The above image – posted on Twitter by Architects for Social Housing – upset Lambeth Cllr Alex ‘Catman’ Bigham so much he reported ASH to Twitter, saying it contained ‘threats of violence.’ The imag

COUNCIL OFFICERS FACING ACTION OVER FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS – “Gave misleading information to councillors” Lambeth council housing officers are facing disciplinary action after giving ‘misleading information’ to councillors and council officers about fire a