A mental health charity based in Blackheath has been chosen from over 350 charities to win a top national award for its work in helping pregnant women and new mothers. MumsAid was named the overall winner of the GSK Impact Awards in a ceremony held on Tuesday night. The awards recognise the work of small […]
September 2021
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Plumstead bus garage open day is just the ticket for cancer charity
Plumstead bus garage is throwing open its doors next month as part of a charity fundraiser to mark its 40th anniversary. The garage was opened by London Transport in 1981 to replace its predecessor on Kings Highway – now a DIY store – and another depot at Abbey Wood. Now owned by Stagecoach, the garage […]
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Olaudah Equiano: Blue plaque near Greenwich Park could honour former slave
A blue plaque on a house opposite Greenwich Park could mark the life of a former slave who campaigned to abolish the practice in the 18th century. Olaudah Equiano briefly stayed in the house on Maze Hill, owned by three sisters known as the Misses Guerin, in September 1767 after he had bought his freedom […]
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Mind the swans! Nearly 200 take part in first Sutcliffe Parkrun
Almost 200 people ran or walked their way around Sutcliffe Park in Eltham this morning as Greenwich borough gained its second Parkrun. The free weekly event’s debut comes 21 months after 853 reported how Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe intervened to help volunteers after they complained of town hall officials being obstructive. Since then, the […]
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Morden Wharf development won’t harm Greenwich’s skyline, Historic England says
853 exclusive: Views from the historic centre of Greenwich will not be damaged by the 36-storey Morden Wharf development that was approved by councillors this week, the national heritage watchdog has said. Historic England, which advises the government and local councils on heritage issues, has told 853 that it believed the setting to the Greenwich […]
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Greenwich councillors narrowly back 1,500 new homes at 36-storey Morden Wharf
A major development of up 36 storeys at Morden Wharf on the Greenwich Peninsula was approved last night on the chair’s casting vote after councillors on the borough’s planning board were split on the issue. Stephen Brain pushed through the development, which is in his ward, after Greenwich’s main planning committee voted 5-5 on the […]
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We should build higher and denser to knock down waiting list, top Greenwich councillor says
A senior councillor has said that his own town hall should be building more homes on a site in Plumstead where 17 council homes have been given the go-ahead. Matt Morrow, the cabinet member for children and young people and local councillor for Plumstead, spoke as the borough’s planning board approved a cul-de-sac of 15 […]
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Your name here: TfL wants new sponsor for Greenwich Peninsula’s cable car
Transport for London is looking for a new sponsor for the London Cable Car, after the airline Emirates chose not to renew its 10-year deal to brand the crossing. The much-mocked link between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Victoria Dock, which has largely failed as a commuter link but became a hugely popular tourist attraction, […]
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