Transport for London has revealed details of its planned Superloop bus between North Greenwich, Woolwich and Abbey Wood, which would replace the existing 472 service. The SL11 would be a limited-stop route serving Greenwich Millennium Village, Charlton station, Woolwich town centre, Belmarsh prison and various stops in Thamesmead. But a number of passengers, particularly in […]
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News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Pub quiz to boost campaign to save Charlton’s White Swan pub
Campaigners hoping to bring Charlton’s White Swan pub back to life are hosting a fundraising pub quiz later this month. The event will take place five years after the pub closed suddenly, just a few days before the Covid lockdown in March 2020. Since then the Isle of Man-based developer Mendoza has kept the pub […]
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‘Sustainable streets’ CPZ consultation launched by Greenwich Council
Greenwich Council has started a consultation on “sustainable streets” and controlled parking zones in several areas of the borough. Residents in Charlton, Kidbrooke and Blackheath, Plumstead, Shooters Hill, West Thamesmead and Woolwich are being asked about what they think about traffic and parking in their areas as well as where they would like to see […]
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Improvements to lethal Greenwich roundabout ‘lost in the TfL ether’
Plans to rip out the notorious roundabout beneath the Blackwall Tunnel approach in east Greenwich may be “lost in the TfL ether”, councillors have been told – by a TfL official. Five years ago Transport for London proposed removing the Angerstein Roundabout – where Woolwich Road meets the A102 – and replacing it with […]
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Maryon Wilson Animal Park to stay open after Greenwich Council U-turn
Greenwich Council has scrapped plans to close Maryon Wilson Animal Park after more than 10,000 people signed a petition against the proposal. The town hall had proposed closing the park, which it said would save £60,000, as part of a new round of austerity cuts. But the council backed away from the plans in an […]
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‘We’ll stand for election if you try to close our animal park,’ councillors warned
Greenwich councillors have been warned that they will be challenged at next year’s elections if they back plans to close Maryon Wilson Animal Park in Charlton. A packed public meeting at St Thomas’ Church – just a few hundred metres from the park – heard locals vent their anger at the council’s proposal to shut […]
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Ban Lime bikes from Greenwich if it doesn’t clean up its act, councillors demand
Greenwich Council could back a call to ban Lime bikes in the borough next week after two frustrated councillors spoke out against the company for not taking action against riders dumping their bikes on pavements. Since summer 2023 the council has been due to sign an agreement with Lime that would mean users would have […]
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Closing Maryon Wilson Animal Park will save just £5,000 from budget
Greenwich Council’s plans to close Maryon Wilson Animal Park in Charlton would only save £5,000 over the next four years, it has been revealed, because of the high cost of rehoming its residents. The proposal, revealed on Tuesday night as part of the Labour council’s latest budget cuts, has provoked a wave of anger in […]
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