Bus route 472 has just a couple of days left to run – but its Superloop replacement will be free for the first week, Transport for London has confirmed. The limited-stop SL11, which will begin on Saturday, will run along the same route as the 472 from Abbey Wood and North Greenwich every six minutes […]
Charlton SE7 news
News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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No free permits to keep Zipcar in London from Greenwich or Lewisham
Neither Greenwich nor Lewisham councils will be offering Zipcar free permits to help keep the car-sharing business in London – despite a call from neighbouring Southwark for other boroughs to help out. The American-owned company, which has about 550,000 customers in London, stopped accepting bookings in the capital on New Year’s Day as it consults […]
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Jubilee Line closed at North Greenwich for Charlton v Chelsea FA Cup match
There will be no Jubilee Line service through North Greenwich this weekend – affecting fans heading to Charlton Athletic’s FA Cup match against Chelsea and people going to the O2 Arena. On Southeastern Metro, the Bexleyheath line will also be closed all weekend, along with Lewisham station, adding to the disruption for travellers in SE […]
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Plumstead car park fetches £1.4m in Greenwich Council ‘fire sale’
Greenwich Council netted more than £1.4 million by selling a single car park on Plumstead High Street on Thursday – but there were mixed fortunes in the rest of its “fire sale” of assets. The 22-space car park at Abery Street sold for £1,425,000 – more than three times the reserve price of £375,000 – […]
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‘Headphones Norm’: Charlton Athletic pay tribute to much-loved supporter
Charlton Athletic have paid tribute to one of the club’s best-known fans, who died after being taken ill during a match at The Valley on Saturday, leading to the game being abandoned. Norman Barker, who had supported the club since being let into The Valley for free at half-time as a child in 1969, was […]
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Fundraising campaign to buy Charlton’s White Swan pub launches
A fundraising drive to buy Charlton’s closed White Swan pub has been launched – with campaigners hoping to raise £360,000 towards a deposit. Among the incentives on offer for donors are tickets to an intimate gig from Squeeze singer Glenn Tilbrook, who made the offer just days after announcing his band’s biggest-ever tour, which includes […]
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Greenwich Council’s car park ‘fire sale’ could fetch £1.4 million next month
Three Greenwich Council car parks are set to be sold at auction next month – with the town hall hoping to net a total of £1.4 million from the sale. The car parks at Old Dover Road in Blackheath, Charlton Village and Plumstead High Street are being offloaded as part of a £33 million package […]
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Reprieve for Woolwich Common trees after cycle lane plans halted
More than 50 trees on Woolwich Common that were set to be chopped down have been given a reprieve – at least for now – after an application to widen a road was taken off a planning committee’s agenda. Greenwich councillors were due to decide on Tuesday whether the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust would […]
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