A consultation on whether ice cream vans should be allowed in one of Greenwich’s busiest tourist streets will have to be rerun because of blunders by council officers. One trader who was ignored in the process took the council to court, where a judge ordered the town hall to start again. Ice cream vans have […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich LTN fines will be issued from this week, council confirms
The first fines from Greenwich and Blackheath’s part-time low-traffic neighbourhood will be issued from Thursday, despite continuing confusion over signs warning drivers about the new restrictions, Greenwich Council has said. Some signs have had tape applied to them to hide a logo implying Blue Badge holders are automatically exempt from the restrictions – but others […]
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Greenwich’s Borough Hall could get late licence under reopening plans
The new operators of Greenwich’s historic Borough Hall have applied for a 1am alcohol licence as they seek to put events on at the venue again. The Greenwich Wire revealed in April that the council had secretly sold the building to a developer for £2.475 million. Lita Homes said in September that it was looking […]
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Fix Cutty Sark DLR station’s broken escalators, petition demands
Angry passengers have launched a campaign to demand that Transport for London fixes the broken escalators at Cutty Sark DLR station once and for all. There have been years of disruption at the stop in Greenwich town centre, which serves one of London’s best-known tourism hotspots. In April when two escalators were broken, TfL said […]
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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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Greenwich Council keeps ‘low’ payment for Wicked film takeover secret
Greenwich Council has been accused of selling the borough’s brand “too cheaply” after accepting a “surprisingly low” sum to rename the area to promote the film Wicked. Signs were changed in Greenwich town centre last month to plug the film, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, a week before its release. Ceremonial mayor Jit Ranabhat […]
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I’d accept free O2 tickets again, Greenwich Council leader says
Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke has dismissed criticism from the former head of the government’s ethics watchdog after he accepted free tickets to the Brit Awards from the company behind the O2. Okereke took two free tickets for this year’s music awards – worth £495 each – from the vice-president and general manager of the […]
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Greenwich LTN: Council U-turns and will extend grace period to fix signs
Updated story: Greenwich Council has changed its mind and will extend a grace period for drivers in its new low-traffic neighbourhood after all because of problems with the signage in the area. The rush-hour traffic curbs on both sides of Greenwich Park came into force on November 27, but drivers who break the new rules […]
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