Plans for a 25-storey tower across the road from Abbey Wood station have been approved by City Hall, three months after Bexley Council threw out the project. The block, between Sedgemere Road and Harrow Manorway, will include 228 new homes. None will be for social rent – instead 34 would be on offer for between […]
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Elizabeth Line and Thameslink works to hit Woolwich travel on Sunday
Update: The Elizabeth Line will now be running from 10am on Sunday from Abbey Wood and Woolwich, rather than being closed all day as previously indicated by TfL. Maintenance works will mean no Elizabeth Line services at Woolwich and Abbey Wood this Sunday morning – while separate work on lines used by Thameslink mean fewer […]
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Wildfire warning after blaze at Bostall Woods
London’s firefighters are warning of the risk of wildfires after 25 officers had to deal with a blaze at Bostall Woods in Abbey Wood last week. With more warm and sunny weather arriving, grassfires can spread easily because of the lack of rainfall in recent weeks. Between Friday April 4 and Monday April 7 the […]
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Thamesmead’s £23 million bus transit will not arrive until 2029, TfL reveals
A planned transit bus system for Thamesmead is not expected to be completed until 2029, it has emerged, a day after Transport for London announced plans for a new Superloop bus through the area. The government awarded £23 million to TfL in 2023 to develop the system between Woolwich, Thamesmead and Abbey Wood, similar to […]
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TfL reveals details of North Greenwich’s planned SL11 Superloop bus
Transport for London has revealed details of its planned Superloop bus between North Greenwich, Woolwich and Abbey Wood, which would replace the existing 472 service. The SL11 would be a limited-stop route serving Greenwich Millennium Village, Charlton station, Woolwich town centre, Belmarsh prison and various stops in Thamesmead. But a number of passengers, particularly in […]
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Elizabeth Line closure to hit Woolwich and Abbey Wood travel this weekend
A closure of the Elizabeth Line through central London will affect trains to Woolwich and Abbey Wood this weekend. Travel options will be further reduced on Sunday when engineering works close Southeastern and Thameslink lines through Greenwich, Woolwich and Abbey Wood. Cross-river travel will also be hampered by the southbound Blackwall Tunnel being closed on […]
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