The Silvertown Tunnel got off to a quiet start on Monday morning with no rush-hour queues – but Transport for London has admitted to teething troubles with new bus services after passengers found themselves on a detour though a council depot. Traffic started using the £2 billion tunnel – which runs between the Greenwich Peninsula […]
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What do you think of Greenwich’s Thames Path? Councillors want to know
Greenwich councillors are asking residents what they think of the Thames Path as part of a review for a scrutiny panel. The borough has the longest Thames frontage of any in the capital, from Watergate Street in Deptford through to Thamesmead. Unlike its equivalent north of the river, almost all of the waterfront is open […]
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Parkrun could come to Greenwich Peninsula — but it needs your help
Parkrun could be coming to the Greenwich Peninsula later this year – but volunteers are needed to get it off the ground. There are 65 of the free 5k runs across London, including four in Greenwich borough and one just across the river from the peninsula, at Royal Victoria Dock. Each event is run by […]
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Greenwich cable structure could get same protection as Stonehenge
A structure next to the Thames in east Greenwich that helped enable the first transatlantic telephone call could receive the same protection as Stonehenge and the Tower of London. Historic England is considering recommending that the winding gear at Enderby Wharf is made a scheduled monument – a nationally-important archeological or historical site. If Historic […]
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TfL reveals details of North Greenwich’s planned SL11 Superloop bus
Transport for London has revealed details of its planned Superloop bus between North Greenwich, Woolwich and Abbey Wood, which would replace the existing 472 service. The SL11 would be a limited-stop route serving Greenwich Millennium Village, Charlton station, Woolwich town centre, Belmarsh prison and various stops in Thamesmead. But a number of passengers, particularly in […]
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Greenwich Ikea’s unused community hub becomes co-working space
The community hub in Greenwich’s Ikea has been taken over by a high-end co-working operator after being unused for more than three years. But the Swedish furniture chain has said that community groups are still welcome to use the space on the top floor of the store, which opened six years ago on Friday. The […]
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Radio studio with glowing eyes to open in Greenwich Peninsula in April
A radio studio with a pair of glowing eyes will open on the Greenwich Peninsula in April after winning approval from the council. Loose FM, which describes itself as a “community station focused on eclectic, experimental, ecstatic sound and culture” with over 300 contributors, will move into a converted shipping container in the Design District, […]
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North Greenwich’s new bus station set to be delayed by developer
The bus station at North Greenwich is likely to stay in place for a few more years after the Greenwich Peninsula’s main developer applied to delay plans for a replacement. Knight Dragon has asked Greenwich Council to amend the masterplan for the peninsula so it can put off the opening of a new bus station, […]
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