Scrapping planned tolls on the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels would bring gridlock to Greenwich, council leader Anthony Okereke has said – criticising Conservative campaigns against tolls. Tory MP Louie French, who represents Old Bexley & Sidcup, has launched a campaign to abandon plans to charge for the Blackwall Tunnel when its £2bn neighbour opens in […]
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Crossing to Woolwich Elizabeth Line station could be redesigned to stop people walking in the road
The pedestrian “supercrossing” linking Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station with the town centre could be in line for a redesign because walkers are ignoring it, Greenwich Council’s deputy leader has said. A pair of wide pedestrian crossings across the busy A206 were opened in 2018 to connect the Royal Arsenal with the rest of Woolwich. But […]
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Eltham residents left waiting for life-saving defibrillator after councillors’ project stalls
A community in Eltham has been left waiting for a life-saving defibrillator to be installed after the project was not picked up after the councillor who submitted the bid lost his seat at the last election. Charlie Davis, who was a Conservative councillor for Eltham North, drew up the £1,900 bid for funds in conjunction […]
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Dismay as Greenwich Dance announces closure following council funding cut
Greenwich Dance plans to close in December after losing both its Arts Council and town hall funding – just a year after it moved to a new base in Thamesmead. The organisation began in 1993 when its founder, Richard Blanco, suggested to Greenwich Council that the vacant Borough Hall in Royal Hill be turned into […]
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Greenwich Summer Sounds concerts stay at Old Royal Naval College despite music school’s noise complaint
Summer concerts at the Old Royal Naval College are set to continue next year after Greenwich Council decided not to withdraw its licence after complaints over noise from a music school. Trinity Laban, which offers music courses in the college campus, sought a review of the licence for the Greenwich Summer Sounds shows because loud […]
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Charlton Athletic fans fear parking clampdown could hit Valley crowds
Football fans fear that tough new match day parking restrictions will hit attendances at Charlton Athletic’s home matches – even posing a threat to the future of the club. Newly approved plans mean that more streets in Charlton will be brought into a parking permit zone, blocking parking until 6.30pm on Mondays to Saturdays. But […]
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Morden Wharf’s weeping willows to go as aggregate works expands across Thames Path
Weeping willows on the Thames Path in Greenwich were condemned to the axe last night after councillors approved revised plans for new flood defences. Plans to remove the 11 trees, just north of Morden Wharf, and raise the path originally went to the council’s planning board in February, but were deferred after councillors said plans […]
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Flats plan for Greenwich’s old town hall put on hold after high rents criticised
Plans to convert Greenwich’s art deco former town hall into flats were deferred last night after councillors raised doubts about the scheme. Meridian House, whose clock tower is a local landmark, opened in 1939 as the headquarters of the old Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich. After the current council was formed in 1965 the town hall […]
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