Very pleased, I've a new piece of fiction out today in issue 3 of Outskirts Literary Journal. The whole issue is worth a read I (biasedly) think! My story takes place at a dog show in middle America www.outskirtslit.com/tomilyn-hann...

Healthy Street Scorecard results are in: Lewisham leads on school streets but the bigger picture shows stagnation as they remain bottom of inner London boroughs. My latest @salamandernews.org www.salamandernews.org/2026-07-heal...

Enjoyed this bit of reporting in @vittles.bsky.social on where food waste in South London ends up, by Imogen West-Knights, following orange peels and a #Lewisham team. Six tea bags can power turning on a kettle once! www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/how-to-mak...

Deptford's the Albany theatre is looking into building student accommodation to pay for infrastructure upgrades. Two drop-in sessions soon: at Deptford Lounge on Wednesday 15 July 2026 from 4pm – 7pm and the Albany on Saturday 18 July 2026 from 10am – 1pm www.thealbany.org.uk/about-us/tra...

Dodgy shops on your local high street? They're still paying rent. And what if they're actually *pricing out* the legitimate cafes, restaurants, thanks to the option of "simply not paying your taxes" and therefore having more budget to pay landlords. www.londoncentric.media/p/who-wants-...

Visited the new V&A East this weekend, and a design highlight was this 1984 poster showing some community spirit for a residents association in Tower Hamlets, designed by Tony Minnion.

Lewisham getting a pocket grant from the Mayor's Office boost for summer streets, creating #Sydenham Night Market. The new "market will host around 10 local traders each week alongside outdoor seating" June - August. Greenwich won bigger, for Woolwich. www.london.gov.uk/mayor-announ...

Another Waymo hits a biker. On the Old Kent Road. Waymo turning right. Bike going straight with right of way…

“That means that at the moment, for us as an organization who has two completed projects with genuinely affordable homes for local people, we don’t currently have a route to funding for new and for some existing projects as well" Great piece on affordable housing open.substack.com/pub/peteapps...

Rain gardens bring traffic calming to Malpas Road. @tomilyn.bsky.social reports www.salamandernews.org/2026-06-broc...

Lewisham Greens hold on to the Crofton Park ward with a margin of just ten votes! @salamandernews.org has the story: www.salamandernews.org/crofton-park...

Standard sight at junction of Copperas Street and Creek Road: three signs for the national cycle network 21, and a nice crossing onto the CS4, but no actual space for #cycles. Definitely not a redundant route even with Church Street lanes open considering the sheer volume of creekside housing.

Tonight! Be there!

After nearly seven years in London, I still hadn't been to Richmond Park (we've got our own deer over here...), so yesterday hopped on my bike and made our way there and back. Highlights: Dogs swimming in Battersea fountain, the sheer volume of people enjoying a stroll on the Thames path...

The Malpas road traffic calming is looking particularly beautiful this week. Urban design for people and bees!

Huge plumes of smoke can be seen across SE London from a fire at Landmann Way: www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/20...

Greenwich Council will finally introduce an initial 29 parking bays for Lime bikes – and is set to sign an agreement so Forest bike users will have to use them too. Objections from residents have held up progress on a further 26 bays. greenwichwire.co.uk/2026/06/03/l...

Over a year since the hoardings outside NX Station were given an order to be taken down, and they're still there. www.salamandernews.org/unsightly-ne...

Local democracy needs indie news- come down to @thealbanyse8.bsky.social June 15th to hear from your two favourite local papers @salamandernews.org and @greenwichwire.bsky.social talk about it! It's free (like our coverage!) But grab a ticket to get a seat www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-local-...

Happy election day! If you're still undecided, @salamandernews.org has been doing lots of coverage of Lewisham candidates and issues, includong indepth interviews with mayoral hopefuls: www.salamandernews.org/tag/local-el... Vote!

Detail of TfL's cycleway upgrades in Greenwich from May '27 sent via FoI It's appears rather unambitious at some awful junctions. No start on a lane to Greenwich Peninsula in contrast to Deptford where Lewisham requested one - then later built it out www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/05/03/a...

Immensely enjoyable Jack in the Green pub crawl in the #Deptford sunshine yesterday.

Goldsmiths students occupation against staff and course cuts is now in its second week, with a rally on Wednesday. More here: transpont.blogspot.com/2026/04/gold...

Loving how the marathon has made Deptford high street basically pedestrianised, if only this was the year round reality!

