The London Marathon could take place across two days next year, organisers have confirmed – leaving residents and businesses near the route wondering what it means for them. This year’s event, on Sunday April 26, will begin on Blackheath and snake its way through Woolwich, Charlton, Greenwich and Deptford on its way to the finish […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Secret Cinema set to open long-term home on Greenwich Peninsula
Secret Cinema is planning to move into the Greenwich Peninsula after 18 years of staging immersive film shows at different locations across London. The company hopes to open the doors of its new home by the Thames by the end of year. Secret Cinema has produced shows for up to 1.5 million people around the […]
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Greenwich college student ‘recovering well’ after contracting meningitis
A student at a specialist video and special-effects college on the Greenwich Peninsula is “recovering well” after contracting meningitis following the outbreak in Kent, the college has said. Escape Studios, which is based in Mitre Passage, by the O2, said it had been working with public health teams after the individual had been admitted to […]
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Cutty Sark DLR station will reopen next week, TfL confirms
Cutty Sark DLR station will reopen next week after a ten-month closure to replace its worn-out escalators, Transport for London has confirmed. The completion of the £5.2 million project means the station will be back in operation when the London Marathon takes place on April 26. A new lift has also been installed to replace […]
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Historic gap in houses to stay as plans for Greenwich extension thrown out
Plans to fill in a gap between houses in one of Greenwich’s most distinctive streets have been refused because they would remove a unique Georgian architectural feature. One objector said that building a first and second floor extension to the house on Gloucester Circus, just west of Greenwich Park, would “spoil a jewel in the […]
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TfL planning another bus frequency cut on key Greenwich to Eltham route
Another key bus service serving Greenwich is set to be reduced in frequency later this year – despite councillors’ efforts to persuade residents to switch away from driving. Route 286, which runs from Greenwich town centre to Queen Mary Hospital in Sidcup via Eltham, will be converted to double-decker buses when a new contract with […]
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Greenwich Council sorry after banning anti-LTN leaflet from town hall
Greenwich Council has apologised after town hall security staff banned people from bringing in copies of a leaflet criticising its decision to press on with a low-traffic neighbourhood. The council decided last month to make the rush-hour traffic scheme permanent after a series of consultations ended. The LTN stops drivers from using north-south roads either […]
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Plan for 20-storey tower behind Greenwich Ikea given go-ahead
Plans for a 20-storey tower behind Greenwich’s Ikea store have been approved by councillors, despite complaints from neighbours that the development would replace what was previously planned to be green space. The tower, which would be part of the final phase of Greenwich Millennium Village, replaces a plan for a six-storey commercial building that was […]
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