Plans for three blocks of student housing in east Greenwich, one seven storeys tall, could get the go-ahead next week after council planners recommended they be approved. The blocks would replace the old Speedy Hire warehouse on Woolwich Road, close to the River Ale House micropub. Plans for 58 flats in a six-storey block on […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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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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New Greenwich cycle route planned – but without Old Royal Naval College link
Plans for a new cycle route through Greenwich’s traffic-choked town centre have been announced – but the existing direct route through the Old Royal Naval College grounds does not feature in the proposals. Greenwich Council’s “interim” scheme for the town centre involves creating a two-way cycle lane at College Approach, on the north side of […]
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Ban Lime bikes from Greenwich if it doesn’t clean up its act, councillors demand
Greenwich Council could back a call to ban Lime bikes in the borough next week after two frustrated councillors spoke out against the company for not taking action against riders dumping their bikes on pavements. Since summer 2023 the council has been due to sign an agreement with Lime that would mean users would have […]
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Greenwich Park could lose its dedicated police unit in Met cuts
A dedicated police unit that patrols Greenwich Park could be disbanded as Scotland Yard tries to close a £450 million funding gap. Closing the Royal Parks Operational Command Unit, which is based in Hyde Park, was put forward in budget proposals by the Metropolitan Police to City Hall last year. Mark Rowley, the Met commissioner, wrote […]
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Silvertown Tunnel bus routes will be free even if you don’t cross the Thames
All three bus routes serving the Blackwall Tunnel and the new Silvertown Tunnel will be free of charge for their entire length for a year, Transport for London has confirmed. TfL’s offer means that canny passengers on both sides of the Thames will be able to travel free on services that don’t involve crossing the […]
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Bands and stage shows could return to Greenwich’s Borough Hall
Greenwich’s Borough Hall could be hosting bands and stage shows for the first time in decades after the council granted its new operator a licence. The building was controversially sold by Greenwich Council for just £2.4 million last year after it failed to strike a deal to turn it into a theatre. A property company, […]
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