Greenwich’s TSB branch is to close in April, leaving NatWest as the only bank in the town centre. The bank, in the Crescent Arcade mall next to Cutty Sark DLR station, is one of 70 TSB branches to close next year across the country – a quarter of its network. TSB’s Eltham branch closed earlier […]
Greenwich SE10 news
News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
Route 188 to North Greenwich will cope with fewer buses, TfL insists
Transport for London has insisted that one of the key routes serving North Greenwich station will be able to cope when it has its frequency cut next weekend. Route 188, which runs from North Greenwich to Russell Square via Greenwich, Deptford and Bermondsey, will be cut back to six buses an hour – every ten […]
The Proper Blokes Club gets set to walk away the winter blues in Greenwich and Woolwich
The Proper Blokes Club is countering “man up” culture with “walk and talk” sessions in Greenwich, Woolwich and Southwark. NIKKI SPENCER joined the blokes for an evening stroll along the Thames. On a beautiful autumn evening it’s easy to understand why Scott Johnson has chosen Cutty Sark Gardens as the starting point for The Proper […]
Greenwich among the boroughs with most unsafe tower blocks
Greenwich is among the London boroughs worst affected by the capital’s building safety crisis, with just two boroughs having more unsafe tower blocks. The London Fire Brigade revealed last month that there were more than 1,000 buildings in the capital which require residents to evacuate in the event of a fire rather than stay put […]
Glass doors to go as broken Greenwich Foot Tunnel lifts get patched up
The broken lifts in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel are to be patched up with new doors to keep them working for the time being. Greenwich Council has set a deadline of mid-January 2022 for the lifts to be back in operation after a wave of complaints from pedestrians and cyclists that has also seen the […]
We want Santander Cycles to come to Deptford, Lewisham Council says
A senior Lewisham councillor is to raise extending TfL’s cycle hire scheme further into SE London when he meets City Hall’s walking and cycling commissioner next month. In June, Greenwich Council’s transport cabinet member, Sarah Merrill, said that she would be keen to see Santander Cycles extended along the route of the new Cycleway 4 […]
Labour leader Starmer ‘not familiar’ with Silvertown Tunnel – despite being London MP
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he is “not familiar” with the arguments over the controversial Silvertown Tunnel – even though the project is being championed by his party’s London mayor. Tunnel opponents were baffled by Starmer’s reluctance to discuss the project in an interview with ITV News – especially as the Labour leader […]
Olaudah Equiano: Blue plaque near Greenwich Park could honour former slave
A blue plaque on a house opposite Greenwich Park could mark the life of a former slave who campaigned to abolish the practice in the 18th century. Olaudah Equiano briefly stayed in the house on Maze Hill, owned by three sisters known as the Misses Guerin, in September 1767 after he had bought his freedom […]
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