A new block of flats to be built close to Oxleas Wood will lose its distinctive colouring and have a floor lopped off under updated plans submitted to Greenwich Council. Meridian Home Start, a company spun off from the council nearly a decade ago, won permission in 2024 for a seven-storey block with 63 rented […]
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Jubilee Line closed at North Greenwich for Charlton v Chelsea FA Cup match
There will be no Jubilee Line service through North Greenwich this weekend – affecting fans heading to Charlton Athletic’s FA Cup match against Chelsea and people going to the O2 Arena. On Southeastern Metro, the Bexleyheath line will also be closed all weekend, along with Lewisham station, adding to the disruption for travellers in SE […]
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Greenwich HMO crackdown is coming – but residents will have to wait
Greenwich Council plans a crackdown on family homes being converted into bedsits – but anxious residents could have to wait as long as three years for change to take place because of national planning laws. There are more than 800 licensed homes of multiple occupation (HMOs) in the borough, and the number is rising with […]
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Santander branch closures: Banks in Eltham, Sidcup and Surrey Quays to go
Santander is to close its branches in Eltham, Sidcup and the Surrey Quays shopping centre as the bank continues its retreat from the high street. The branches are among 95 that will close across the UK, with Santander saying there had been “a rapid movement of customers choosing to do their banking digitally”. About 750 […]
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What about wealth taxes, Eltham MP asks as Labour unveils benefit cuts
Eltham’s Labour MP, Clive Efford, called for taxes on wealth as his party’s government unveiled a clampdown on social security benefits aimed at saving £5 billion a year by 2030. Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, said there would be stricter tests for personal independence payments (PIP), which are paid to people who face […]
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Halifax branches in Woolwich and Eltham to close in October
Halifax branches in Woolwich, Eltham and Bexleyheath will close in October as part of a round of cutbacks at Lloyds Banking Group. In total, 136 branches of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland will close, with the company saying this was because more of its customers were using apps and online banking rather than visiting […]
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Cash-strapped Greenwich Council to put car parks up for sale
(Note: this is an old story. The council’s cabinet agreed plans to sell the car parks on October 16.) Car parks in Blackheath, Charlton and Plumstead as well as Eltham’s historic tram shelters could be sold off by Greenwich Council as it seeks to balance the books. The cash-strapped council’s mortuary in west Greenwich is […]
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Six to stand in closely-fought Eltham Town & Avery Hill by-election
Six candidates will stand in a by-election in Eltham next month to replace Labour councillor Sammy Backon, who has resigned to take up a job outside London. Charlie Davis, a former Conservative councillor, will be hoping to get his old role back in the Eltham Town & Avery Hill by-election, which will be held on […]
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