The Conservative candidate for Eltham in next month’s general election has backed controversial plans to build private housing on a public park in his role as a senior Bexley councillor. Louie French, who is taking on Labour’s Clive Efford in the seat, supported the plans to build on West Street Small Park in Erith in […]
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Sadiq Khan sends the diggers in as Silvertown Tunnel contracts signed
The controversial £1bn Silvertown Tunnel will finally go ahead after Transport for London signed a contract to build and operate the new road between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, it was confirmed this morning. TfL insists the new road, which is due to open in 2025, will “virtually eliminate” congestion around the Blackwall Tunnel. […]
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Network Rail to meet passengers as major rail closure gets closer
Network Rail is to hold drop-in sessions for passengers in the coming weeks as it gears up for a nine-day closure of the rail line through Eltham and Bexleyheath for work to stop landslips. The route between Blackheath and Dartford will close from Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 February, with no services at Kidbrooke, Eltham, […]
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Crossrail opening delays could cost TfL up to £750 million
Delays to Crossrail could cost Transport for London as much as £750 million in lost revenue, rail bosses admitted today as they warned that they may miss their target of opening the rail line in early 2021. The new rail line, linking Abbey Wood and Woolwich with Heathrow and Reading, was originally set to open […]
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Council brands Picturehouse pay ‘regrettable’ as cinema chain comes to Woolwich
A cinema chain targeted by a union over its refusal to pay the London Living Wage has been picked to operate a cinema in the Greenwich Council-backed Spray Street development in Woolwich town centre. Picturehouse Cinemas, part of the giant Cineworld group, will operate a five-screen venue if the scheme, which has been delayed because […]
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Woolwich Tesco and Charlton Riverside planning inquiries get under way
Two public inquiries started this morning which could have a big impact on the future of some of Greenwich borough’s biggest development schemes. A seven-day hearing into Greenwich Council’s refusal of plans to build a 27-storey tower in front of Tesco in Woolwich began earlier at Woolwich Town Hall; while a 12-day hearing into London […]
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Council leader praises workers who got Queen Elizabeth Hospital through black alert
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has praised NHS and council staff who helped Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich when it reached full capacity last week, triggering the “worst day in the history of the hospital”. 853 reported last week that the Queen Elizabeth, together with its sister hospital in Lewisham, declared a “black alert”, meaning […]
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Greenwich ‘must up recycling rates’ as it prepares to consult on bins
The Greenwich Council cabinet member in charge of its bin collections said last night that it was “imperative” that the borough dramatically increases its recycling rate to over 50%. Cabinet members backed launching a consultation into proposals which could see Greenwich cut its general waste collections from weekly to fortnightly – in line with most […]
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