Transport for London has been asked to reassess the air quality impact of its proposed Silvertown Tunnel after the Department for Transport delayed making a decision on the controversial new road for another six months. A decision had been expected on the planned link between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks in October, following a […]
November 2017
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Lewisham Council faces Picturehouse pressure over historic Ladywell Playtower
Update: Lewisham Council picked Curzon’s scheme to convert the Ladywell Playtower into a three-screen, 220-seat cinema complex with restaurant and housing. Elected mayor Sir Steve Bullock said: “Of the 4 strong bids we shortlisted I am persuaded that the proposal from Curzon is the right one to choose.” Read on for the background to the […]
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel ‘to be full up with cyclists’ by 2025, TfL says
Greenwich Foot Tunnel is set to reach capacity during rush hour for cyclists by 2025, according to Transport for London studies for the new Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf bridge. A new consultation has been launched today into the bridge proposal, identifying possible sites for a new pedestrian and cycle link across the Thames. TfL says […]
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Stealth bus cuts start to bite in SE London: Route 89 is latest target
Transport for London’s bus service cuts are spreading further into south east London, with a key route linking Lewisham, Shooters Hill and Bexleyheath being reduced in frequency. Route 89, which runs from Lewisham to Slade Green, will be trimmed back to five buses per hour rather than six during Monday to Saturday daytimes from 25 […]
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Council planners back saving Greenwich’s historic gasholder
The historic East Greenwich gasholder, one of the peninsula’s best-known landmarks, may now escape demolition after council planners recommended future developers keep the structure in any new plans for the site. It had been feared that the landmark, which has stood on the site for 130 years, could disappear when the site next to the […]
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Greenwich Mind boss ‘kept things to himself’, councillors told as charity’s near-collapse laid bare
The chief executive of bailed-out mental health charity Greenwich Mind lacked financial skills and “kept things to himself”, councillors heard last night as part of an investigation into its near-collapse. Greenwich Council’s Healthier Communities and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel heard candid and damning testimony about how the organisation came close to collapse this summer, […]
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The Artful Pelican: Lee Road’s art gallery that helps the homeless
Fresh from revealing Greenwich Council’s push to become an organ donor borough, 853’s special columnist MERCURY MAN shines a light on a very special art gallery on the Lee Road… I’ve always been a big believer in the Dalai Lama’s aphorism that, loosely translated, says: “Always try and feed your soul at the same time […]
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