Young people from Greenwich will no longer be able to represent their borough in the London Youth Games after the council pulled out because of staff cuts. Greenwich, which was a host borough during the 2012 Olympics, will be the only one not represented at the finals next July. The council withdrew some administrative support […]
Darryl Chamberlain
Journalist and SE Londoner. Founder/editor of The Greenwich Wire (also reporter, sub-editor, features editor, membership manager, head of finance and business development manager).
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New plans for major Woolwich development could appear next year
New plans to redevelop the site around Woolwich Public Market could be submitted next year, Greenwich councillors have been told. Greenwich Council first announced proposals to build homes and shops on the site opposite the Elizabeth Line station more than 12 years ago, but the scheme has been beset by problems. In June, the council […]
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Dolly Parton’s library offering free books to Greenwich children
Under-fives across Greenwich will be able to get a free book every month after the borough joined Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The project is backed by the People’s Postcode Lottery, which has funded the £5m expansion into seven London boroughs. Parton, who died in August, founded the scheme in her home state of Tennessee in […]
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Greenwich town centre cycle route plans go to final consultation
A public consultation has begun on detailed plans for a two-way cycle route through Greenwich town centre. The route, to the north of Greenwich Market, was approved by council leader Anthony Okereke in October last year, and this formal consultation is the last step before it can go ahead. Riders heading towards Deptford will be […]
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Greenwich councillors set to hike their basic pay by 42 per cent
Greenwich councillors are poised to hand themselves a basic pay increase of nearly 42 per cent next week – with the council leader saying that some of his colleagues were falling into debt because rates were so low. The borough’s 55 councillors are all given a basic allowance of £11,906 per year, one of the […]
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Fears for Greenwich Peninsula’s wildlife lake as water levels drop
A quarter of a century ago, homebuyers looking for a flat on the Greenwich Peninsula saw the ecology park’s freshwater lake and realised this was the place for them. The area was still largely undeveloped, and the new residents would have a host of empty car parks as neighbours. But the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park, […]
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Thamesmead’s Bouldr Bar threatened by dispute with landlord
The only bar in a new Thamesmead development could be forced to close in the new year because of a dispute between its owner and the landlord over its lack of ventilation. Bouldr Bar, on Cygnet Square, opened last year, but its kitchen cannot be fitted out as there is no extraction system, meaning that […]
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Sadiq Khan will not overturn rejection of 30-storey Deptford Bridge tower
London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has declined to intervene in controversial plans to build 800 homes and a 30-storey tower block at Deptford Bridge. The developer RER London wants to demolish the old Lewisham College campus, which straddles both Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs, and build flats, retail and new education facilities. Lewisham councillors rejected the […]
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