Greenwich Council has blocked a final attempt to challenge its controversial low-traffic neighbourhood – just days after denying it had airbrushed opposition to the project. Conservative deputy leader Charlie Davis had attempted to “call in” the final decision to approve the scheme after a statutory consultation which ended last month. This would have resulted in […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich Council protests about latest cut to hospital bus services
A key bus route serving North Greenwich and Queen Elizabeth Hospital is being reduced in frequency by Transport for London – but the council says it was not consulted and has protested about the decision. The 486 service, which runs through Charlton, Woolwich Common and Shooters Hill to Bexleyheath, will be reduced from six buses […]
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Cutty Sark DLR closure ‘has hit Greenwich town centre footfall’
Footfall in Greenwich town centre has decreased as a result of the closure of Cutty Sark DLR station, councillors will hear next week. The station closed its doors at the end of May after four years of disruption caused by its worn-out escalators breaking down. New escalators were delivered to the station by rail two […]
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Shared ownership housing becoming ‘problematic’ in London, Greenwich MP says
Shared ownership is becoming a “problematic” form of housing in London, Greenwich & Woolwich’s MP Matt Pennycook has said. The housing minister said he had seen issues in his own constituency with the tenure, which allows people to buy a share of their new home and pay regulated rent on the rest. Shared ownership is […]
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Greenwich Council must back pubs in new Local Plan, campaigners say
Greenwich Council’s blueprint for the borough’s future should be strengthened to provide more protection for pubs, campaigners who want to reopen Charlton’s White Swan say. The consultation on Greenwich’s Local Plan closes on Sunday, and the chair of White Swan Music & Arts, Suzanne Hunt, wants residents to write to the council to ensure policies […]
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‘Life-expired’ Superloop buses will be replaced soon, TfL says
Transport for London has said it is working to get more modern buses on its new flagship Superloop route through southeast London as soon as possible. The limited-stop SL11 began operating on January 24, three days after a press launch in which selected outlets and social media influencers were invited to join London’s mayor, Sir […]
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Greenwich Council’s adventure play centre cuts to be challenged
Greenwich Council’s cabinet voted to axe three of the borough’s five staffed adventure play centres – but the decision has been challenged by opposition councillors and will now go to a scrutiny hearing. A staffed play centre in Woolwich is to be closed altogether and replaced with an unstaffed playground nearby, while one on the […]
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Greenwich Council to close three adventure playgrounds despite police concerns
Greenwich Council has confirmed plans to close three of its five staffed adventure playgrounds to save £600,000 per year – despite concerns from police and charities about young people’s safety. The five centres – Coldharbour, Glyndon, Meridian, Plumstead and Woolwich – offer supervised activities for young people for 30 hours a week. But only the […]
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