London Mayor Sadiq Khan has made the “difficult decision” to abandon a legal challenge against controversial plans for a new waste-burning incinerator by the Thames at Belvedere, with the cash-strapped office citing “substantial costs” of continuing with the case as the reason. Mr Khan’s office confirmed on Wednesday the judicial review, which had been due to […]
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Bring Thameslink to Belvedere and Erith, Bexley Council leader says
Bexley Council has asked Thameslink to stop its trains at Belvedere and Erith stations to provide a much-needed boost to public transport in the area. The north-south rail link began running on the Greenwich and North Kent lines two years ago – but skips stops at Woolwich Dockyard, Belvedere and Erith on its route between […]
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MPs and councillors turn up heat after new Belvedere incinerator approved
An MP and local councillors have criticised the government’s approval of a new incinerator by the River Thames at Belvedere. Alok Sharma, the secretary of state for business, has approved the “energy park” development by Cory Riverside Energy, which will also feature an anaerobic digestion facility for food and green waste, solar power generation and […]
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Mayor Sadiq Khan objects to ‘polluting’ Belvedere incinerator scheme
Sadiq Khan has thrown his weight behind a campaign to stop a controversial incinerator being built next to a nature reserve in Belvedere. The Mayor of London has urged the government to pull the plug on Cory Riverside Energy’s proposed waste incinerator at their site near to Crossness Nature Reserve. Bexley councillors and wildlife enthusiasts […]
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TfL lifts lid on possible Thamesmead DLR extension
Greenwich councillors got their first look tonight of what a possible Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead could look like when transport representatives made their annual appearance before a scrutiny committee. The mayor’s transport agency is currently investigating different routes across the Thames between Beckton and Thamesmead. An extension to Thamesmead has been demanded since […]
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TfL confirms steep cut in buses between Greenwich and Woolwich – and rejects Eltham Crossrail express
Transport for London has confirmed plans to sharply cut bus services between Greenwich and Woolwich by diverting route 180 so it starts at North Greenwich station. It has also rejected calls for an express version of the 161 between Woolwich and Eltham, claiming demand for the route “is not expected to increase significantly” when Crossrail […]
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