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 […]
Charlton SE7 news
News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich LTN: Council U-turns and will extend grace period to fix signs
Updated story: Greenwich Council has changed its mind and will extend a grace period for drivers in its new low-traffic neighbourhood after all because of problems with the signage in the area. The rush-hour traffic curbs on both sides of Greenwich Park came into force on November 27, but drivers who break the new rules […]
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Greenwich Council asks residents if they would help clean streets
Greenwich borough residents are being asked if they would volunteer to help clean their street as part of a consultation into cuts to the service. Earlier this year, the cash-strapped council said it wanted to cut 22 jobs and save £1.2 million by cutting street cleaning to as little as once a month in some […]
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Greenwich and Charlton’s cycleway to stay – but bus-stop bypasses face review
The segregated cycle lane between Greenwich and Charlton is to be made permanent – but bus-stop bypasses along the route will be reviewed to make sure they are safe. Cyclists have been able to use their own segregated lane between Christchurch Way and the Angerstein roundabout since December 2020, with an extension to Anchor & […]
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Charlton House declared ‘at risk’ by Historic England over leaky roof
Charlton House has been added to Historic England’s register of buildings at risk, a decade after the Jacobean mansion was hived off to an independent trust. The 17th-century building is in desperate need of £2 million of repair work, particularly to its leaking roof. Built for Prince Henry, the son of James I, in 1607, […]
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Children’s charity finds new home after losing base at Charlton House
The future of one of Greenwich’s best-loved charities has been secured, three months after it was told to leave its long-established home at Charlton House. Charlton Toy Library will move into new premises at Langthorne House, on the Springfield Estate, later this month, ending weeks of uncertainty for the volunteers who lend toys, games and puzzles […]
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Greenwich and Blackheath’s part-time LTN will start in late November
A rush-hour low-traffic neighbourhood in parts of Greenwich and Blackheath will begin at the end of November, Greenwich Council has confirmed in a letter to local residents. Though north-south through traffic will be barred from streets east and west of Greenwich Park between 7-10am and 3-7pm on weekdays. Those streets include Point Hill, Crooms Hill, […]
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Greenwich Council is sitting on £55 million of money from developers
Greenwich Council is sitting on a £55 million pile of cash from developers – the fourth highest total in London. Research by the National Housebuilders’ Federation (NHF) found that Greenwich was in the top 20 councils nationally that had millions of pounds in unspent money from developers. On average, each council in England and Wales […]
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