Woolwich and Eltham could join the Superloop network of express bus services if Sadiq Khan wins next month’s election, the Labour mayor has said. Khan has put forward ten more Superloop routes as part of his campaign to be re-elected on May 2. They include a service linking North Greenwich, Woolwich and Thamesmead as well […]
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New Year Honours: MBEs for former Greenwich councillor and Woolwich garrison church boss
A long-serving former Greenwich councillor and the chair of the trust preserving St George’s Garrison Church in Woolwich have been made MBEs in the New Year’s Honours list. Spencer Drury, a former leader of the Conservatives in Greenwich and a councillor in Eltham North for 20 years, was given the honour for political and public […]
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‘Like Willy Wonka’s golden ticket’: Only 1,550 will get into Cray Valley’s FA Cup replay with Charlton
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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