No lease has been signed for return of a cinema to Catford – seven months after Lewisham Council announced an independent operator would be taking over the site. Castle Cinema was identified as the new operator of the old Catford Mews site in February, less than three months before the council elections. But while negotiations […]
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News about Catford, London SE6, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Catford South Circular rerouting scrapped as regeneration plans scaled back
Lewisham Council has scaled back plans to redevelop Catford town centre and scrapped a scheme to reroute the South Circular Road after government cash was withdrawn. Proposals to knock down the Catford shopping centre and the adjacent Milford Towers for new tower blocks have been shelved, with the Green-run council moving to a “retrofit-first” approach […]
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Bus route 54 linking Woolwich and Lewisham hit by latest TfL cut
Another key bus route in Greenwich borough is being reduced in frequency as cash-strapped Transport for London makes more cuts to its network. Route 54, linking Woolwich with Elmers End, will be cut back from six buses an hour to five on weekdays, as part of a new timetable which begins this weekend. Evening and […]
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‘Missed opportunity’ as TfL rejects Eltham to Woolwich Superloop bus
Transport for London has rejected calls to extend Eltham’s new Superloop bus to Woolwich, despite campaigns for a fast link between the two town centres. Greenwich Council’s Labour leadership and Conservative councillors both said it was a “missed opportunity” to provide a limited-stop service from Eltham to the Elizabeth Line. TfL said that providing new links […]
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Castle Cinema to reopen Catford Mews site 15 months after closure
An independent cinema operator from Hackney is to take over the former Catford Mews site – 15 months after the previous operator was evicted over rent arrears. Castle Cinema will take over the site at 32 Winslade Way in the Catford shopping centre, which will now be known as Castle Catford. The site was previously […]
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Goldsmiths University to open campus in Catford’s Old Town Hall
Goldsmiths University is to open a campus in the centre of Catford – with more than 600 fine art and design students expected to move in. The university, which can date its history in New Cross back to Victorian times, is expected to take a ten-year lease in the Old Town Hall, across the road […]
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Heritage buses to run on route 54 from Blackheath for one day only
Heritage buses will ply the streets of Blackheath and Lewisham next month – offering passengers a free ride and a chance to go back in time on route 54. The event will coincide with an open day at Catford Bus Garage, which will mark 111 years of the depot that currently runs the modern-day 54 […]
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Squatters take over closed Catford Mews cinema
Squatters have taken over the closed-down Catford Mews cinema, five months after it closed suddenly after a row over unpaid rent. The venue has been empty since late October after Really Local Group, the company that operated the cinema, was thrown out by the Lewisham Council-owned company that owns the site in a row over […]
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