A leading member of the London Assembly has criticised Transport for London’s shortening of south-east London’s first cycle superhighway, adding the effects of the Silvertown Tunnel have not been properly factored into the plans. If built, Cycle Superhighway 4 (CS4) will run from Tower Bridge Road to Deptford Creek Bridge along Tooley Street, Jamaica Road, […]
Charlton SE7 news
News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich Council silent as Corbyn attacks estate ‘regeneration’ policies
Greenwich Council is keeping quiet after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appeared to attack its policy of redeveloping housing estates at last week’s party conference in Brighton. Corbyn pledged that a future Labour government would ensure that residents affected by plans to rebuild estates “must get a home on the same site and the same terms […]
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Blackheath residents fear phone mast at end of their gardens after Greenwich Council planning blunder
A Greenwich Council planning blunder means residents in Blackheath may get a mobile phone mast at the end of their gardens – despite planners refusing permission for it. Residents who thought their protests against the mast had paid off were shocked to find diggers turning up last week – and had to persuade contractors to […]
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TfL bus cuts threaten route 180 through Lewisham, Greenwich and Charlton
9 July update: Here is the latest on this story. Transport for London could axe bus route 180 between Lewisham and Charlton, according to a document released by Greenwich Council earlier this month. The service – which currently runs between Lewisham and Belvedere via Greenwich, Charlton, Woolwich, Plumstead and Abbey Wood, could be diverted to […]
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Dirty borough: Greenwich’s street sweeping boss leaves council after complaints
The man in charge of Greenwich Council’s street sweeping has parted company with the authority after streets in some parts of the borough were left unswept for weeks. Matthew Norwell, Greenwich’s director of community services, left before Christmas “by mutual agreement”, the council has confirmed. Councillors were frustrated at the failure of his department to […]
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Greenwich and Woolwich could get Luton Airport trains from 2018
Greenwich, Charlton and Woolwich could get direct trains to Luton Airport under plans that are about to go out to consultation. The plans would see trains seven days a week from Luton to Rainham, Kent, via Blackfriars, London Bridge, Greenwich and Dartford. More services through London Bridge to north London and beyond will be possible […]
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Greenwich Council set to plug Thames Path’s ‘missing link’
It’s been a very long time in coming, but walkers and cyclists could soon be able to use the Thames Path uninterrupted between Charlton and Woolwich – with plans to build a new path over the riverfront. Currently, the Thames Path from central London stops dead at the Thames Barrier, with anyone wanting to continue […]
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Greenwich Peninsula social cleansing: The radio documentary
This website was the first media outlet to highlight how Greenwich councillors allowed developers to reduce the amount of “affordable” housing in part of the Greenwich Peninsula to zero. Councillors made the decision about Peninsula Quays on the basis of a “viability assessment” which had been kept from them – they had to trust Greenwich’s […]
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