Southeastern will look at increasing train services on Charlton Athletic matchdays after being asked about the issue by a Greenwich councillor. Direct trains to Charlton from Sidcup line stations such as Mottingham and New Eltham were axed in 2022 as part of wide-ranging cuts to Southeastern Metro services. While some weekday “rounder” services have been […]
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Maryon Wilson Animal Park faces closure under Greenwich Council cuts
The much-loved Maryon Wilson Animal Park in Charlton faces closure under a new round of Greenwich Council cuts. Cutbacks to adventure playgrounds and library opening hours are also planned while the council hopes to increase income with new controlled parking zones. Next year’s cuts are smaller than had been feared, although the council is still […]
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Air-raid shelter set to go in plan for 20 flats at Charlton garage
A little-known World War II air-raid shelter beneath an MOT garage could be destroyed as part of a plan to build 20 flats in Charlton. The shelter, beneath the Riverside Garage on the corner of Rathmore Road and Victoria Way, would be wiped out to form a basement where a self-storage depot would be based. […]
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Rugby’s Wasps linked with move to Charlton’s Valley
Wasps could play at Charlton Athletic’s ground next season as part of a plan to revive one of rugby union’s best-known clubs, it has been reported. The club could groundshare at The Valley if it is granted admission to the RFU Championship, the second tier of English rugby, according to The Times. Wasps went bust […]
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Plans to build 1,200 homes on Greenwich Ikea’s car park are revived
Plans to build 1,200 homes on the site of Greenwich Ikea’s car park have been revived – just a year after the proposal was put on hold. The B&Q/Tradepoint store in the Millennium Retail Park would be demolished, but the Odeon cinema and adjacent restaurants would stay, as would the Sainsbury’s petrol station nearby. Blocks […]
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Vacuum cleaners to clean decades of soot when Blackheath rail tunnel closes
Rail engineers are preparing to clean decades of soot from the leaky Blackheath to Charlton rail tunnel so they can work out how much work is needed to shore it up in the future. The tunnel is closing for ten weeks from June 1 to allow Network Rail to start work on waterproofing the line, […]
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Man rescued from collapsed trench on site next to Blackwall Tunnel approach
Specially-trained fire officers rescued a man who was trapped in a collapsed trench on a construction site next to the Blackwall Tunnel approach on Tuesday. The man was trapped up to his chest in sand and clay on the site at Bramshot Avenue in Charlton, where a developer has permission to build nine flats. A […]
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