Services through Greenwich, Blackheath, Charlton and Eltham will be hit by engineering works on both National Rail and the DLR this weekend – affecting plans for locals, visitors and football fans attending The Valley. Work on the line near Slade Green will mean no trains through Eltham or Bexleyheath all weekend, with limited services through […]
Charlton SE7 news
News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Cash-strapped Greenwich Council to put car parks up for sale
(Note: this is an old story. The council’s cabinet agreed plans to sell the car parks on October 16.) Car parks in Blackheath, Charlton and Plumstead as well as Eltham’s historic tram shelters could be sold off by Greenwich Council as it seeks to balance the books. The cash-strapped council’s mortuary in west Greenwich is […]
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Winter lights to come to Charlton as Sparkle in the Park returns
Greenwich Council’s winter lights show, Sparkle in the Park, is coming to Charlton Park next month along with a Christmas market and funfair. It is the fifth year the council has held the event, with past venues including Avery Hill Park and Well Hall Pleasaunce in Eltham and Maryon Park in Charlton. This year Charlton […]
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Talk to your neighbours, Charlton Athletic told as Valley ‘fan zone’ approved
Charlton Athletic has been told to communicate more with the club’s neighbours after it was given permission to host a “fan zone” outside The Valley on matchdays. The League One club has been given the go-ahead to serve alcohol and play music and video from two hours before men’s and women’s matches. It can open […]
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Deal to cut Greenwich Council homes ‘will save estate rebuild plans’
Plans to redevelop an old estate in Charlton could collapse if Greenwich Council does not accept a deal to build fewer council homes on the site, councillors have been warned. Two years ago Greenwich agreed to buy 90 homes, to be used as council housing, from the developer Lovell as part of a deal to […]
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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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Private homes deal to kickstart delayed Maryon Grove estate redevelopment
Greenwich Council is poised to sign a deal to allow an estate that sat crumbling for years to finally be redeveloped. The private developer Lovell will be allowed to build 33 private homes on the site of the Maryon Grove estate in Charlton – partly rolling back a previous deal which kickstarted work on the […]
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Local residents object to family ‘fan zone’ at Charlton Athletic’s Valley
Nearly eighty local residents and a Labour councillor have objected to Charlton Athletic’s plans to host a “fan zone” outside The Valley. The club has erected a small three-a-side football pitch by the stadium’s West Stand, and has applied for a licence to serve alcohol, show films on a screen and play music. While the […]
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