London’s first public “floating lido” is being planned for West India Quay on the Isle of Dogs. Proposals have been submitted to turn a 60m-long Dutch barge, moored opposite Canary Wharf, into an open-air swimming pool, complete with sauna, plunge pool and office space. Berlin, Paris, New York and Lake Como all boast barge lidos. […]
June 2020
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London’s councils face £1.3 billion black hole due to coronavirus
London boroughs are facing a “catastrophic” £1.3billion financial black hole caused by coronavirus, council leaders warned today. The London Councils group, which represents local authorities across the city, told MPs crippling cuts to services will take place unless the government “honours its promise” to pay back the money they have spent during the Covid-19 crisis. […]
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Convoys Wharf: Councillors criticise Deptford developer’s ‘poor doors’
The property group behind the £1 billon Convoys Wharf development in Deptford has been criticised by Lewisham councillors for including “poor doors” in the scheme. Hutchison, which behind the 40-acre development by the riverside, put forward plans for 124 homes in the same building, but with two separate “residential cores” and entrances – one for […]
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Morden Wharf: Home for royal barge could feature in Greenwich Peninsula development
A possible home for a royal barge features in proposals to build 1,500 new homes on the west side of Greenwich Peninsula, which have been submitted to planners. The £770m scheme for Morden Wharf includes a landscaped park by the River Thames as well as commercial, retail and community space. U+I, which is behind the […]
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South Row: Greenwich Council says it wasn’t consulted about Blackheath rat-run scheme
Lewisham Council’s attempt to make a notorious Blackheath rat-run safer for walking and cycling has descended into farce after neighbouring Greenwich Council – whose roads are affected by the scheme – said it was not consulted about the plans. On Tuesday, Lewisham Council contractors blocked off South Row to stop drivers using that road as […]
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South Row: Blackheath walking and cycling scheme suspended after drivers ignore signs
Lewisham Council has suspended a scheme to encourage more walking and cycling on a notorious Blackheath rat-run after drivers simply ignored signs telling them the road was closed. Planters were placed on South Row, outside the Princess of Wales pub, on Wednesday as part of an emergency scheme to make it easier for people to […]
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TfL bailout: Bakerloo Line to Lewisham can’t be guaranteed, deputy mayor says
The proposed extension of the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham cannot be guaranteed as Transport for London reels from the financial pressure heaped upon it by the coronavirus pandemic, Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for transport has revealed in a letter to a Greenwich councillor. Eltham North councillor Charlie Davis, who is also standing as a Conservative candidate […]
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Streets and blocks of flats could face local lockdowns, councils are told
Blocks of flats, residential streets and town centres could be hit with local lockdowns if a spike in coronavirus cases are linked to them, meetings at Greenwich and Bexley councils have been told. The neighbouring councils have both held health and wellbeing board meetings in recent days to discuss their roles in the government’s “test […]
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