Developers will need to find another £6 million towards a new bridge in the Royal Docks after Newham Council cut its funding by almost half. The twisty bridge would link the Excel centre and Custom House station with the major new development at Silvertown Quays across Royal Victoria Dock, which includes the transformation of the […]
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Delays coming as Charlton to Woolwich Cycleway 4 work starts this month
Drivers and bus users are being warned of delays until spring 2027 as construction work on the new Charlton to Woolwich cycleway begins this month. Some preparatory work took place earlier this year, but the diggers will be moving in on September 29 to build the segregated two-way lane from Gallions Road in Charlton to […]
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The Dial: Meantime brewery’s return to Greenwich confirmed for November
The opening date has been announced for the Meantime brewery’s return to Greenwich – with its first bar in the area since the Greenwich Union closed down five years ago. Last year Asahi, the Japanese brewer that bought Meantime in 2016, closed its Blackwall Lane brewery, moving operations to Fullers in Chiswick. Now Meantime is […]
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Promoted councillor to oversee ‘sustainable streets’ CPZ scheme
A backbench Labour councillor has been given a temporary promotion to Greenwich Council’s cabinet and will be taking charge of the controversial “sustainable streets” scheme to extend controlled parking zones in the north of the borough. Calum O’Byrne Mulligan, who represents Creekside, will step up to be cabinet member for climate action, sustainability and transport […]
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Homes on Blackheath station car park ‘a change for the good’, architect tells critics
The architect behind plans to build housing on the car park at Blackheath station has hit back after celebrities including Jude Law backed a campaign against the scheme. Acorn Property Group, a property developer based in north London, wants to build 20 houses and 25 flats and a new home for the Blackheath Farmers’ Market, […]
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We’re not moving, Thamesmead residents tell Peabody in Lesnes Estate row
Residents in the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead are refusing to leave so it can be demolished and replaced with 1,950 new homes, with one branding the redevelopment scheme “pure evil”. Bexley Council approved the plans for the 600-home estate, off Yarnton Way, in 2022. Most residents have found new homes elsewhere, but campaigners who remain […]
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Closing police front counters a pragmatic decision, Sadiq Khan says
Closing almost half of London’s police station front counters – including the one at Plumstead – is a “pragmatic” decision that will improve safety for Londoners, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. The London mayor claimed that the Metropolitan Police’s proposal to cut the number of front counters from 37 to 19 would see more funding […]
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Lewisham Council starts again with Ladywell Playtower redevelopment
Lewisham Council has reversed its planning permission for abandoned swimming baths to be redeveloped after the company that was due to deliver the scheme said it could not afford the project. The Ladywell Playtower was one of London’s first public pools when it was built in 1884, although it stopped being used as baths in […]
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