A forthcoming council by-election has put a hearing into plans for a part-time low-traffic neighbourhood in Greenwich and Blackheath on hold. Conservative leader Matt Hartley and a number of Labour councillors had all challenged the decision to implement the LTN on streets either side of Greenwich Park, which would stop through traffic from using those […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Jumbo towers planned next to site of Greenwich’s old gasholder
A developer is hoping to build giant tower blocks next to the site of east Greenwich’s old gasholder – with 352 homes, 340 student rooms and a self-storage unit. Fairview New Homes has applied to Greenwich Council to build on an old newspaper distribution yard that is currently being used as a worksite for the […]
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Blackwall Tunnel and DLR closures to affect Greenwich all this weekend
The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed again to allow for works on the new Silvertown Tunnel – with drivers warned to plan their journeys across the Thames in advance. There have been regular closures at the crossing for the past year to allow for works on the new tunnel, which is due to open […]
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Cutty Sark DLR station ‘left in shameful state’ by private operator
The company that built Cutty Sark DLR station, where passengers have suffered years of disruption because of broken escalators, left it in a “shameful state” when it was handed back to Transport for London, one of the area’s local councillors has said. Escalators at the station have not worked properly since July 2021, with tourists […]
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Tory and Labour leaders criticise ‘tedious culture war’ over Golden Chippy mural
Greenwich’s Labour and Conservative leaders have united to criticise the “tedious and disingenuous culture war” spread in the media over a chip shop’s Union Jack mural. Anthony Okereke and Matt Hartley set aside election campaigning at last week’s council meeting following repeated stories wrongly claiming that the owner of the Golden Chippy on Greenwich High […]
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Greenwich’s long-lost Chocolate House opens its doors for Easter
An exhibition recreating one of Greenwich’s long-lost attractions opens its doors at the Old Royal Naval College on Good Friday. Chocolate House Greenwich has revived the Tosier Chocolate House, which played host to the movers and shakers of the 18th century when the town was a hub for astronomy, science and culture. Visitors will be […]
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Greenwich LTN plan to be challenged by Tory councillor
Plans to introduce a part-time low-traffic neighbourhood have been challenged by Greenwich’s Conservative opposition leader – meaning that a panel of councillors will have to hear concerns about the scheme. Matt Hartley, who represents Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham and is an opponent of the proposal, has “called in” the plans. The LTN would stop […]
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New Greenwich Park café honours writer Ignatius Sancho
Greenwich Park has opened a new café, naming it after a key figure in the abolition of the slave trade who lived close by. The Ignatius Sancho Café is in Vanbrugh Yard – a new public space in the southeast corner of the park, at the top of Maze Hill. The café was formerly a […]
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