The London Marathon could take place across two days next year, organisers have confirmed – leaving residents and businesses near the route wondering what it means for them. This year’s event, on Sunday April 26, will begin on Blackheath and snake its way through Woolwich, Charlton, Greenwich and Deptford on its way to the finish […]
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News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Charlton Riverside rejected for ‘new town’ status that Thamesmead won
Thamesmead may have been declared a new town this week – but the government rejected a suggestion that Charlton Riverside should be given the same status, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. The new-town status for Thamesmead – some 60 years after work started on the first phase of housing in the area – provides a […]
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Bigger planes could come to London City Airport
London City Airport has opened a consultation into allowing larger planes to take off and land – saying it will result in a smaller increase in flights as the airport expands. The airport, in the Royal Docks, is proposing to slightly lower the landing path for planes as they approach the runway. Take-offs and landings […]
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Southeastern set to restore all-day link to Elizabeth Line in plan to reverse train cuts
Southeastern Metro trains in Greenwich and Bexley boroughs could mostly return to pre-Covid service levels by the end of the year – including bringing back an all-day direct link to the Elizabeth Line at Abbey Wood. “Rounder” services that linked the Greenwich and Sidcup lines on Mondays to Saturdays could be reintroduced as soon as […]
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Greenwich Council rejects scrutiny call and permanently imposes LTN
Greenwich Council has blocked a final attempt to challenge its controversial low-traffic neighbourhood – just days after denying it had airbrushed opposition to the project. Conservative deputy leader Charlie Davis had attempted to “call in” the final decision to approve the scheme after a statutory consultation which ended last month. This would have resulted in […]
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Greenwich Council protests about latest cut to hospital bus services
A key bus route serving North Greenwich and Queen Elizabeth Hospital is being reduced in frequency by Transport for London – but the council says it was not consulted and has protested about the decision. The 486 service, which runs through Charlton, Woolwich Common and Shooters Hill to Bexleyheath, will be reduced from six buses […]
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Greenwich Council must back pubs in new Local Plan, campaigners say
Greenwich Council’s blueprint for the borough’s future should be strengthened to provide more protection for pubs, campaigners who want to reopen Charlton’s White Swan say. The consultation on Greenwich’s Local Plan closes on Sunday, and the chair of White Swan Music & Arts, Suzanne Hunt, wants residents to write to the council to ensure policies […]
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‘Life-expired’ Superloop buses will be replaced soon, TfL says
Transport for London has said it is working to get more modern buses on its new flagship Superloop route through southeast London as soon as possible. The limited-stop SL11 began operating on January 24, three days after a press launch in which selected outlets and social media influencers were invited to join London’s mayor, Sir […]
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