Children’s centres in 13 locations across Greenwich borough face closure as part of the cash-strapped council’s plans to save £33.7 million. There are currently 23 centres in the borough, which offer early years education and childcare, healthcare services, early identification of children with special needs, family support and careers services . Four of the centres […]
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News about Deptford, London SE8, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Hundreds of flats could replace Lewisham College’s Deptford Bridge campus
Hundreds of flats could replace the Lewisham College campus at Deptford Bridge, with the developer promising to open up hidden views of Deptford Creek to the public. RER London has bought the site from the college’s owner, with its students moving to the main campus on Lewisham Way. Goldsmiths University also has currently some of […]
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Greenwich Quay: More towers for hundreds of students could come to Deptford Creek
Plans for two more big student housing blocks next to Deptford Creek have been submitted to Greenwich Council – just weeks after councillors approved a major development from the same company. Your Tribe and the investment company Redington Capital want to build blocks of 15 and 20 storeys on the Deptford side of the creek, […]
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The Big Half 2023: Mo Farah to finish last London race in Greenwich
Olympic gold medallist Sir Mo Farah will finish his last London race in Greenwich next month when he joins thousands of others in The Big Half. Farah, who has won four Olympic gold medals – including two at the London Games in 2012 – is the most decorated athlete in British track and field history. […]
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TfL can’t afford Santander Cycles extension to Deptford, Lewisham Council says
Transport for London does not have the money to fund an extension of its cycle hire scheme into Deptford, Lewisham Council has warned. Lewisham and neighbouring Greenwich have both long wanted Santander Cycles to be available in their boroughs, particularly along the route of Cycleway 4 close to the Thames. But with TfL still in […]
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Sun Wharf: 19-storey Deptford Creek tower approved despite neighbours’ light fears
People living next to Deptford Creek fear they will be left living in “near complete darkness” after Lewisham Council approved a 19-storey tower block close to their homes. Councillors on Lewisham’s strategic development committee narrowly blacked plans to knock down a warehouse at Sun Wharf in Deptford, next to the Greenwich railway line, to make […]
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Nelson and Drake to stay in New Cross as Goldsmiths keeps statues
Statues of Lord Nelson and Sir Francis Drake will stay in place on New Cross Road after local residents said they wanted them to stay. Student campaigners at Goldsmiths University had demanded that four figures – Nelson, Drake, the 17th century admiral Robert Blake and an anonymous naval figure – should be removed from the […]
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Five years on from Grenfell Tower fire, 73 Greenwich buildings still have safety defects
Five years on from the Grenfell Tower disaster, 73 buildings in Greenwich borough still have serious fire safety defects such as flammable cladding, combustible balconies or missing fire breaks, according to data released by City Hall. Events have been taking place across London to mark the anniversary of the fire, which killed 72 people in […]
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