Campaigners hoping to halt the redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre want the borough’s new Green council to stop a potential compulsory purchase of the old Citibank tower. Save Lewisham Shopping Centre wants more affordable housing added to the £1.5 billion redevelopment. Councillors approved the scheme in October, and that decision was rubber-stamped by the council’s […]
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Battle to save Lesnes Estate is likely to fail, says Thamesmead campaigner
A last-ditch attempt to save the Lesnes Estate in south Thamesmead from redevelopment is set to fail, according to the resident who launched it. Adam Turk said it would take “a miracle” to overturn the Peabody housing association’s plans to demolish the 596 homes on the estate and replace them with up to 1,950 new […]
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Planned open-air venue ‘could cause crush at Charlton station’
A planned 5,000-capacity open-air events venue near the Thames Barrier risks causing a crowd crush at Charlton station, police have warned after its operators applied for a licence. CW Bases Ltd has applied to Greenwich Council for a premises licence at the former Stone Foundries site off Woolwich Road that would host concerts, films and […]
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Woolwich Foot Tunnel’s broken lift ‘could be finally fixed by December’
The Woolwich Foot Tunnel’s broken north lift could finally be fixed by December after four years out of action, according to Greenwich Council. Pedestrians and cyclists have had to use the stairs at the North Woolwich side of the tunnel since August 2022. Talks between Greenwich and Newham councils, which jointly own the tunnel, have […]
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Freedom Pass will remain, London Councils promises after protest at its HQ
The body representing London’s 32 boroughs has pledged to maintain the capital’s Freedom Pass, which allows free travel on public transport for those aged 66 or over, following pressure from campaigners. More than 10,000 Londoners and civic organisations had called on London Councils, which represents the boroughs and the City of London, to protect the […]
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Go Ape will come to Danson Park after angry scenes at Bexley Council
Danson Park will get a Go Ape high ropes course after Bexley councillors approved plans to shouts and groans from the public gallery. Over 2,000 people had signed a petition while 650 people lodged objections to the plan to bring a woodland adventure park to the north and west of the open space, between Welling […]
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London City Airport expansion ‘should be paused to protect residents’
Plans to expand London City Airport should be put on hold until “robust, independent real-world assessments” have been carried out to see how residents will be affected, according to a London Assembly member. Two years ago the government approved a proposal to increase capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers a year by putting […]
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Len Duvall: Late nights in the House of Lords are a ‘hard grind’
After Len Duvall underwent major heart surgery in 2021, he was planning to step down as Greenwich and Lewisham’s London Assembly member at the next election, three years later. But since then, Duvall, who is the only remaining member to have served on the assembly since it was created in 2000, has not only stepped […]
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