Greenwich Council has launched a consultation on an culture and heritage strategy – days after a petition to reopen the borough’s museum and archive centre passed 1,500 signatures. Residents are asked what cultural activities they are interested in, how much of it they do in the borough, what they would like to see and how […]
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Greenwich Dance brands borough of culture bid ‘absurd’ as group prepares to close
Greenwich’s latest attempt to be declared London’s borough of culture has been branded “absurd” by Greenwich Dance, which announced its closure last month after losing its council funding. The council hopes it will be lucky at the third attempt at winning the accolade – which brings in £1.35m in City Hall funding – after losing […]
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Greenwich ‘urban palazzo’ decision delayed again after owners tried to bypass council officers
Plans for a distinctive five-storey block of flats in the heart of east Greenwich were deferred yet again last night after it was revealed that the charity behind the scheme had bypassed planning officers and sent their latest plans directly to councillors. Greenwich Council’s officers recommended the plans for a five-storey block on Woolwich Road […]
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Hardy’s Freehouse: 10-room hotel plan for Irish pub in east Greenwich
A well-known Irish pub in east Greenwich could become a hotel if councillors approve plans next week. Hardy’s Freehouse on Trafalgar Road would be refurbished and have an extra floor built on top to accommodate 10 “apart-hotel” rooms for short-term accommodation. The developer, MAF Real Estate, says it will retain a slightly smaller pub downstairs, […]
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Hundreds sign petition calling for return of Greenwich borough museum and archives
Nearly 800 people have signed a petition demanding Greenwich Council restore its museum and archive – five years after it was thrown out of its home in Woolwich. The Greenwich Heritage Centre, which was based in the Royal Arsenal, closed suddenly in 2018 and the space given over for the Woolwich Works arts hub, which […]
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‘You were warned’:Greenwich Council says it will now act to fix wall that collapsed by bus stop
Greenwich Council says it will work to ensure “long-term improvements” are made at a crumbling wall next to a bus stop which partially collapsed last week. The Greenwich Wire has seen complaints from residents going back more than two years about the wall opposite St Nicholas’ Gardens, on Plumstead High Street. While fencing was put […]
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Eltham residents left waiting for life-saving defibrillator after councillors’ project stalls
A community in Eltham has been left waiting for a life-saving defibrillator to be installed after the project was not picked up after the councillor who submitted the bid lost his seat at the last election. Charlie Davis, who was a Conservative councillor for Eltham North, drew up the £1,900 bid for funds in conjunction […]
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Dismay as Greenwich Dance announces closure following council funding cut
Greenwich Dance plans to close in December after losing both its Arts Council and town hall funding – just a year after it moved to a new base in Thamesmead. The organisation began in 1993 when its founder, Richard Blanco, suggested to Greenwich Council that the vacant Borough Hall in Royal Hill be turned into […]
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