Charlton Athletic’s stadium will become a mass vaccination centre for one day on Saturday – with all Greenwich borough residents who have not yet had a jab invited to the drop-in session. The first 1,000 people at The Valley between 8am and 8pm will get a free ticket for a future Charlton match, with other […]
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Eltham could merge with Chislehurst as constituency review threatens Labour
Eltham’s parliamentary constituency could expand south to take in Chislehurst, threatening Labour MP Clive Efford’s hold on the seat. A review of England’s constituencies, published today, recommends shrinking Matt Pennycook’s Greenwich & Woolwich seat as well as uniting most of Plumstead under Abena Oppong-Asare’s Erith & Thamesmead constituency. But the Boundary Commission’s most eye-catching recommendation […]
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Councillors back 40 Eltham council homes – and call for next-door site to be bought for more
A new development of 40 council homes behind Eltham High Street was approved by Greenwich councillors last night – amid calls for the council to buy an adjacent derelict site to build more homes. The five-storey development replaces a recently-demolished block on Orangery Lane which was built as a depot for British Gas in the […]
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Greenwich councillors poised to reject 109 flats on former New Eltham sports ground
Plans for 109 flats on a patch of land meant for 23 houses are set to be thrown out by Greenwich councillors next week, with town hall officers saying they would harm the surrounding area. Developer Linden Homes already has permission to build houses at Holland Gardens – the former Gaelic Athletic Association playing fields […]
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Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey overturned Labour’s lead in Eltham, polling data shows
Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey topped the poll on first-preferences in Eltham constituency in this month’s election, detailed voting figures have revealed. Bailey’s election campaign was much mocked on social media but he ran Labour’s Sadiq Khan far closer than expected, taking 35 per cent of first-preference votes across London, compared with 40 per cent […]
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Eltham Centre’s service desk faces Greenwich Council review
The future of Greenwich Council’s service desk at its Eltham Centre is being reviewed by the town hall as its other services reopen with the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. Before the pandemic, residents could visit the centre to pay bills and talk to council staff, but the desk was closed last March as the virus […]
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‘Noisy’ buskers face council crackdown in Greenwich and Woolwich
Buskers will need to get a licence to perform in Greenwich and Woolwich town centres under plans set for approval by senior councillors on Wednesday. Greenwich Council says it needs to regulate street performers in the two areas after regular complaints about noise and obstruction. Musicians will be restricted to two locations in each town […]
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Berry & Barrel: Eltham’s newest micropub defies the pandemic
Opening a new pub during a pandemic might seem to be a gamble – but after a month of only being able to trade outside, Eltham’s newest micropub is thriving. SAM DAVIES visited the Berry & Barrel to find out more. The pandemic has not been kind to pubs. Less than a month after the […]
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