Six years after the east Greenwich gasholder was demolished, plans to build a student tower and two residential blocks on the site have been submitted to the council. The striking structure had stood on the Greenwich Peninsula for more than 130 years until it disappeared from view during the first pandemic lockdown of 2020. Now […]
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Secret Cinema set to open long-term home on Greenwich Peninsula
Secret Cinema is planning to move into the Greenwich Peninsula after 18 years of staging immersive film shows at different locations across London. The company hopes to open the doors of its new home by the Thames by the end of year. Secret Cinema has produced shows for up to 1.5 million people around the […]
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Greenwich college student ‘recovering well’ after contracting meningitis
A student at a specialist video and special-effects college on the Greenwich Peninsula is “recovering well” after contracting meningitis following the outbreak in Kent, the college has said. Escape Studios, which is based in Mitre Passage, by the O2, said it had been working with public health teams after the individual had been admitted to […]
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Plan for 20-storey tower behind Greenwich Ikea given go-ahead
Plans for a 20-storey tower behind Greenwich’s Ikea store have been approved by councillors, despite complaints from neighbours that the development would replace what was previously planned to be green space. The tower, which would be part of the final phase of Greenwich Millennium Village, replaces a plan for a six-storey commercial building that was […]
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