Fire officials are investigating after Monday night’s blaze at a recycling yard in Bermondsey that halted rail services and produced smoke that could be seen across London. About 100 officers with 15 fire engines tackled the blaze in Landmann Road, Bermondsey, close to the South East London Combined Heat and Power incinerator (SELCHP) and Millwall’s […]
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Century-old panorama of Greenwich’s lost landmarks goes up for sale
A century-old panorama of Greenwich featuring some of the town centre’s long-lost landmarks is going up for auction next week. The Flowing River Winds Past Palace, Park, and the Homes of Toiling Millions by William Lionel Wyllie captures a view from Greenwich Park across the working River Thames in 1924. Wyllie, a celebrated maritime artist, […]
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Woolwich town centre to become giant dancefloor for GDIF 2026 launch
Pumping club music will turn Woolwich town centre into a dancefloor for the first night of the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, which will return in August. The French choreographer Mehdi Kerkouche’s performance of 360 will kick off the festival, which will also include the return of Greenwich Fair, an immersive nature show in Thamesmead […]
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Plans to demolish Woolwich’s Waterfront Leisure Centre published
The end is coming for the old Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich after formal plans to demolish the complex were published. After 37 years as the borough’s main leisure centre, the Waterfront closed on New Year’s Eve and was replaced by Woolwich Waves, which took its first customers the following day. Greenwich Council plans to […]
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Greenwich’s first 29 Lime bike bays confirmed – with Forest set to join too
Greenwich Council will finally introduce an initial 29 parking bays for Lime bikes – and is set to sign an agreement so Forest bike users will have to use them too. Plans to introduce 55 locations were revealed in August last year, mostly in Deptford, Greenwich and Blackheath, but objections by residents mean this total […]
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London City Airport expansion ‘should be paused to protect residents’
Plans to expand London City Airport should be put on hold until “robust, independent real-world assessments” have been carried out to see how residents will be affected, according to a London Assembly member. Two years ago the government approved a proposal to increase capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers a year by putting […]
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Campaigners condemn new plan for flats at Charlton’s White Swan pub
Campaigners hoping to save the White Swan pub in Charlton have appealed to residents to object to the latest attempt to turn part of the building into flats. The developer Mendoza has applied to Greenwich Council to build four flats above the pub, adding an extra floor to recreate the building’s appearance before it was […]
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Newcomer to take over key Greenwich Council planning role
A councillor elected only three weeks ago has been given one of Greenwich’s biggest cabinet roles, taking charge of planning and new developments in the borough. Tom Creswell, who was voted in as an Abbey Wood councillor on May 7, will become the cabinet member for planning and development in Anthony Okereke’s new-look team. Okereke […]
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