More than 50 trees on Woolwich Common that were set to be chopped down have been given a reprieve – at least for now – after an application to widen a road was taken off a planning committee’s agenda. Greenwich councillors were due to decide on Tuesday whether the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust would […]
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Cycling group among 500 objectors to Woolwich Common cycle lane
Over 500 people have objected to plans to fell more than 50 trees to create a cycle lane across Woolwich Common – with the local London Cycling Campaign branch also voicing its disapproval. The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust plans to cut down 53 trees for a segregated cycle lane running along Stadium Road and […]
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Woolwich Common trees that face chop will be replaced, NHS trust says
Plans to cut down more than 50 trees on Woolwich Common for a road widening project are still being pursued – but the NHS trust behind the scheme says it will plant 76 replacement trees instead. The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust wants to upgrade the road running past Queen Elizabeth Hospital to include a […]
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Campaign to save 55 trees from Woolwich Common road widening
Hundreds of people have objected to plans to cut down trees on Woolwich Common to widen the road leading to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust plans to remove 55 trees as part of its plans to upgrade Stadium Road to include a cycle lane. Most would be knocked down to accommodate […]
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‘We’ve had enough of the Ministry of Defence’s lack of care for Woolwich Common’
People who live near Woolwich Common had to put up cars being driven at them, antisocial behaviour and human waste being flytipped – despite Ministry of Defence promises that it will look after the open space. The Friends of Woolwich Common have had enough, as JANE LAWSON writes. On Sunday 30 April twenty or so […]
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Greenwich Council set to reject call to rip out Woolwich Common flytipping hotspot
Calls to rip out a road running across Woolwich Common have been rejected by Greenwich Council officers, despite neighbours complaining of it being used for flytipping – although it says will consider further measures to control who uses the street. The newly-formed Friends of Woolwich Common petition signed by 225 people was presented to the […]
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Army will work to improve neglected Woolwich Common, minister insists
A defence minister has told local MP Matt Pennycook that the Army will work to improve Woolwich Common, after locals raised concerns about the way the green space is looked after. Tobias Ellwood told Pennycook, the MP for Greenwich & Woolwich, that he appreciated the “strength of feeling” on the issue, which has prompted neighbours […]
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