Greenwich Council has denied airbrushing evidence of public opposition in reports about its low-traffic neighbourhood in Greenwich and Blackheath, insisting that the consultation was not “biased, undemocratic or secretive.” The scheme, which began as a trial in November 2024, uses camera-enforced filters to bar most through traffic during weekday rush hours. It was the latest […]
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Cutty Sark DLR closure ‘has hit Greenwich town centre footfall’
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 […]
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Shared ownership housing becoming ‘problematic’ in London, Greenwich MP says
Shared ownership is becoming a “problematic” form of housing in London, Greenwich & Woolwich’s MP Matt Pennycook has said. The housing minister said he had seen issues in his own constituency with the tenure, which allows people to buy a share of their new home and pay regulated rent on the rest. Shared ownership is […]
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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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Campaigner takes legal action to save Thamesmead’s Lesnes Estate
A resident of the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead has begun legal action against Bexley Council in an attempt to save the 1960s blocks, which are due to be demolished for 1,950 new homes. Councillors approved the plans from the Peabody housing association in 2022, and Bexley planning officers finally rubber-stamped the decision two days before […]
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