Footfall in Greenwich town centre has decreased as a result of the closure of Cutty Sark DLR station, councillors will hear next week. The station closed its doors at the end of May after four years of disruption caused by its worn-out escalators breaking down. New escalators were delivered to the station by rail two […]
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 murders: Panorama film came as no surprise, says former councillor
The BBC Panorama documentary on the deaths of two teenage boys in Woolwich shocked many viewers – but for a former local councillor in the area, what she saw came as no surprise. In the hour-long programme, which was broadcast on Monday, Daejaun Campbell’s mother accused Greenwich Council social services of failing to help the […]
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Greenwich Council must back pubs in new Local Plan, campaigners say
Greenwich Council’s blueprint for the borough’s future should be strengthened to provide more protection for pubs, campaigners who want to reopen Charlton’s White Swan say. The consultation on Greenwich’s Local Plan closes on Sunday, and the chair of White Swan Music & Arts, Suzanne Hunt, wants residents to write to the council to ensure policies […]
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More than 250 homes could be built on sports ground disused since 1990s
More than 250 homes could be built on a playing field between Blackheath and Kidbrooke that has been disused for nearly 30 years. The last matches took place on the Huntsman sports ground, which lies between the private Blackheath Cator Estate and Berkeley Homes’ Kidbrooke Village development, in 1998, and there have been four unsuccessful […]
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Countdown to half-term rail closure through Dartford for £10m works
Rail passengers are being reminded that trains between SE London and north Kent will be disrupted during the half-term holiday, with no services running through Dartford to allow £10 million of works to take place. Southeastern Metro trains on the Woolwich, Bexleyheath and Sidcup lines will be diverted to either Barnehurst, Crayford or Slade Green […]
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‘Life-expired’ Superloop buses will be replaced soon, TfL says
Transport for London has said it is working to get more modern buses on its new flagship Superloop route through southeast London as soon as possible. The limited-stop SL11 began operating on January 24, three days after a press launch in which selected outlets and social media influencers were invited to join London’s mayor, Sir […]
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Greenwich’s council tax bills set to go up by 5 per cent
Greenwich Council is set to increase its share of council tax by 5 per cent in April – with another £7 million of cuts, mainly coming from efficiency savings at the town hall. Taxpayers will face the maximum increase allowed without a referendum: a 2.99 per cent increase plus a 2 per cent precept to […]
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Woolwich leaseholders’ huge bills are a non-issue, Labour councillor says
The plight of leaseholders in Woolwich who are being charged thousands of pounds a year for car parking spaces, whether they use them or not, is a “non-issue”, a senior Greenwich Labour councillor has said. Jackie Smith, one of the borough’s longest-serving councillors and the cabinet member for business, said she had knocked on every […]
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