Two sections of the Thames Path in Greenwich have been closed to make sure people keep more than two metres apart during the coronavirus emergency. Walkers are banned from using the narrow sections of path in front of the Old Royal Naval College, between Cutty Sark Gardens and Park Row, and on the west side […]
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‘Pity the racists’: Greenwich councillors unite to condemn antisemitic attacks
Greenwich councillors united last night to condemn an outbreak of racist and antisemitic graffti targeting businesses in Blackheath and Charlton last weekend. Attackers scrawled fascist insignia and antisemitic messages on the Barclays Bank branch at the Royal Standard in Blackheath, while graffti was also daubed on a takeaway in nearby Bramshot Avenue, Charlton. Trees in […]
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Greenwich Council silent after Mirror Shop ‘obstruction’ fine backlash
Greenwich Council has declined to respond to local residents who are angry about its decision to fine a popular east Greenwich shop for “obstructing the highway” with superhero figurines and animal sculptures. The owner of The Mirror Shop, on Woolwich Road in east Greenwich, was told to pay £872 in fines and legal costs, the […]
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Greenwich Ikea falls just short of ‘sustainable’ travel target
More people travel to east Greenwich’s controversial Ikea store by car than was forecast in its planning application five years ago, 853 can reveal. The Swedish furniture giant opened the doors of “its most sustainable store yet” in February. The application was waved through by councillors in May 2014, despite neighbours warning it would cause […]
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Developer makes fresh attempt to build house next to Greenwich’s Vanbrugh pub
A developer has applied to build a house behind the beer garden of one of Greenwich’s best-loved pubs, just months after a planning inspector threw out a similar scheme to build behind The Vanbrugh. Hamna Wakaf Ltd wants permission to build a 3-storey property on land between the beer garden and Vanbrugh Hill. Developers have […]
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Election could delay plans for Greenwich to Woolwich cycle route
The snap general election could delay a consultation on a new Greenwich to Woolwich cycle route – including plans to revamp the lethal Woolwich Road roundabout. Work is already well under way on Cycleway 4, which will link Tower Bridge with Deptford Creek Bridge by providing a safer, segregated cycle route. The route had initially […]
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Greenwich Council backs five hours’ free parking at ‘sustainable’ Ikea
Plans for up to five hours’ free car parking at east Greenwich’s “sustainable” Ikea store have been approved by Greenwich Council – despite initial objections from the council’s own officers. Shoppers using the Millennium Retail Park had been able to park for up to four hours, although this limit had not been enforced since the […]
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Vanbrugh pub developer loses appeal to build house behind beer garden
Plans to build a house behind one of Greenwich’s best-loved pubs have been rejected by a planning inspector, a year after Greenwich Council threw out the plan. Wakaf Ltd had wanted to erect a three-bedroom house on land next to the beer garden of The Vanbrugh, the latest in a long line of attempts to […]
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