Over the years, acts from Harry Enfield to Dire Straits and Squeeze have performed at the Tramshed. Now Woolwich’s much-loved arts centre has reopened its doors after a three-year refurbishment. NIKKI SPENCER took a look around. On a rainy Monday evening, walking into the brightly-lit foyer and café area of Tramshed feels like a stark […]
December 2022
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West Thamesmead councillor Chris Lloyd quits race to be Swindon MP
West Thamesmead councillor Chris Lloyd has stepped down from his role as a Labour parliamentary candidate only three weeks after winning the selection. Lloyd had been picked by local party members to stand in Swindon North at the next general election. But this morning he said he was standing down because he would have trouble […]
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Tory minister doubles down on Southeastern rail cuts in SE London
Not enough passengers are using Southeastern to justify a return to its old timetables, the rail minister has told SE London MPs days before service cuts hit lines across the area. Labour and Conservative MPs from across Greenwich, Bexley and Lewisham boroughs united to criticise the government cuts at a special debate in Westminster on […]
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Woolwich’s tallest building approved for Royal Arsenal – but bin plans cause a stink
Plans for Woolwich’s tallest building were nodded through by Greenwich councillors last night – with the biggest worry being how bins will be collected from the 523-home development. Armourer’s Court will be built by Berkeley Homes on top of the eastern end of the Elizabeth Line station. An electricity substation for the new railway will […]
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Few people would use Silvertown Tunnel buses from Woolwich or Eltham, TfL says
Transport for London has said that only a “relatively small number of people” would use buses from Woolwich via the Silvertown Tunnel – despite the £2 billion road link being touted as a “public-transport-focused” river crossing by the mayor. Details of new bus routes that would use the tunnel, which is due to open in […]
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