Work has begun to dismantle east Greenwich’s historic gasholder, with artists being asked to come up with a proposal to commemorate the structure which has dominated the local skyline for 130 years. SGN, which owns the gasholder, has already removed the metal sheeting on the gasholder’s crown, exposing the wooden framework beneath. Three bays of […]
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Enderby Wharf: Greenwich cruise liner terminal formally sunk by new owners
The new owners of Enderby Wharf have placed the last nail into the coffin of Greenwich Council’s junked plan for a cruise liner terminal by announcing plans to build “low-cost” rental housing on the site. Criterion Capital, which owns the Trocadero at Piccadilly Circus, has bought the land from Morgan Stanley, the investment bank which […]
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‘Don’t park your bike at Greenwich Ikea’, customers warn after CCTV misses theft
An angry customer has criticised Ikea after it could not provide CCTV of her bike being stolen outside the store – despite the furniture giant encouraging customers to cycle to what it calls its “most sustainable” store. Dominika Hopper, from Charlton, discovered that surveillance cameras did not cover all the store’s bike racks after her […]
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Angerstein Wharf: Greenwich Council knew of rail crossing closure but did not tell residents
Greenwich Council knew about controversial plans to close a railway crossing a year before Network Rail made it public – but did not tell local residents, councillors or the local MP, 853 can reveal. Network Rail first told Greenwich Council about its plans for the Angerstein Wharf branch crossing, across a freight line on the […]
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28 Greenwich borough buildings still covered in lethal cladding
More than two dozen buildings in Greenwich are still wrapped in dangerous cladding two years after the Grenfell fire tragedy. Hundreds of Greenwich residents continue to live in private homes lined with dangerous material blamed for the spread of the fatal blaze in North Kensington. The borough is thought to have one of the highest […]
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Greenwich Low Emissions Neighbourhood is ineffective, residents’ group says
A residents’ group in east Greenwich has questioned the effectiveness of Greenwich Council’s “low emissions neighbourhood” – claiming it is failing to address poor air quality in the area. The scheme, part-funded with money from City Hall, was introduced after the council’s backing for the Enderby Wharf cruise liner terminal, east Greenwich’s Ikea store and […]
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Greenwich Ikea car park plan ‘made traffic worse’, TfL says
Ikea’s car parking plan for its new east Greenwich store made traffic worse on its opening weekend, Transport for London has told 853. The store’s first few weekends have been blighted by weekend traffic jams – as predicted by neighbours who opposed Greenwich Council’s decision to give it planning permission – as shoppers flock to […]
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Blackheath public toilet among seven set to be sold by Greenwich Council
Greenwich Council is set to sell seven public toilets across the borough to raise money to fund local services, according to documents to be placed before a council meeting next week. The seven conveniences include the long-closed block on Blackheath next to the Long Pond, on Shooters Hill Road, which the council plans to sell […]
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