6.30am update: Both Clive Efford and Matt Pennycook have been re-elected as MPs for Eltham and Greenwich & Woolwich – but neither would be drawn on the future of their party as Labour slumped to a humiliating defeat in the general election. The borough also has a new MP in Abena Oppong-Asare, who succeeds Teresa […]
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Mecca Bingo ‘determined’ to stay in Eltham after election row
The operator of an Eltham bingo hall says it is “determined” to continue operating after a general election row about the future of the site, which is marked for possible development in draft Greenwich Council planning documents. Mecca Bingo found itself at the centre of an extraordinary social media bust-up on Sunday evening when Clive […]
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Nine-day closure planned for Eltham and Bexleyheath rail line to fix Barnehurst landslips
A key SE London rail line will be closed for nine days during February in an attempt to end landslips that have crippled services four times in the past decade. The Bexleyheath line will be closed between Blackheath and Dartford between 15 and 23 February so engineers can remove thousands of tonnes of soil and […]
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Greenwich Council moved Eltham High Street’s wardens to Plumstead
Town centre wardens are set to return to Eltham for the first time in over 18 months after being moved to Plumstead, it has been confirmed. The twice-a-week patrols come as the council reviews the best way to manage “limited resources”. Town centre wardens had patrolled Eltham until 2017, when services were scaled back so Plumstead […]
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Greenwich Council close to deal to save Avery Hill Winter Garden
853 exclusive: Eltham’s much-loved Winter Garden is likely to be transferred to Greenwich Council, with the University of Greenwich providing £4.75 million to secure the historic site’s future, 853 can reveal. The university announced it was putting its Avery Hill campus up for sale in 2014, sparking an outcry from neighbours who feared for the […]
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New TfL bus cut to hit Greenwich and Eltham route 286
853 exclusive: Transport for London is planning to cut evening and weekend services on one of Greenwich borough’s few north-south bus routes – making it harder to reach some of its most popular tourist and nightlife attractions. Route 286, which runs from Sidcup to Greenwich via Eltham, Kidbrooke and Blackheath, currently runs every 15 minutes […]
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Buying Erith’s Wickes store isn’t a property gamble, Bexley Council says
Bexley Council has played down figures showing it is among the top 10 councils making property investments, insisting all its land buys are for local regeneration projects. Research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which has been shared with 853, found the council has bought 10 properties in the past three years. They range from […]
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Greenwich School Streets: Car bans delayed after council blunder
Greenwich Council has postponed the start of a scheme banning cars around four schools after it gave residents just few days’ notice of the plan. Two schools in Eltham and one each in Abbey Wood and Greenwich were due to be covered by the programme, which aims to cut pollution levels and make streets safer. […]
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