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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Greenwich Council puts brakes on low-traffic scheme in Eltham’s Page Estate
Plans to stop through traffic from driving through the Page Estate in Eltham have been dropped by Greenwich Council after protests from drivers. Greenwich and Transport for London had planned to place cameras on Eltham Green Road, which is due to become part of a cycle route between Eltham High Street and Greenwich Park – […]
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Mecca Eltham bingo hall off council redevelopment list after election row
An Eltham bingo hall at the centre of an angry row during the last general election has been removed from a list of sites in Greenwich borough that could be redeveloped. Mecca Bingo on Eltham Hill was dragged into local politics at the end of 2019 when Louie French, the Conservative candidate in the general […]
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South Row: Blackheath rat-run saga could end with Greenwich Council cameras
The saga of making a notorious Blackheath rat-run safer for walkers and cyclists could be about to come to an end, with Greenwich Council preparing to stop through traffic from using Kidbrooke Gardens and South Row to reach Blackheath Village. Last summer Greenwich complained that it had not been consulted after neighbouring Lewisham Council placed […]
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80 Greenwich Council homes approved as Brook Estate residents criticise ‘aggressive’ town hall
Controversial plans for 80 council homes on green space in Kidbrooke were finally approved last night – but with neighbours complaining that they had received “unnecessarily aggressive” communications from Greenwich Council as they tried to challenge the scheme. The development on Rochester Way, which is part of the Greenwich Builds programme to start work on […]
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Lockdown means no visit to Brook Estate for councillors deciding on 80 homes
Greenwich councillors have been told they can’t visit an estate where 80 new council homes are planned, even though they had deferred the decision to take a look at the site themselves. Plans for a site visit to the Brook Estate, on the Kidbrooke/Eltham border, have been scrapped because of England’s third coronavirus lockdown, according […]
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Fast, free Covid-19 tests now available for Greenwich borough residents without symptoms
Greenwich borough residents who are not showing coronavirus symptoms can now book fast, free tests to see if they have Covid-19. The community testing scheme is operating out of the borough’s two University of Greenwich campuses; in Greenwich town centre and at Avery Hill. People without symptoms can book a test at the Greenwich Council […]
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