SEEKING PERMISSION: Plans to develop Borthwick Wharf and Payne's Wharf in New Cross have been submitted to Lewisham Council. All of Borthwick Wharf and part of Payne's Wharf could be demolished to make way for commercial and residential buildings. The application will be considered by the council's planning committee at Lewisham Town Hall, Catford Road, at 7.30pm on August 26.

GOING, GOING, GONE: Fundraisers hope to raise more than £40,000 for Guy's Hospital at an auction later this year. The money is needed for Guy's haematology unit, which treats blood-related diseases such as leukaemia and Hodgkin's lymphoma. Call Alexandra Maddox on 07967 815705.

LOTTO MONEY: Voluntary organisations in Greenwich have received nearly £3m in lottery funding since April 2002. The Big Lottery Fund has revealed, in that time, the voluntary sector in the borough has benefited from 23 separate funding awards the third largest total awarded to a London borough.

BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT?: A new independent service is offering advice to people who have been involved in an accident. The London Accident Group is a non-profit making organisation which seeks to inform victims of personal injury about their legal rights and options. Call 020 8768 7029.