853 exclusive: A Greenwich Council project to put messages from residents on trees cost the borough a total of £95,000 – more than £200 per message – after it included a laser show which was branded an “epic fail”. The Residents’ Rainbow, which was launched in September, was a response to the coronavirus crisis. It […]
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News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Plans for Morris Walk Estate rebuild submitted with 766 new homes
Developer Lovell has submitted its planning application to redevelop the Morris Walk Estate on the Charlton/Woolwich border, with 766 new homes planned. The application comes less than two weeks after the final consultation into the scheme ended. Locals will be able to have their say in the coming weeks when Greenwich Council’s planning department publishes […]
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Get your mopeds out of Greenwich’s new cycleway, Papa John’s warned
A pizza takeaway in east Greenwich has been warned to get its mopeds out of a new segregated cycle lane after months of complaints about its delivery riders blocking the road. The route of Cycleway 4 passes Papa John’s on Woolwich Road, which had already become notorious for delivery riders blocking the path of cyclists […]
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‘There was a definite shift away from supermarkets’: The greengrocer who flourished in lockdown
The coronavirus lockdown turned life upside down for many small businesses. But the unusual circumstances gave the Village Greengrocers in Charlton a much-needed boost. LANCE BOHL found out more. Originally from Kathmandu, Bardan Pradhan gained an MA in business administration before taking jobs as diverse as a smartphone area development manager for a Japanese conglomerate […]
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Sparrows Lane: Councillors bid to protect Charlton Athletic training ground as club sold
Updated story: Two councillors are applying for Charlton Athletic’s training ground in New Eltham to be made an asset of community value, after Danish-American businessman Thomas Sandgaard confirmed that he had managed to buy the troubled football club – but not its properties. The deal appears to end months of uncertainty about the club’s future […]
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Team spirit boosts life in lockdown at the Thames Barrier
Steve East has worked at the Thames Barrier for 34 years. In all his time there he’s never experienced a period quite like this. “I always tell people I started when I was 12, but that’s not quite true,” he says over the phone from his office, which overlooks the barrier. He was actually 27 […]
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Traffic lights for cyclists to beat Greenwich’s notorious Angerstein roundabout
Cyclists will have to negotiate four sets of traffic lights to safely cross the Woolwich Road roundabout under plans for the new east Greenwich cycleway, 853 can reveal. Detailed maps will be sent to residents from Monday outlining changes to the A206 through the area to accommodate a two-way cycle track, segregated with wands, to […]
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Coronavirus highlights need for Silvertown Tunnel, Sadiq Khan claims
London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan has doubled-down on his support for the Silvertown Tunnel – claiming the coronavirus pandemic simply highlights the need for the controversial crossing. Preliminary work has begun on the £1.2 billion new road between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, which Khan’s administration says will “eliminate” congestion at the Blackwall […]
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