Greenwich councillors backed plans for new council homes in Eltham last night, but with both Labour and Conservative members criticising the design of their council’s own new block. The borough’s planning board endorsed proposals for 20 flats on the site of garages on Well Hall Road. But councillors said they were unhappy because of the […]
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Avery Hill Mansion Site: 1,150-pupil boys’ school approved despite transport worries
Plans to convert the University of Greenwich’s Mansion site in Eltham into a “flagship” school for 1,150 boys were passed by Greenwich councillors last night, despite worries about parents’ cars bringing the local area to a standstill. The historic mansion and adjoining buildings next to Avery Hill Park will be refurbished and turned into a […]
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Eltham’s TSB to close as bank slashes its branch network
Eltham’s TSB branch will close next May as the bank shuts down a third of its branches across Great Britain. The loss of the Eltham branch will leave the bank with just four branches in south-east London: Bermondsey, Bromley, Greenwich and Peckham. A branch in Sidcup closed earlier this year. Nationally, 164 branches are going […]
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Boys’ school at Avery Hill Mansion set for approval despite neighbours’ opposition
Greenwich Council planners are recommending councillors back a new 1,150-pupil school at the University of Greenwich’s Mansion Site next to Avery Hill Park – despite a 4,000-signature petition against the scheme and TfL raising concerns about transport. The Harris academy chain plans to build a boys’ school on the former teacher training college at the […]
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‘I was going mad without it’: Men in Sheds returns to combat boredom
The Eltham-based Men In Sheds scheme has been a lifeline for older men – but its activities were brought to a halt by the pandemic. NIKKI SPENCER finds out more about its reopening, and how women are joining in too. It’s a hive of activity on a Wednesday morning in the large, well-equipped workshop in […]
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Cycling from Eltham ‘feels riskier than catching Covid-19’, Greenwich councillor says
Greenwich borough has been given a “raw deal” in funding for new cycle routes, a councillor said last night, saying many people felt that commuting by bike from his ward to central London was more dangerous than catching coronavirus. Councillors on the highways committee heard on Thursday night that a cycle route from Eltham to […]
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How did a pub quiz host keep asking his questions during lockdown?
“Should we wash hands before changing papers, Paul?” It’s a Tuesday night in Eltham and Eric, a regular in pubs around here, is asking quizmaster Paul Partridge about the hygiene of teams marking each other’s answers, with just a hint of a smirk. “I’m highly sanitised, Eric,” replies Paul. Then without missing a beat: “It’s […]
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TfL refused to pay for ‘paint on road’ cycle route on Plumstead High Street
Greenwich Council’s plans for a major new cycle route included a stretch that was little more than paint on a main road – despite long-established guidance calling for riders to be given segregated routes instead. The plans for a route from Woolwich to Abbey Wood called for cyclists to mix with lorries and buses on […]
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