East Greenwich’s historic gasholder, which has dominated the Greenwich Peninsula for 130 years, faces a new threat of demolition after owner SGN plc submitted a new application to dismantle the structure to Greenwich Council. SGN asked Greenwich Council at the end of last year if it needed permision to take the gasometer, one of the […]
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‘Greenwich’s threatened gasholder is a local icon – it deserves to be saved’
The owners of the historic East Greenwich gasholder announced before Christmas that it plans to demolish the 130-year-old structure. It has asked Greenwich Council if it needs to apply for planning permission to take the structure down (search here for 17/4068/D1 to see details and formally comment). Industrial historian and former local councillor MARY MILLS […]
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Greenwich cruise terminal campaigners take heart from European ruling
Campaigners who want to cut pollution from the proposed Greenwich cruise liner terminal say they have been given a boost by a ruling from the European Commission. The East Greenwich Residents Association objects to the London City Cruise Port, at Enderby Wharf, not having facilities to power ships while they are staying at the terminal. […]
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Can you help the bells at Christ Church in East Greenwich ring again?
It’s all gone quiet on Trafalgar Road. 853 reader DAVID THOMSON would like you to help him get the bells ringing again at Christ Church, East Greenwich. The bell chimes at Christ Christ on Trafalgar Road have been out of action for a number of years due a faulty system which is over 20 years […]
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Shut down: The Greenwich pub being run by its regulars
An east Greenwich pub has had its licence withdrawn by councillors after council officers found its management had left the premises to be run by its customers. The Duchess on Woolwich Road – formerly the Ship & Billet and Frog & Radiator – has been closed since January after a series of violent incidents. In […]
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Does the Allen key to Greenwich’s new Ikea lie in Birmingham?
One of Greenwich’s biggest recent planning battles is set to resurface this autumn, Remember Ikea? One of ex-leader Chris Roberts’ last legacies to the area, Greenwich Council rushed through outline planning permission for a new 350,000-sq ft store back in 2014, to replace the now-demolished “eco”-Sainsbury’s and adjacent former Comet store. Since then, attention has […]
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Fire wrecks home of the Tunnel Club, Greenwich’s alternative comedy shrine
That big fire you might have seen this lunchtime (if it wasn’t this one in Erith) was up by the Blackwall Tunnel, at the Studio 338 nightclub. It’s fair to say the place isn’t in a good way. Pictures from the @BBCNews helicopter show #Studio338 has been gutted following a fire that struck around midday. […]
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Greenwich cruise liner terminal pollution: A warning from Sydney
7pm update: A High Court judge today allowed the judicial review against Greenwich Council’s decision to proceed. Greenwich Council said it was “disappointed at the further delay“. On Tuesday morning, a High Court judge will hear an application to hold a judicial review into Greenwich Council’s decision to allow the London City Cruise Port to […]
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