Greenwich Council has finally paid off the £15 million it owed towards Woolwich’s Crossrail station – 11 years after striking the deal that put the area on the Elizabeth Line map. The town hall agreed a complex deal with City Hall and Berkeley Homes to get the station built because neither the Westminster government nor […]
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 school could open after closure of Kidbrooke’s Holy Family primary
The closure of a primary school in the Kidbrooke Village development is likely to be rubber-stamped next week – but the site could be turned into a school for children with special educational needs. Holy Family Catholic Primary School was proposed for closure in January, after it was revealed that it had just 128 out […]
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Plans to turn Ravensbourne Arms into flats thrown out by Lewisham Council
Plans to turn the closed Ravensbourne Arms in Lewisham into four flats have been thrown out, with planning officials declaring that there was no authoritative evidence that the pub could not be reopened. The pub on Lewisham High Street had been the subject of a campaign from a Deptford record shop, Sister Midnight, which was […]
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100 jobs go as builder revamping Woolwich town centre collapses
About 100 jobs have been lost after the construction group carrying out major works in Woolwich for Greenwich Council went into administration on Tuesday. Geoffrey Osborne Limited, based in Reigate, Surrey, blamed “economic headwinds” since the pandemic for its collapse, the Building website reported. The company – which is said to have built over £10 […]
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Children’s artwork inspired by Stephen Lawrence on show at Woolwich Works
Artwork created by local schoolchildren to mark the anniversary of Stephen Lawrence’s death has gone on display at Woolwich Works. Schools across the borough of Greenwich commemorated Stephen Lawrence Day on April 22 with events and activities including planting a rose bush, running awareness workshops and holding special assemblies. The exhibition at Woolwich Works shows […]
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Charlton Athletic Women to play home matches at The Valley next season
The Charlton Athletic women’s team will play their home matches at The Valley next season after the club won a grant to install a hybrid pitch. The side, managed by Karen Hills, are set to miss out on promotion to the Women’s Super League. A victory against Southampton this afternoon – in a match that […]
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801-home Woolwich Exchange project is delayed by another year
Major plans for hundreds of homes, a cinema and new shops around Woolwich’s old public market have been delayed by another year, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. Work on Woolwich Exchange, which will include 801 homes, is not due to start until May 2025 because the plans have to be reworked to comply with new […]
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Town hall in mourning as Conservative councillor John Hills dies aged 86
Tributes have been paid to long-serving Greenwich Conservative councillor and armed forces veteran John Hills, who has died aged 86 after an illness. A much-liked figure across the council chamber at Woolwich Town Hall, Hills had served as a councillor for 24 years after winning a by-election in New Eltham in March 2000. His last […]
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