Tower Hamlets Council is looking into joining Greenwich in being designated a royal borough – six years after a corruption scandal saw its former leader thrown out of office. The legal status, which is made official with a royal rharter signed by the Queen, does not provide any additional powers but shows an area has […]
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TfL unveils cycle route from Greenwich foot tunnel to Canary Wharf and Hackney
Transport for London has outlined its plans for a new cycle route from the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to Canary Wharf and Hackney. Detailed proposals have been unveiled for the northern part of the route – from Westferry DLR station to Lyme Grove in Hackney – with a proposed route sketched out from the foot tunnel […]
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All change: 108 bus to link SE London with Olympic Park from October
Greenwich and Lewisham’s only bus service to east London, the 108, will be re-routed to run via the Olympic Park from October. The current service runs through the Blackwall Tunnel to Stratford bus station, via the A12, Bow Flyover and Stratford High Street. From 1 October, it will run via Chrisp Street in Poplar and […]
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Route 108 set for bigger buses and switch to Olympic Park
Greenwich, Blackheath and Lewisham could soon have a direct bus link to the Olympic Park under plans revealed by Transport for London today. The 108 service through the Blackwall Tunnel would have its route altered north of the river so it runs via Stratford City bus station, beside the Westfield shopping centre, to Stratford International […]
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Ikea claims Greenwich store ‘would improve air quality’
Furniture giant Ikea claims its proposed Greenwich store would improve air quality in the local area, according to documents sent to Greenwich Council. But its detailed figures show any improvement would be “negligible”, while pollution would actually get slightly worse at Greenwich Millennium Village. It says its plans to encourage traffic to use travel to […]
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Capital Ring 9: Stoke Newington to the Olympic Park
One of the most striking things about living in London is that it is always changing, often before our eyes. Tourists may come to visit ye olde London town, but the city we know is always in a permanent state of flux. New buildings go up, old ones are torn down. People settle down, people […]
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