Leaseholders in Woolwich face being stuck with bills of over £3,000 per year for parking spaces they may not even use because of a council deal with a property developer, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. Some say that the bills have made their flats at the Vista Building on Calderwood Street unsellable and that they […]
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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Greenwich Council to close three adventure playgrounds despite police concerns
Greenwich Council has confirmed plans to close three of its five staffed adventure playgrounds to save £600,000 per year – despite concerns from police and charities about young people’s safety. The five centres – Coldharbour, Glyndon, Meridian, Plumstead and Woolwich – offer supervised activities for young people for 30 hours a week. But only the […]
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Woolwich’s Anglesea Arms pub faced risk of arson, developer claims
A developer has submitted updated plans to demolish the closed Angelsea Arms pub in Woolwich, claiming the building had been at risk of arson and needs to be knocked down because of damage from squatters. The pub closed at the start of last year and developer Jayraj Shah applied for permission to demolish the building […]
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Councillors back ‘our own National Theatre’ for Greenwich Peninsula
Plans for a 3,000-seat theatre on the Greenwich Peninsula have been given the go-ahead by councillors, with one saying it would be “our own National Theatre”. The Troubadour Greenwich Peninsula will be next to the cable car terminal on a site facing the Thames which is currently occupied by a coach park and site offices […]
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Bus 472 nears last stop – but new Superloop SL11 route is free for first week
Bus route 472 has just a couple of days left to run – but its Superloop replacement will be free for the first week, Transport for London has confirmed. The limited-stop SL11, which will begin on Saturday, will run along the same route as the 472 from Abbey Wood and North Greenwich every six minutes […]
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Immersive art show Luminarium: Myriad coming to Woolwich Works for Easter
A colourful immersive art show will come to Woolwich Works over Easter, featuring winding tunnels and cavernous domes to “encourage curiosity, play and innovation”. The inflatable Luminarium: Myriad, which will open on April 2 for five days, is billed as “a feast for the senses and an adventure for all ages”. Ambient music will play […]
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Overmono are first act confirmed for Old Royal Naval College music festival
The electronic duo Overmono are the first act to be confirmed for the Labyrinth on the Thames music festival when it returns to the Old Royal Naval College for the first three weekends in August. Overmono – brothers Tom and Ed Russell – have played at Glastonbury and All Points East as well as a […]
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Potholes row: Greenwich Council’s roads were in ‘managed decline’, staff admitted
Greenwich Council officers described their borough’s road network as being in “managed decline” two years before the government gave it a “red” rating for the way it dealt with potholes. The Greenwich Wire can also reveal that only just over a year ago, councillors were warned that Greenwich’s budget for road maintenance was one of […]
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