A special effects film studio could be built inside the disused Plumstead power station under plans to be discussed by Greenwich councillors next week. The town hall is set to pay up to £4.2 million to help Mo-Sys Engineering, which provides camera and special effects services for film and TV, move from its existing base […]
February 2022
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TfL’s 2022 fare rises: Greenwich cable car tickets soar 25 per cent while bus users pay 10p more
Users of the London Cable Car from Greenwich Peninsula will be hit with fare hikes of up to 25 per cent next month as Transport for London struggles to balance its books. Bus passengers will pay 10p more per trip from March 1 – a 6.5 per cent increase to £1.65 – as part of […]
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We’ll build 1,000 new council homes and refurbish the rest, Greenwich Council to promise
Greenwich Council has revealed plans to build another 1,000 council homes by 2029, while refurbishing its 26,000 other homes, at a cost of £800 million. The programme, which is likely to be at the centre of the Labour manifesto for the next council election on May 5, will be partly financed by £375 million of […]
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Woodland Heights: ‘Greedy’ plan for more flats at ex-nurses’ home thrown out
Plans to build eight extra flats on top of a former nurses’ home in Blackheath were thrown out by Greenwich councillors on Tuesday after scores of objections from neighbours. Developers wanted to add an extra storey to Woodland Heights on Vanbrugh Hill, a local landmark which overlooks east Greenwich. Local MP Matt Pennycook submitted a […]
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Greenwich council tax up 3%, rents up 4.1% and Cutty Sark parking fees up 12.5%
Greenwich council tax will go up by 3 per cent from April – below the rate of inflation and the biggest increase the council can impose without holding a referendum. Those in council homes will face a 4.1 per cent increase in their rent, while a range of other fees will also see increases at […]
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You must work with TfL on Silvertown Tunnel, lawyer tells Greenwich councillors
Greenwich councillors must co-operate with work on the Silvertown Tunnel even if they belatedly call on Sadiq Khan to pause the £2 billion road link, they will be told next week. A panel of nine councillors will meet next week to decide whether to recommend that the council calls on TfL, which is chaired by […]
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Greenwich’s planning chair Stephen Brain to quit council in May
Greenwich Council’s controversial chair of planning, Stephen Brain, will not be standing in the next council election, to be held in May, he confirmed tonight. Brain made the announcement during a planning meeting which saw the rejection of an additional floor on a converted nurses’ home overlooking east Greenwich, the area the Labour councillor has […]
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No boost due for Greenwich’s reduced train service, despite MPs’ intervention
Rail passengers on lines through Greenwich borough are facing another week of reduced services, despite local MPs Matt Pennycook and Clive Efford calling on the government to reinstate trains as commuters start to return to their offices. Train services have been cut on Southeastern and Thameslink routes through southeast London so operators can manage staff […]
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