Greenwich councillors voted last night to defer a decision on building new council homes in east Greenwich after neighbours voiced concerns that the development was intrusive and too dense. The eight one-bedroom flats, 16 two-bedroom flats and eight three-bedroom houses off Tuskar Street are part of the council’s Greenwich Builds programme to start work on […]
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Get your mopeds out of Greenwich’s new cycleway, Papa John’s warned
A pizza takeaway in east Greenwich has been warned to get its mopeds out of a new segregated cycle lane after months of complaints about its delivery riders blocking the road. The route of Cycleway 4 passes Papa John’s on Woolwich Road, which had already become notorious for delivery riders blocking the path of cyclists […]
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Traffic petition pits east against west as Greenwich locals complain of jams
A petition against a scheme to make it easier to walk and cycle in west Greenwich has reached over 1,000 signatures after residents in east Greenwich complained they were suffering increased traffic jams and rat-running. Greenwich Council’s “Hills and Vales” scheme closed off Crooms Hill and streets around Royal Hill to all except pedestrians and […]
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Greenwich rose garden sale: Council backs down after over 100 residents object
Greenwich Council has abandoned plans to sell open space close to the Blackwall Tunnel approach after more than 100 residents sent in objections – despite the town hall stopping them from emailing their views. The old rose garden, at the junction of Blackwall Lane and Tunnel Avenue in East Greenwich, soaks up pollution from the […]
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Greenwich rose garden sale will harm environment, MP Pennycook says
Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook has criticised plans to sell green space close to the Blackwall Tunnel approach road – saying he is “at a loss” as to why Greenwich Council is “determined” to offload the land. The council plans to sell an old rose garden at the junction of Blackwall Lane and Tunnel […]
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Greenwich rose garden: Labour councillors challenged over sale as Pocket Living link emerges
Labour councillors are to be challenged to disown the town hall’s decision to sell open space close to the Blackwall Tunnel approach in Greenwich at a meeting next week – while new council documents suggest the land could be sold to controversial developer Pocket Living. Conservative councillors have put down a motion for next week’s […]
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Greenwich rose garden sale: I’ll help objectors beat town hall’s email ban, councillor pledges
One of the ward councillors for the area where Greenwich Council plans to sell open space has said he will help residents who inconvenienced by a town hall ban on postal objections to the sale. The council plans to sell a small green space between Tunnel Avenue and Blackwall Lane in east Greenwich. The old […]
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Traffic lights for cyclists to beat Greenwich’s notorious Angerstein roundabout
Cyclists will have to negotiate four sets of traffic lights to safely cross the Woolwich Road roundabout under plans for the new east Greenwich cycleway, 853 can reveal. Detailed maps will be sent to residents from Monday outlining changes to the A206 through the area to accommodate a two-way cycle track, segregated with wands, to […]
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