Greenwich Council has asked if Greenwich Park can be re-opened to traffic each morning to deal with persistent congestion in the area following the lifting of lockdown resources. Sarah Merrill, the new cabinet member for transport and sustainability, said that a “cocktail” of circumstances – including the council’s own low-traffic neighbourhood in west Greenwich and […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Charlton Athletic’s The Valley to become mass vaccination centre this Saturday
Charlton Athletic’s stadium will become a mass vaccination centre for one day on Saturday – with all Greenwich borough residents who have not yet had a jab invited to the drop-in session. The first 1,000 people at The Valley between 8am and 8pm will get a free ticket for a future Charlton match, with other […]
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I won’t cancel the Silvertown Tunnel, mayor Sadiq Khan insists
London mayor Sadiq Khan has insisted he will not cancel the Silvertown Tunnel – and accused opponents of wanting to “do nothing” about persistent queues at the Blackwall Tunnel. Work has begun on the £2 billion road crossing between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, which the mayor says will eliminate the congestion which blights […]
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Revealed: Labour blocked ’embarrassing’ Silvertown Tunnel questions to Sadiq Khan
A leaked email has revealed that the London Assembly Labour group blocked questions to Sadiq Khan about the Silvertown Tunnel before last month’s mayoral election because they could have been “deeply embarrassing” to the mayor. The email, which has been seen by both the Local Democracy Reporting Service and 853, revealed that City Hall Labour […]
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North Greenwich station sees its busiest day since first lockdown
North Greenwich tube station had its busiest day on Saturday since the start of the first coronavirus lockdown as people flocked to the Greenwich Peninsula for a sunny start to the bank holiday weekend. At least 43,684 people journeys started or ended at North Greenwich on Saturday, more than on any day, including weekdays, since […]
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TfL ‘pays £10m’ to settle Silvertown Tunnel dispute as opponents plan new protest
Transport for London has paid £10 million to settle a legal dispute over the building of the controversial Silvertown Tunnel, it was reported at the weekend. Two years ago TfL awarded the contract to build the £2bn tunnel to Riverlinx, a consortium which includes Ferrovial, the owner of Heathrow Airport. Riverlinx will build and operate […]
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Museum of Slavery and Freedom: ‘We want history told from Deptford’s point of view’
Deptford has a long naval history – but much of it is little talked about. EMILY FINCH met the local campaigners who want to tell the story of the area’s links with slavery. On a cold winter’s morning in 1762, a teenage boy was forced off his master’s ship and sold back into slavery on […]
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Morden Wharf: Our towers won’t be a blot on Greenwich landscape, developer insists
The developer behind plans for 1,500 homes next to the Blackwall Tunnel has said its proposals will be in keeping with the local area after local MP Matt Pennycook criticised its application to build towers of up to 36 storeys. U+I plans to redevelop Morden Wharf into housing and business space in a development including […]
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