Lewisham News

"Inadequate" Southwark College to merge with Lewisham College
Southwark College – which has campuses in Waterloo, Bermondsey and Camberwell – has around 5,000 students. On Friday the Skills Funding Agency published a statutory notice announcing the proposed dissolution of Southwark College and the transfer of its property, rights and obligations to Lewisham College.

Southwark Archdeacon Michael Ipgrave named as new Bishop of Woolwich
The Bishop of Woolwich is one of three area bishops under the leadership of the Bishop of Southwark. The Woolwich episcopal area covers the boroughs of Southwark, Lewisham and Greenwich.

Met police PV panels set to cut 90 tonnes of carbon a year
London's police force has begun installing solar PV on its buildings as part of carbon cutting drive.

TES the largest network of teachers in the world
The Haberdashers' Aske's Federation is a hard federation with three all-through (3-18) academies in South East London. All three were inspected in 2011 with Crayford and Knights being judged as Good and Hatcham Outstanding. This is a very exciting time to join this innovative Federation.

World War I plaque thief jailed
A man is jailed for 18 months for stealing a World War I memorial plaque from a south-east London church.

From heaven to hell, Greek sport in freefall
ATHENS (Reuters) - Peeling paint flakes from Athens' Olympic park. Its entrances locked, this once sparkling edifice to sporting greatness lies rotting and largely unused -- maintenance costs too high for near-bankrupt Greece to operate. The rate of decay and dilapidation in just eight years provides a visual clue to the Greek scenario, one as effective as any economist's report or politician's ...

Olympic sport this week
Jess Ennis set to defend pentathlon title in UK trials, plus cycling's Tour of Qatar and archery's World Indoor Championships

Next at NBC Sports: The Olympics...And Baseball?
As the network looks to add content, NBC Sports chief Mark Lazarus calls baseball a premiere...

Historic Venues of the 2012 Olympics
London has evolved from a rich, historic background, to a modern city. Likewise, the Olympics now combine both old and new sporting traditions. The London 2012 Olympics will make use of some of the city's oldest buildings and grounds as venues for international competition.

Sharapova sets sights on London Olympics
Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury. The third-ranked Russian has already won three Grand Slams but has never competed in the Olympics. Sharapova says Monday that "representing my country will be a huge honor," and is something she has wanted to do since she was a little kid.