TfL has confirmed plans to scrap the 472 bus route between North Greenwich and Abbey Wood and replace it with a limited-stop Superloop service. The new bus will run fast from Charlton station to Woolwich Elizabeth Line station, serving only one stop in Woolwich town centre. Stops skipped along the way include Charlton Sainsbury’s, the […]
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Crossness steaming weekend to mark engines’ 160th anniversary
The Victorian pumping station at Crossness will be throwing open its doors this weekend as part of celebrations to mark its 160th anniversary. Visitors will be able to see the Prince Consort beam engine steaming, while there will be special talks and exhibitions as well as live music to recreate the sounds of the era […]
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Sidcup Storyteller cinema to stay open after Catford Mews firm pulls out
The company behind the ill-fated Catford Mews cinema has withdrawn from a second venue in southeast London – but the Sidcup Storyteller is staying open. Catford Mews closed in October after Really Local Group (RLG) was thrown out by its landlord, a Lewisham Council company charged with redeveloping the town centre. The closure led to […]
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Plans for flats at Welling United’s ground are still on, club says
New plans for flats at Welling United’s stadium are on their way, the non-league football club has said just days after proposals for more than a hundred homes were withdrawn. The club has teamed up with the Charlton-based developer Lita Homes to redevelop the Park View Road ground, which has hosted football since the 1920. […]
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Plans for 104 flats at Welling United’s ground withdrawn by developer
Plans to build more than a hundred flats at Welling United’s football ground have been withdrawn, six months after they were submitted to Bexley Council. Lita Homes, a Charlton-based developer, had wanted to rebuild the non-league side’s Park View Road stadium to include 104 flats in an eight-storey block facing the main road. Most of […]
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Greenwich Council wins battle with Bexley over Oxleas Woods parking
Greenwich Council has come out on top after a long-running row with its neighbour Bexley over plans to curb parking near Oxleas Woods. London mayor Sadiq Khan has sided with Labour-run Greenwich over its plans to introduce parking charges on parts of Rochester Way and Welling Way, in Eltham. The scheme was approved by Greenwich’s […]
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Flats near Oxleas Woods approved despite ‘turquoise monstrosity’ criticism
Plans for discounted-rent flats close to Oxleas Woods were approved at the second time of asking after the developer lopped two storeys off the proposed building. Meridian Home Start was given the go-ahead for 63 flats at Shepherds Leas, on the borough border at Falconwood. All homes would be offered at 65 per cent of […]
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Thamesmead residents protest against Peabody’s plans to demolish estate
Residents in Thamesmead are occupying an empty house to protest against plans to knock down their estate to build 1,950 homes. Peabody housing association’s plans for the estate won outline planning permission from Bexley Council for the project in October 2022. The Lesnes Estate, off Yarnton Way, would be demolished as part of the proposals. […]
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