Children’s centres in 13 locations across Greenwich borough face closure as part of the cash-strapped council’s plans to save £33.7 million. There are currently 23 centres in the borough, which offer early years education and childcare, healthcare services, early identification of children with special needs, family support and careers services . Four of the centres […]
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News about Abbey Wood, London SE2, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Elizabeth Line and Thameslink works to hit Woolwich this weekend
Getting to and from Woolwich by train will be more difficult this weekend, with no Elizabeth Line and reduced National Rail services through Woolwich Arsenal. There will be no Elizabeth Line services between Paddington and Abbey Wood this Saturday and Sunday. Engineers have been preparing to upgrade the two-year-old line’s signalling system to improve its […]
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Thamesmead’s first craft beer bar gets green light — but council blunder gives it a 6pm curfew
Thamesmead’s first microbrewery and craft beer pub has won planning permission – but was nearly scuppered from the start by a council mistake. Rock Leopard Brewery applied last year for permission to open up in Cygnet Square, a new development a few minutes’ walk from Abbey Wood station. It had raised over £15,000 in crowdfunding […]
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No Elizabeth Line to Woolwich or Abbey Wood this weekend
Two of southeast London’s key public transport links will be closed this weekend – making it harder for passengers to get into central London or across the Thames. There will be no no Elizabeth Line between Paddington, Woolwich and Abbey Wood on Saturday and Sunday to allow for maintenance works, including fitting the line out […]
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Peabody rethinking plans for historic Abbey Wood pub site to fit new fire rules
The developer behind plans to build 66 flats on the site of a historic Abbey Wood pub says it is rethinking its plans so they comply with new fire safety rules. Peabody won the backing of Bexley councillors three years ago for a 10-storey block on land once occupied by the Harrow Inn, on the […]
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Thamesmead and Abbey Wood join TfL’s new Superloop bus network
Thamesmead and Abbey Wood will be added to Transport for London’s Superloop network, it emerged today as Sadiq Khan rode a bus that will be used on the new express bus network. The mayor went to west London to launch route SL8 – a rebranded version of the fast service that has run between Uxbridge […]
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Music studio where Ukraine benefit single was made faces eviction by NHS landlord
A music studio that has hosted members of Squeeze, T’Pau, Nine Below Zero and Kate Bush’s original backing band as well as helping mental health patients faces closure after being evicted by its NHS landlord. Abbey Music Studio, which is based in the grounds of the former Goldie Leigh Hospital, is set to close next […]
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Roger Federer set to unveil tennis mural as Greenwich players face £3 charges
Roger Federer is due to visit a park in Abbey Wood this summer once its tennis court has been revamped with a £300,000 grant from the Lawn Tennis Association. The eight-time Wimbledon champion’s visit will come as tennis courts at five locations across Greenwich borough are refurbished with the LTA cash. But the improvements will […]
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