A gorgeous day for the London Marathon – a reminder of why this is easily the best weekend of the year in south-east London. People come out and cheer and chat, pubs suddenly gain jazz bands and sound systems, and for a few precious hours, overlooked streets come alive. It’s London at its very best, […]
Charlton SE7 news
News stories about Charlton, London SE7, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich councillor’s Run To The Beat U-turn
It’s good to see any local politician attempt to engage with the masses, and so today sees senior Greenwich councillor and cabinet member for health and older people John Fahy launch his own website. It includes a blog where he updates us on what he’s going and what he’s thinking. In the past, he’s been […]
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Talking about cycling on Greenwich’s Thames Path
It hasn’t been the best of weekends to enjoy it, but the Thames Path is one of the best things about this part of London. If you take the borough as a whole, Greenwich borough has the longest riverfront in London, and as well as a walking route, it’s a designated cycle route too. A […]
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The leader’s friends: Greenwich Council relaunches Silvertown push
After the media launch of its Bridge The Gap campaign was hijacked two weeks ago, I’d been wondering how Greenwich Council would try to breathe new life into its campaign to see a third Blackwall Tunnel built. Here’s how it did it – it called up its mates. You know when the council’s in trouble […]
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Council defied Greenwich Labour party over Run to the Beat
Greenwich Council ignored the members of its own governing party to give half-marathon Run To The Beat the go-ahead, it has emerged. The race – branded “an imposition” by one councillor – will take place for the fifth year running on 28 October, closing roads and forcing diversions to bus services in Greenwich, Blackheath, Charlton […]
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Run To The Beat’s baffling road closure leaflet
(8 September 2013: This is about 2012’s race. For details of 2013’s route, click here.) It’s that time of year again – well, actually, it’s later than normal – as the Run to the Beat half-marathon gets set to take to the streets of Greenwich, Charlton, Woolwich and Blackheath. What do you mean, you hadn’t […]
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Charlton Lido cock-up cost Greenwich Council £125,000
A blunder by Greenwich Council means it’s had to pay £125,000 to buy back the lease to Charlton Lido after the original scheme to revamp the open-air pool collapsed, it has emerged. Contractors are now on site working to have the Hornfair Park lido back in business for the summer after an earlier plan to […]
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Council eyes 40,000-capacity arena for Greenwich Peninsula
Thought one concert arena was enough for the Greenwich Peninsula? Plans released by Greenwich Council reveal it’s giving serious consideration to a second, open-air, arena on the west side of the peninsula. The idea is floated in a new masterplan for Greenwich Peninsula West, designed to set out how the area could look in 15 […]
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