Locals in Woolwich and Charlton have been warned that an emergency services training exercise will take place in Woolwich Barracks next week – but there will be nothing to worry about. The police, fire and ambulance services will be taking part in the drill alongside Greenwich Council and the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. Sergeant […]
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News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Developer must be forced to restore our White Swan, pub campaigners say in petition
Campaigners in Charlton are calling on Greenwich Council to force the offshore developer that owns the White Swan pub to restore the venue to how it was when it closed three years ago. Mendoza, which is based on the Isle of Man, wants to turn the pub into a supermarket with flats above, and has […]
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Cannabis farm found in Charlton’s White Swan as locals fear for future of building
A cannabis farm has been discovered in a closed pub in Charlton Village, with locals fearing for the future of the abandoned building. Locks had been broken and people seen coming in and out of the White Swan on Monday and Tuesday. Photos from inside the building, taken on Wednesday, show bags of fertiliser and […]
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Ice Cold in Alex on the bill as Charlton & Woolwich Free Film Festival returns
Classic war movie Ice Cold in Alex is among the highlights of this year’s Charlton & Woolwich Free Film Festival, which starts next month. The 1958 film, starring John Mills and Sylvia Syms, is set in the Western Desert campaign of World War II, and is best known for the legendary scene at the end […]
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Charlton’s White Swan pub could become a Tesco store if offshore developer has its way
Charlton’s much-loved White Swan pub could become a Tesco store, planning documents submitted to Greenwich Council suggest. The building, which has been closed since March 2020, would be extended into the beer garden with the upper floors converted into seven flats, according to a application submitted by the Isle of Man-based property company Mendoza. Mendoza’s […]
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Thames Barrier bar told to shut for a month after gang accusations
A bar by the Thames Barrier has been told to close for a month after reports of violence and allegations that gang members were bribing door staff so they could bring in guns. Greenwich Council has suspended the licence of Hayatt Lounge, a shisha lounge with a bar and restaurant on industrial land at Westmoor […]
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Woolwich’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital gains a new night bus from tonight
North Greenwich station, Charlton and Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be linked by bus 24 hours a day, seven days a week from tonight, with all-night buses being introduced on route 486. Buses will now run between Bexleyheath town centre and North Greenwich seven nights a week, providing the hospital on Woolwich Common with its first […]
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‘Docklands 2.0’ plans for Charlton and Thamesmead could be forced through by government
Michael Gove has suggested that the government could step in to kickstart the development of thousands of homes on the Charlton riverside and Thamesmead – calling the plan “Docklands 2.0”. The announcement by Gove, the levelling-up secretary, was tucked away in a wide-ranging speech he made on Monday where he announced plans to “supercharge” housing […]
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