A structure in Greenwich that was instrumental in the first transatlantic telephone calls has been given the same protection as Stonehenge and the Tower of London. The cable hauler and winding gear by the Thames at Enderby Wharf, last used in 1978, have now been declared a nationally-important historical site by Historic England, after a […]
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Huge 3,000-seat theatre set to open on Greenwich Peninsula
A 3,000-seat theatre could come to the Greenwich Peninsula in what is being billed as “a new landmark for London”. Troubadour Theatres wants to open two auditoriums with 1,500 seats each next to the London Cable Car, on land currently used for coach parking and recently occupied by the HQ of the Silvertown Tunnel project. […]
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More than 1,300 student flats to be built opposite the O2
The view across the Thames from the O2 could change again soon after more than 1,300 student rooms and 208 homes at Orchard Wharf were approved by Tower Hamlets councillors. Property developer Regal also plans to build a facility to process parcels delivered by river on the site, which faces the Greenwich Peninsula and is […]
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Enhypen pop-up brings K-pop crowds – and their cash – to Greenwich
K-pop has become a K-pop-up. In the Design District, the futuristic assortment of shiny sheds by North Greenwich bus station, an Enhypen pop-up retail store has turned a few unused metres of floor space into a temporary embassy for the South Korean band and the whole K-pop movement — a place where music and merch […]
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First locations revealed for Greenwich Lime bike parking bays
The locations of Greenwich’s first dockless hire bike parking bays have been quietly released by the council – with a warning that they will be made compulsory for Lime bike users. Plans to strike a deal with Lime about creating bays were finally confirmed last month, three years after the San Francisco-based tech giant started […]
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Greenwich Peninsula’s Now Gallery to close after 11 years
The Now Gallery on Greenwich Peninsula will close at the end of this month, 11 years after it first opened. The gallery occupies part of a marketing pavilion run by the peninsula’s developer, Knight Dragon, on Peninsula Square, behind North Greenwich station. The building was originally intended to be temporary and was given planning permission […]
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TfL confirms it will scrap 472 bus for faster Superloop service
TfL has confirmed plans to scrap the 472 bus route between North Greenwich and Abbey Wood and replace it with a limited-stop Superloop service. The new bus will run fast from Charlton station to Woolwich Elizabeth Line station, serving only one stop in Woolwich town centre. Stops skipped along the way include Charlton Sainsbury’s, the […]
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Flats on Greenwich Ikea car park approved despite store’s legal threat
Plans for 1,251 flats on top of Greenwich Ikea’s car park have been passed by councillors – even though the Swedish furniture chain warned it may take legal action over the decision. Greenwich Council’s planning board was split on the issue – with only three of six councillors present voting to approve the scheme. The […]
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