Campaigners trying to stop 45 homes being built on Blackheath station’s car park have had the site declared an asset of community value by Lewisham Council. Acorn Property Group wants to build a row of terraced houses and two blocks of flats, along with 40 pitches for Blackheath Farmers’ Market, which uses the car park […]
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News about Blackheath, London SE3 – including Westcombe Park – from The Greenwich Wire.
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Blackheath car park nets £1.1 m in Greenwich Council ‘fire sale’
Greenwich Council’s latest car park sale has netted more than a million pounds after 30 spaces in Blackheath went under the hammer. Former tram shelters in Eltham and old toilets in Greenwich also found buyers in the sale of council assets. The car park, on Old Dover Road, sold for £1,155,000 at the online auction […]
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Blackheath fireworks tickets on sale as local talent stage unveiled
Organisers of this year’s Blackheath fireworks display have added a stage to showcase local talent as tickets go on sale for the revived event. The People’s Stage will act as a precursor to Lewisham Council’s People’s Day festival, which will return to Mountsfield Park in Catford next year. The stage will “celebrate the incredible local […]
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Blackheath’s fireworks display could be two-day event in future
The Blackheath fireworks display could become a two-day event in future if Lewisham councillors grant a new licence next week. Last year’s display was the first since 2019 and the first to charge an admission fee after being taken over by the company behind the display at Alexandra Park in north London. While Slammin’ Events […]
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Greenwich needs clarity on two-day London Marathon plans, organisers told
Businesses and residents in Greenwich affected by next year’s double London Marathon need clarity on the arrangements for the event, organisers have been told. While those who live and work inside the area closed off by the race are used to the single day’s disruption the marathon usually causes, next year’s event will be over […]
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Eltham’s historic tram shelters go up for auction with Blackheath car park
Three historic tram shelters in Eltham which date back more than 100 years will go up for auction next month, along with a car park in Blackheath which was pulled from sale last year. The buildings in Well Hall Road once formed part of a terminus at St John’s Church, but served as public toilets […]
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Cycle track could run across Blackheath as part of route to Eltham
A two-way cycle path could be put in place across Blackheath as part of revived plans to create a better route for riders between Greenwich Park and Eltham. But Greenwich Council has backed away from earlier proposals to close roads to motor vehicles as part of the scheme. A two-way cycle track would be installed […]
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Blackheath Fireworks will return for 2026 – but free displays unlikely to come back
The Blackheath fireworks display will be back again this year – but the free displays of the past are unlikely to return in future, Lewisham councillors have been told. A generation of SE Londoners grew up with free displays on Blackheath, lasting for about 30 years until 2019, with crowds of up to 100,000 people […]
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