Woolwich’s Equitable House is to finally get a new lease of life with flats nearing completion on the upper floors – with the building’s owner hoping it can make a contribution to the revival of the town centre. For 54 years until 1989, the striking building on General Gordon Square was the headquarters of the […]
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Greenwich Peninsula councillors back Silvertown Tunnel – after claiming to oppose it
853 exclusive: Greenwich Labour councillors reaffirmed their backing for the Silvertown Tunnel last week, with the help of councillors in the area most affected by the scheme who had pledged their opposition to it when appealing for votes last year. Peninsula ward councillors Denise Scott-McDonald and Stephen Brain voted against a motion that would have […]
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‘It’s time to panic’: Lewisham Council declares climate emergency – but Greenwich won’t
Lewisham Council declared a “climate emergency” last week, backing the need for urgent action on the environment – but neighbouring Greenwich rejected the same calls, saying it was already doing enough. After a February day in which temperatures in SE London reached 19C, the two councils discussed the issue of what they could do about […]
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Woolwich Barracks closure raised in Commons after 4,000 sign petition
Local MP Matt Pennycook has raised the fate of Woolwich Barracks in the House of Commons after 4,000 people signed a petition against its closure. The barracks will close by 2028 under plans outlined by the government in 2016, and the Greenwich & Woolwich MP has been fighting a campaign to keep the historic site […]
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Ikea tried to wriggle out of planning pledge to deter Greenwich gridlock
Furniture giant Ikea tried to get out of a planning commitment to direct drivers away from a congested roundabout outside its controversial east Greenwich store, 853 has discovered. Traffic congestion at the store, which the Swedish company has called “its most sustainable yet”, has focused on the notorious roundabout below the Woolwich Road roundabout – […]
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Senior Greenwich councillor branded ‘disingenuous’ over Woolwich plans
A senior Greenwich councillor has been accused of being “disingenuous” over the future of Woolwich town centre after claiming that a community group had withdrawn from proposals to hold a joint workshop into a new plan for the area. The disagreement centres on a consultation for an “urban design and public realm strategy” for Woolwich, […]
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Leaders squabble as Greenwich Council backs 2.99% tax rise
Greenwich Council raised its council tax by 2.99% last night – but the meeting descended into a bad-tempered spat after council leader Danny Thorpe accused Tory leader Matt Hartley wanting “to set up a little army of bailiffs” to target poorer residents. Overall bills will go up by 4.2% after London mayor Sadiq Khan increased […]
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West End theatre boss to run Woolwich’s £31m creative district
A West End theatre boss is to become the chief executive of the trust set up to run Woolwich’s £31m “creative district” in the Royal Arsenal. James Heaton, who will take up the role at the Woolwich Creative District Trust in August, is currently the operations director at Nimax Theatres, which runs seven venues including […]
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