Woolwich Works lost £1.4 million in its first year of operation as it battled against the effects of the pandemic and struggled to bring in audiences, its newly-published accounts reveal. The Woolwich Creative District Trust, which controls the arts hub in the Royal Arsenal, saw its bank balance halved in the year to March 2022 […]
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Greenwich Council may fund free Covid tests as government criticised
Greenwich Council may have to fund lateral flow tests for residents, a senior councillor said last night as her colleagues voted to condemn the government for scrapping free Covid testing from next month. Linda Perks, the cabinet member for finance, was responding to a Conservative call for the council to use unused Covid funds given […]
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Greenwich and Woolwich’s Thameslink trains axed because of Covid
Thameslink has cancelled all its services on the Greenwich line for the first week of 2022 because of staff shortages caused by the latest wave of coronavirus. The company’s twice-hourly Luton to Rainham service has been scrapped between January 4-7, with trains only running between Dartford and Rainham, disrupting journeys to north Kent as well […]
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We need help to get through Omicron, Greenwich Theatre boss says as panto hit
The boss of Greenwich Theatre has called on more financial support after a Covid-19 outbreak put paid to a series of pantomime performances. The Queen of Hearts was cancelled on Tuesday after the virus swept through the performing company and theatre staff. It will not return until next Wednesday at the earliest. James Haddrell, the […]
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Get a booster at The Valley this weekend – and help others get jabbed too
Charlton Athletic’s stadium is becoming a vaccination clinic this weekend as demand soars for Covid-19 booster jabs. Long queues have been seen outside hospitals and pharmacies this week after doses were made available to all adults in response to the spread of the Omicron variant. The most high-profile vaccination centre in south-east London will be […]
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Greenwich Council meeting off as Omicron takes hold
This week’s meeting of Greenwich Council has been cancelled as the Omicron variant of coronavirus takes hold in London. Councillors had been due to gather in the cramped chamber at Woolwich Town Hall on Wednesday for the showpiece meeting, which sees senior councillors questioned about their policies. But the meeting is off as efforts mount […]
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Get jabbed and tested, Londoners warned after Greenwich and Lewisham named as Omicron hotspots
Londoners have been warned to get jabbed and to test themselves after being in crowded places after it emerged last night that Lewisham and Greenwich were hotspots for the new Omicron variant of coronavirus. The Valley in Charlton will become a vaccination centre again before Christmas as public health officials try to slow the spread […]
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Where to get your Covid jab this half-term in Greenwich, Lewisham or Bexley – however old you are
Walk-in clinics are available open this weekend and across the half-term holidays to get teenagers and adults vaccinated as Covid-19 cases continue to rise again across the UK. Young people between 12 and 15 are having jabs arranged through their schools, but some are missing out because of illness or other issues. Others are finding […]
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