An Eltham bingo hall at the centre of an angry row during the last general election has been removed from a list of sites in Greenwich borough that could be redeveloped. Mecca Bingo on Eltham Hill was dragged into local politics at the end of 2019 when Louie French, the Conservative candidate in the general […]
March 2021
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Take a step into the future: Support proposals for a Thames Barrier Bridge
Twenty years ago, the Golden Jubilee Bridge helped transform the South Bank. Now the team who came up with that idea want to do the same for Charlton and Woolwich, connecting them with communities and transport links north of the Thames. ALEX LIFSCHUTZ of the architecture firm Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands explains why you should support […]
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Silvertown Tunnel pollution monitoring undecided despite work having started, Khan admits
Levels of air quality monitoring for the Silvertown Tunnel have not been decided – even though work is already well under way on the £2billion new toll road under the Thames. London mayor Sadiq Khan took four months to answer an assembly member’s question on how Transport for London will watch levels of pollution after […]
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Greenwich Conservatives to demand referendums on low-traffic neighbourhoods
Conservative councillors have demanded that referendums should be held before low-traffic neighbourhood schemes are introduced in Greenwich, and are calling for the extension of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone to the South Circular Road in October to be scrapped. A motion to be put before next Wednesday’s council meeting calls for plans for LTNs to […]
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Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnel users’ group to disband in frustration
A group formed to press for improvements at the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels plans to wind itself up because it has been unable to help solve continuing problems with the crossings. Fogwoft – the Friends of Greenwich and Woolwich Foot Tunnels – was formed in 2013 following a botched refurbishment of the two tunnels […]
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TfL should ‘rebuild trust’ with locals over Silvertown Tunnel, officials told
Transport for London needs to repair relations with local people about its £2 billion Silvertown Tunnel project, senior figures in charge of the project have been told after a review of the scheme suggested they make clear just how the road project will get Londoners out of their cars. Work has already begun on the […]
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Greenwich’s B&Q could go in plan for 1,400 homes on Ikea car park
Greenwich’s B&Q store could be replaced by a major new housing development on the site of the current Ikea store car park. Developer London Square has opened a consultation into its plans for the Millennium Retail Park, which would see Ikea and the Odeon cinema remain, but the 20-year-old DIY warehouse disappear. Up to 1,400 […]
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Tell us about violence and harassment, Greenwich councillors ask women
Greenwich councillors are asking women in the borough to tell them about their experiences of harassment and violence at the hands of men following the killing of Sarah Everard. Women are being asked to fill in an online survey and are invited to a women’s safety discussion on Friday in light of the wave of […]
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