An underground wartime shelter that could hold up to 800 people was found during works to revamp Lewisham town centre, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. The shelter managed to withstand a Nazi rocket attack on the high street that killed more than 50 people, but had been forgotten about over time – until work began […]
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Lewisham’s Model Market ‘set to reopen this year’ as shopping centre impasse goes on
Lewisham’s Model Market is on track to reopen later this year, its new operator has said, even though the site is still sitting empty months after it was first supposed to have opened its gates. The food and drink spot, which closed in 2021, is due to be revived as part of plans to redevelop […]
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New consultation into ‘quieter’ Charlton data centre opens
A new consultation has opened into controversial plans for a data centre on the Charlton riverside – with the developer arguing that it would be a quieter neighbour than the industrial estate that is already on the site. Last month Greenwich Council said it was opposed to GLI’s plans for a 100,000-square metre centre off […]
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Greenwich councillors could still back controversial Deptford Bridge flats
Part of a controversial development at Deptford Bridge could still be approved by Greenwich councillors next week – even though their counterparts in Lewisham have thrown out their side of the scheme. The developer RER London wants to build 802 homes on the Lewisham College site, which straddles Deptford Creek and the borough boundary. A […]
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Tenants in Carbuncle Cup-winning Lewisham flats face another year away from home
Hundreds of residents who were moved out of the Lewisham Gateway development face another 12 months away from their new homes following a flood that knocked out water and power supplies. More than 400 people had to move out of The Filigree, the development’s second phase, in February last year after a burst water pipe […]
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Sidcup ULEZ bomber jailed for 15 years at Old Bailey
A man who used a home-made bomb to blow up an ULEZ camera in Sidcup has been jailed for 15 years at the Old Bailey. Kevin Rees, 64, used a metal cylinder filled with powder to cause the explosion in Willersley Avenue, which damaged cars and property up to 100 metres away, including a child’s […]
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Report raises fire safety fears at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Combustible materials in the walls at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, have the potential for “rapid fire spread”, a survey found – but the trust in charge says it is confident that it has the measures in place to keep patients and staff safe. Papers from the last board meeting of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS […]
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Developer behind rejected Deptford Creek student towers tries again
The developer behind rejected plans for student towers next to Deptford Creek is trying again with plans for smaller buildings. Early planning documents show that Your Tribe wants to build two blocks of 13 and nine storeys on the Deptford side of the creek, next to Millennium Quay. Plans for 13 and 17-storey towers were […]
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