Bus fares will be frozen again next year as an “emergency cost-of-living measure” – but only until the summer, London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has said. Tube, DLR, Elizabeth Line and London Overground fares will be going up by 10p or 20p after the Labour government agreed to give £2.2 billion in funding to TfL […]
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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Plumstead car park fetches £1.4m in Greenwich Council ‘fire sale’
Greenwich Council netted more than £1.4 million by selling a single car park on Plumstead High Street on Thursday – but there were mixed fortunes in the rest of its “fire sale” of assets. The 22-space car park at Abery Street sold for £1,425,000 – more than three times the reserve price of £375,000 – […]
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Greenwich & Lewisham’s assembly member Len Duvall joins House of Lords
Greenwich and Lewisham’s long-serving London Assembly member, Len Duvall, has been made a member of the House of Lords – as has Lewisham’s elected mayor, Brenda Dacres. Duvall was leader of Greenwich Council for eight years before being elected to the 25-strong assembly, which scrutinises the mayor, when it was set up in 2000. He […]
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Woolwich’s new post office to open in the new year
Woolwich town centre will finally get a post office again in the new year, more than nine months after its old branch closed. The new post office will open for seven days a week from January 30 at 120 Powis Street, a few doors down from the old WH Smith store where the previous branch […]
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Cash from filming goes to schemes tackling loneliness in Greenwich
A scheme where residents can give money, time or expertise to good causes in Greenwich has been boosted by a donation from the council. Some £3,600 of cash paid to the council by film-makers using parts of the borough for location shoots has been given to Greenwich Giving, which was set up last year. Greenwich […]
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‘Headphones Norm’: Charlton Athletic pay tribute to much-loved supporter
Charlton Athletic have paid tribute to one of the club’s best-known fans, who died after being taken ill during a match at The Valley on Saturday, leading to the game being abandoned. Norman Barker, who had supported the club since being let into The Valley for free at half-time as a child in 1969, was […]
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Cut to bus linking hospital with Greenwich’s LTN branded ‘unacceptable’
A bus running through Greenwich and Blackheath’s controversial low-traffic neighbourhood has been reduced in frequency – reducing access to the borough’s only general hospital. The 386 service between Blackheath Village and Woolwich, which serves Queen Elizabeth Hospital, has only run with three buses an hour rather than four since November 29 – the worst level […]
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Can you help The Greenwich Winter Night Shelter this Christmas?
The Greenwich Winter Night Shelter is gearing up for its second Christmas – and this weekend, donations are being matched as part of The Big Give’s Christmas Challenge campaign, so if you give £5, the centre receives £10. But what goes on inside? DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN had a look around to find out why your contributions […]
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