The husband of former prime minister Liz Truss is among the candidates in the most unpredictable Greenwich Council election for more than half a century. Hugh O’Leary is standing for the Conservatives in Woolwich Arsenal ward on May 7, nearly four years after his wife began her short but calamitous spell in Downing Street. Greenwich […]
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Morden Wharf could get more ‘affordable’ homes after mayor cuts targets
More “affordable” housing could be built at the controversial Morden Wharf development in Greenwich after London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan cut the targets that developers have to meet. Plans for towers of up to 36 storeys on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula were narrowly approved in September 2021. Opponents included Greenwich & Woolwich […]
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My work in oil and gas is moving us away from fossil fuels, Green councillor says
A Greenwich Green councillor has defended his career in the oil and gas industry — insisting his work over the past decade has been focused on the transition to renewable energy. Lakshan Saldin joined the Green Party in January after resigning from the Labour Party last September, and is standing for his new party in […]
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We need ‘game changing’ bike routes, Greenwich Cyclists tell candidates
Greenwich Cyclists want the borough’s next council leaders to implement “gamechanging” plans for better bike lanes across the borough after the election next month. The group, which is part of the London Cycling Campaign, wants political leaders to pledge to implement new cycle routes that Transport for London has calculated will have the most effect. […]
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‘We want to focus on the community’: Greenwich’s Vanbrugh pub to reopen
A much-loved Greenwich pub will reopen in May after being closed for eight months — and will regain its old name once again. The Vanbrugh has been taken on by a family-owned business, which has turned the old pub into a hive of activity in the past week as the bar is refurbished. Historically known […]
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More Charing Cross trains on the way for Blackheath, Kidbrooke and Eltham
Rail passengers in southeast London will get a “turn up and go service” on most routes on Mondays to Saturdays from December, Southeastern has said, as it confirmed plans to reverse many of the service cuts made after the pandemic. Blackheath, Kidbrooke and Eltham stations are due to get more trains to Charing Cross from […]
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Royal Observatory Greenwich given £21.9m towards ‘transformation’ works
Royal Observatory Greenwich has been £21.9 million from the government to help pay for new galleries and major refurbishment works. The First Light programme, billed as a “transformation” of the attraction, will cost £77 million in total. It includes a new entrance pavilion and landscaping works to better connect it with Greenwich Park. A lift […]
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No plans to charge overseas visitors at National Maritime Museum
Bosses at the National Maritime Museum say they have no plans to charge overseas visitors, even though the government said it would explore introducing admission fees. More than two million people visit the museum, Cutty Sark, Queen’s House and Royal Observatory each year. Entry to the National Maritime Museum and Queen’s House is free, in […]
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