A nearby housing co-op has launched a petition for safety improvements to Sanford Street in response to the history of accidents: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pe... #VisionZeroLDN

My article about last week's tragic loss of life of a pedestrian in her 20's, on Sanford Street in Deptford, and the calls for safety improvements by community campaigners, in the London Minute today

Road safety campaigners worst fears came true in fatal accident on Sanford Street, Deptford @tomilyn.bsky.social reports www.salamandernews.org/campaigners-...

Lewisham leads in #schoolstreets across London. I joined the newest bike bus to report for @salamandernews.org and find out how parents, caregivers, and schools, are utilising this opportunity. And where they see room for even more improvements. www.salamandernews.org/north-lewish...

On Friday I got to ride with the newest #bikebus in Lewisham for @salamandernews.org, and it was absolutely joyous. At the start, a few kids held a sign reading 'streets for kids', and for the duration of the ride, that really came true! www.salamandernews.org/new-cross-ne... #schoolstreets

When I first started looking into the epidemic of e-bike fires that's killing Londoners I had no idea what I was getting in for. Check out my @londonermag.bsky.social story, featuring some insane footage of an ebike explosion in Catford that destroyed a house.

Another woman is dead in Lewisham after being a victim of a hit and run. Just one block from the recently pedestrianised Cold Blow Lane where community advocates have been asking for crossings along with other safety measures. An avoidable tragedy. southwarknews.co.uk/area/deptfor... #visionzeroldn

It won't come as a surprise to many, but good to see The Times pointing out that people actually like less traffic in local neighbourhoods. It concludes that no big change is ever introduced without some initial opposition - so leaders should stick to their guns! www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

"A hole in the heart Deptford", great bit of analysis on how Convoy's Wharf long derelict site is posed to include even less affordable housing. Reward instead of punishment for letting land sit vacant for decades during a housing crisis.

Greenwich Cyclists want the borough’s next council leaders to implement “gamechanging” plans for better bike lanes across the borough after the election next month. Their top priority is continuing Cycleway 4 all the way to Thamesmead. greenwichwire.co.uk/2026/04/03/g...

Lovely event at the Hill Station Cafe last night, so lucky to have a community venue that encourages people to throw together events. Alas, no toads spotted on the walk home.

My newest piece for Salamander covering the improvements to Brockley Road, and some dangerous roads not being covered. Was great to hear about the innovative approach campaigners taking, who purchased their own device to measure speeding on residential Sharedoles Road.

Deptford Lit Festival in full swing, with library goody bags and everything. Can't wait for South London in fiction with Lisa Smith, Francis Spufford, Rachael Allen, and Orlaine McDonald. Already picked up a free anthology by local emerging writers and a Goldsmiths Press chapbook #deptfordlitfest

The local elections on May 7th present a huge opportunity to have elected council leaders committed to cycle network expansion 🚲 📨 Ask them to back Streets for Cycling: lcc.org.uk/streets

Progressive Paris has many weapons to fight the far right, but the best? Spaces where you can simply hang out | Alexander Hurst

Imagining a world in which Deptford High Street takes part (or rather, was already pedestrianised and didn't need to apply...)

I spend most of winter carefully watching this magnolia bud. Magnificent when in full bloom

Some improved road design coming to Brockley at the intersection with Harefield Road. Previously deference for cars as pedestrians made to use island, now looks like wider pavement and design to encourage safer driving. #Brockley #se4

My latest for @salamandernews.org on this pedestrianised route in New Cross Gate permanently closed to cars following an 18-month trial, and what more campaigners say need to be done to make it safely connected to the surrounding neighbourhoods.

Good day for a self-guided walking tour (which took us conveniently near excellent Colombian food and my first taste of lulo), giving a new appreciation of Elephant and Castle buildings I normally only spot from the bus

Cold Blow Lane now open for safe school runs - for good! Great to speak to community campaigners who made this latest street in London safer. They've got their sights set on more improvements, like a crossing on Sanford www.salamandernews.org/end-of-night... #visionzeroldn #coldblowlane #lewisham

Another day another accident on the Amersham Gyratory

Thanks to local businesses showing their support for safer streets in NX! Our petition is still live and collecting signatures: change.org/p/make-the-amersham-gyratory-safer

The Mayor has published the passenger numbers and revenue stats for the first ~3 months of the BL1 #Bakerloop bus service between Waterloo and Lewisham in response to an #MQT question from @hinabokharild.bsky.social

Back from a week in Bordeaux, and impressed by all the urbanist transformations. Plenty of streets pedestrianised in last decade, more cyclists than cars, and cycle lanes to match. And the brownfield sites of Bastide-Niel transformed with some quite strikingly well designed housing.

If you use the (pedestrianised but grim) Cold Blow Lane, respond to this survey. Some volunteers trying to get funding to improve it: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #nxgate #se14