Residents in a dilapidated estate in east Greenwich say they have been abandoned by the council – and have given up reporting flytipping because the town hall never responds. The Woodland Grove estate, just off Trafalgar Road, has been left in a poor condition for years, with even local Labour councillors criticising the state of […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Big dig to find Greenwich Park’s lost Giant Steps set to start next month
Archaeologists are set to start work next month on searching for remains of giant grass steps that used to be on the hill in Greenwich Park – before a project begins to create them afresh. Volunteers will dig a trench along the hill leading from the Old Royal Observatory – below one of London’s best-loved […]
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The Big Half 2023: Mo Farah to finish last London race in Greenwich
Olympic gold medallist Sir Mo Farah will finish his last London race in Greenwich next month when he joins thousands of others in The Big Half. Farah, who has won four Olympic gold medals – including two at the London Games in 2012 – is the most decorated athlete in British track and field history. […]
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‘Happy psychedelia’ light sculpture coming to Greenwich Peninsula
An interactive 3D light sculpture will be unveiled next to North Greenwich station in September to celebrate Diwali, the festival of light, staying in place for a year. Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos, by the artist Murugiah, will be installed at Peninsula Square as part of the London Design Festival and will stay in place for a […]
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Luxury party yacht Oceandiva arrives on River Thames to uproar
A £25 million superboat, longer than the world’s biggest commercial jet, has arrived in London amid uproar over its plans to hold late-night events for up to 1,000 people on the River Thames. Luxury party yacht Oceandiva docked at moorings in the Royal Docks at the weekend after being towed 300 miles from a shipyard […]
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Greenwich’s Brew By Numbers brewery ‘could go into administration’
Brew By Numbers could enter administration just two years after the brewery moved into the Morden Wharf development in Greenwich, it emerged yesterday. The company filed a notice to appoint administrators yesterday, the trade website Just Drinks reported. The notice gives Brew By Numbers ten days in which no creditor can take any legal action […]
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Is Cutty Sark’s new figurehead shipshape? Greenwich Council will have to decide
A complaint from a member of the public means Greenwich Council will have to decide whether the Cutty Sark’s new figurehead should have been installed. The historic tea clipper had “Nannie”, which is on the bow of the ship, replaced two years ago because the old figure was rotting away because of water getting into […]
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The Stargazer: 85 jobs created in O2 as Wetherspoon confirms pub’s opening date
Wetherspoon has confirmed the opening date for its new pub at the O2, which it says will create 85 jobs. The Stargazer will open its doors on March 21, and will be open from 10am to 12.15am seven days a week. Plans for the pub were first announced last November. The pub chain has spent […]
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