Thamesmead may have been declared a new town this week – but the government rejected a suggestion that Charlton Riverside should be given the same status, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. The new-town status for Thamesmead – some 60 years after work started on the first phase of housing in the area – provides a […]
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Thamesmead DLR extension may not go far enough, London Assembly told
The planned Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead Waterfront may need to go at least one stop further to make the planned new town commercially viable, the London Assembly has been told. Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, approved plans for the rail link in November, and Transport for London hopes it will be ready by the […]
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DLR to Thamesmead finally confirmed – but government’s contribution is a mystery
The Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead will be built after all, bringing to an end months of uncertainty and leaks about the project – but how much the government will contribute remains a mystery. The news was confirmed in Wednesday afternoon’s Budget, although Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, did not explicitly mention it in her […]
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