French parkour artists will jump across the rooftops of Woolwich to launch the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival when it returns in August to mark 30 years of free shows. Lézards Bleus will open the festival on Friday August 22 in Beresford Square, with eight performers embarking on a “breathtaking journey across landmark buildings”. The […]
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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Woolwich Ferry traffic soars after Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels tolled
Hundreds more vehicles are using the free Woolwich Ferry since tolls were introduced at the Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnels, Transport for London has confirmed. Early data shows that traffic levels at Blackwall Tunnel and new Silvertown Tunnel fell slightly in the first four weeks after the new crossing came into use on April 7, and […]
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Council homes behind Woolwich Waves to be scrapped to save development
Plans to build council housing behind the new Woolwich Waves centre are to be scrapped to save the next phase of the project from sinking. While the newly-christened leisure centre is expected to be finished this October, work on the housing project which was meant to pay for it has stalled. Five residential blocks of […]
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Greenwich Council flats set to come to Royal Arsenal in Woolwich
Greenwich Council tenants are set to move into the Royal Arsenal development in Woolwich, with senior councillors poised to approve the purchase of 90 flats from Berkeley Homes. The Labour-run council had pledged to build 1,750 new homes, but it scaled down that ambition in March, entering into deals with private developers to boost its […]
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No second entrance for Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station under new towers
Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station was not designed to have a second entrance, the developers behind plans for new tower blocks over the eastern end of the platforms have said, confirming that they do not plan to build one. But Greenwich Council has said it would like to see a new way in and out of […]
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Seven candidates stand in Shooters Hill by-election following land sale row
Seven candidates will compete to succeed Ivis Williams as councillor for Shooters Hill at a by-election called after the Labour councillor’s resignation earlier this month. Williams quit after Labour threatened her with suspension for speaking up for residents in the ward who had protested against the planned sale of Green Garth, a bungalow in the […]
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Flats near Thames Barrier approved despite noise and pollution worries
Plans for up to 500 homes next to the Thames Barrier have been approved by Greenwich councillors – but they raised worries about noise and pollution before doing so. The blocks on Herringham Road would be in between the flood barrier operations centre and an asphalt plant operated by Tarmac, which is protected by laws […]
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Councillors defer decision on ‘cash cow’ student towers by Deptford Creek
Plans for nearly 600 student flats next to Deptford Creek have been deferred after Greenwich councillors decided they wanted to take a closer look at the site and its impact on the world heritage site in Greenwich town centre. The developer Your Tribe wants to build towers of up to 13 and 17 storeys on […]
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