The Conservative minister in charge of the railways has defended Southeastern’s service cuts in SE London – and asked one local MP to “wait and see” how they turn out. Services through Greenwich and Lewisham will be cut compared with pre-pandemic levels from December 11, with most stations now receiving just four trains an hour […]
November 2022
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Mercury Man: Meet the bard of Floyd Road, Charlton match reporter Kevin Nolan
Our turf investment adviser MERCURY MAN salutes one of his colleagues from SE London’s old local newspaper – Kevin Nolan, who has reported on Charlton Athletic’s ups and downs for 36 years. You might know that Decathlon, the sports chain, calls the store in Charlton its “Greenwich” branch. Snob value, I suppose. Doesn’t affect me, […]
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Elizabeth Line boosts Woolwich Works ticket sales by 70 per cent
Woolwich Works says it has seen ticket sales leap by 70 per cent after the opening of the Elizabeth Line, which stops a few hundred metres from the arts venue. Slow ticket sales meant Greenwich Council had to make £2 million in loans available to the trust that runs the cultural hub, which cost the […]
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TfL backs pedestrian-friendly Greenwich town centre with £250,000 grant
Greenwich Council has been given £250,000 to push forward proposals to make Greenwich town centre safer for pedestrians and cyclists – which could include part of the area being closed to traffic. The council has long wanted to pedestrianise part of the town centre, and in 2019 it revealed proposals to close College Approach and […]
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Route 53 keeps Lambeth North link after TfL reverses bus cuts plan
Plans to cut the 53 bus back to the Elephant & Castle have been reversed, with the route continuing to run from Plumstead Common to Lambeth North as it does now. Transport for London had proposed trimming back the service as part of a major package of cuts to help solve its financial crisis, which […]
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Greenwich councillor Chris Lloyd picked as election candidate in Swindon
Greenwich councillor Chris Lloyd has been selected as Labour’s general election candidate for North Swindon, four months after an unsuccessful attempt to be picked for a neighbouring seat. Lloyd, who represents West Thamesmead, won in a vote of local members this morning and will take on the sitting Conservative MP Justin Tomlinson when the next […]
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Woolwich gets £130,000 from City Hall to boost its nightlife
Woolwich has been declared a “night time enterprise zone” by London mayor Sadiq Khan, which aims to make the area more accessible and welcoming after 6pm. Greenwich Council has been given £130,000 to work with local businesses on offering a range of activities to bring people into the town centre after dark. City Hall says […]
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Wetherspoon pub with riverside beer garden coming to Greenwich’s O2
The JD Wetherspoon pub chain is coming to the O2 in Greenwich – with plans to open a bar with a riverside beer garden next year. The Stargazer, which will be located next to the Mamma Mia! The Party attraction, is due to open in February. Wetherspoon says it will create 70 jobs. It will […]
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