Greenwich’s chair of planning was ticked off by a former council leader on Tuesday night after he clashed with residents over what new buildings on the Charlton Riverside should look like. Labour councillor Stephen Brain challenged members of local lobby groups who are insisting that a masterplan drawn up to redevelop the area, involving building […]
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News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich’s Labour councillors reject 67 affordable-rent homes for Charlton Riverside
Greenwich’s Labour-dominated planning committee threw out plans for 67 flats that would be available for affordable-rent levels last night – further delaying the redevelopment of the Charlton riverside. The Optivo housing association had planned to build the flats in blocks of up to seven storeys on the site of a bed warehouse in Eastmoor Street, […]
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Pfizer Covid vaccines for over-18s available at Charlton Athletic’s Valley this Saturday
Adults from across SE London are invited to get vaccinated against coronavirus at Charlton Athletic’s ground this weekend – but health chiefs are asking people to book ahead so they can manage demand. Hundreds of people got their first or second jab at The Valley last weekend, when a walk-up session was open to over-40s. […]
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Charlton Athletic’s The Valley to become mass vaccination centre this Saturday
Charlton Athletic’s stadium will become a mass vaccination centre for one day on Saturday – with all Greenwich borough residents who have not yet had a jab invited to the drop-in session. The first 1,000 people at The Valley between 8am and 8pm will get a free ticket for a future Charlton match, with other […]
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Eltham could merge with Chislehurst as constituency review threatens Labour
Eltham’s parliamentary constituency could expand south to take in Chislehurst, threatening Labour MP Clive Efford’s hold on the seat. A review of England’s constituencies, published today, recommends shrinking Matt Pennycook’s Greenwich & Woolwich seat as well as uniting most of Plumstead under Abena Oppong-Asare’s Erith & Thamesmead constituency. But the Boundary Commission’s most eye-catching recommendation […]
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Greenwich Council to spend £165,000 moving summer festival from Woolwich to Charlton
Greenwich Council’s annual Get Together festival is to move from Woolwich to Charlton Park and be given a new look and name, tender documents issued to potential event producers reveal. Held to coincide with Armed Forces Day for the past decade, the event began life at Barrack Field on Woolwich Common, as a merger of […]
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19 hopefuls step forward for Greenwich Council by-elections
Nineteen candidates have been confirmed for four Greenwich Council by-elections, which will be held on the same day as the London mayoral poll, on 6 May. Residents in four parts of Greenwich borough will be able to pass their verdict on how the council is doing – although national and London-wide issues will also be […]
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Neighbourhood champions: How to look after your community in a pandemic
Evie Hoyte has been looking out for the people of Woodville Estate for 50 years. In the last of our series of features about how SE Londoners have dealt with the pandemic, she spoke to SAM DAVIES about the unique challenges she’s faced in the past 12 months. “Twenty-seven people live along here, but you […]
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