Strike action is set to disrupt the reopening of Night Tube services on the Jubilee Line this weekend, a transport union has confirmed. All-night services will return to the Jubilee Line from Saturday night, having been suspended in March 2020 because of the pandemic. But there may be as few as three trains per hour […]
May 2022
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First Crossrail engineering works will clash with Southeastern line closure
The first weekend engineering works on the new Elizabeth Line will take place just 18 days after Crossrail opens – and will coincide with other routes through Woolwich and Abbey Wood also being disrupted. Passengers will be able to ride between Paddington, Woolwich and Abbey Wood from next Tuesday, with trains running Mondays to Saturdays […]
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Dreamachine: Immerse yourself in Woolwich’s free colourful art experience
Until four years ago, Woolwich’s old covered market was threatened with the bulldozer. Now it’s home to a psychedelic art experience which is free for all to visit for the next 10 weeks. NIKKI SPENCER took a trip and found out more. A new, free immersive art experience which explores the limitless potential of the […]
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I’ll make developers pay more, new Greenwich Council leader pledges
Greenwich Council’s incoming leader has promised to make developers pay more into council coffers and to ensure they do not sit on land they have permission to build on. Anthony Okereke, who won an internal vote of Labour councillors on Wednesday night, is also promising a new strategy for the borough’s public realm and transport […]
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Deptford Bird’s Nest pub developer ‘can only afford two flats for people on waiting lists’
Developers behind plans to build 31 flats around The Bird’s Nest pub in Deptford say they can only afford to include two flats for people on housing waiting lists. Artworks Creekside wants to keep the facade of the much-loved pub on Deptford Church Street while rebuilding and extending the venue, and building the flats on […]
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Anthony Okereke beats Danny Thorpe to be new Greenwich Council leader
Anthony Okereke will be the new leader of Greenwich Council after beating current boss Danny Thorpe in a vote of the borough’s Labour councillors tonight. 853 understands from multiple sources that there was just one vote separating the two men – echoing the situation four years ago when Thorpe won the leadership by the same […]
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Inspector throws out council’s refusal of 255 Charlton Riverside homes
A planning inspector has approved two new housing developments on the Charlton Riverside, including 107 homes for people on housing waiting lists, overturning Greenwich Council decision to refuse the schemes last year. The twin schemes, for land behind the disused Victoria pub on Woolwich Road, are the second and third housing developments to get approval […]
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Chislehurst Matters: Independents toast council election success
An independent party that pulled off shock victories in Chislehurst in last week’s council elections has revealed how it beat three Tory incumbents after forming only four months ago. Alison Stammers, the founder of Chislehurst Matters, saw her new party sweep away three incumbents in the elections to Bromley Council. Chislehurst Matters only registered with […]
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