One of the greatest scrambles for tickets in south London football history began at lunchtime when tickets for Charlton Athletic’s FA Cup replay at Cray Valley Paper Mills went on sale to away fans. Just 1,550 tickets will be made available for the match at the Badgers Sports Ground in Eltham on Wednesday night, with […]
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‘Alien’ nine-storey block by Oxleas Wood rejected by planning inspector
A Greenwich Council spin-off company has lost its appeal against councillors’ refusal to allow a nine-storey block of flats next to Oxleas Wood – with a planning inspector branding it an “alien, urban feature” that would spoil local views. The borough’s planning board rejected the plans for 70 flats at Shepherds Leas, opposite Falconwood station, […]
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20mph limits coming to parts of South Circular Road, A2 and A20
Parts of the South Circular Road, A2 and A20 in southeast London will have 20mph speed limits put on them in the coming months – including at a notorious junction where locals have campaigned for safety improvements. Transport for London, which controls the capital’s major roads, is imposing the limits on 65km of roads in […]
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Former Wide Horizons site in Eltham set to become learning centre for young people
A centre for young people with special educational needs is to be built in Eltham at the home of the Wide Horizons charity, which collapsed amid acrimony five years ago, Greenwich Council has confirmed. The council plans to knock down the old facilities at Bexley Road and build a transitional learning facility for people up […]
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Eltham’s £40,000 ‘Hollywood’ sign now an eyesore, local councillor says
A £40,000 Hollywood-style sign in Eltham that has been broken for months has become an “eyesore”, one of the area’s local councillors has said. The illuminated wooden sign was installed in July 2017 as part of a £6 million high street regeneration project. It was widely mocked on social media when it was unveiled, even making […]
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It’s Charlie v Clive as Tories pick Davis for Eltham… and Chislehurst
A former Greenwich councillor has been picked as the Conservative candidate in Eltham at the next general election. Charlie Davis, who represented Eltham North until last May, will stand against Clive Efford in the seat the Labour MP has held since 1997. The Tories have traditionally had high hopes of taking Eltham, which historically has […]
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Park users want lottery cash to help save Avery Hill Winter Garden
Hundreds of Avery Hill Park users are calling on Greenwich Council to bid for lottery money to revive the historic Winter Garden after the Conservative government twice refused to help fund the project. Two bids to the levelling-up fund were rejected in 15 months, with the latest brush-off coming in January. The council had asked […]
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Skateboarders shut out after Sutcliffe Park ‘Olympic’ skate hall closes
Skateboarders have been left out in the cold after an indoor facility designed to inspire future Olympic champions closed after just five years. The skate park at Sutcliffe Park in Eltham closed last month despite a 397-signature petition against the plans. It will now be replaced by a gymnastics centre after GLL, the council’s leisure […]
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