There’s a new owner at Charlton Athletic – but the scale of the rebuilding job facing Belgian businessman Roland Duchâtelet became apparent yesterday when the team’s match against Barnsley was postponed less than two hours before kick-off due to ongoing problems with The Valley pitch. But Charlton fans should be vigilant that the current problems […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich Council forced to reveal Silvertown Tunnel report
Greenwich Council has been made to release a secret report to Labour councillors about its backing for the Silvertown Tunnel under freedom of information legislation, after nearly a year of refusing to publish the information. The document reveals that Greenwich’s Labour councillors decided to back the Silvertown Tunnel proposals with no evidence that it would […]
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Save Sainsbury’s Greenwich petition nears 400 signatures
One of the architects behind the Sainsbury’s store in Greenwich has launched a petition against its possible demolition. Despite opening the “eco-store” only 14 years ago, Sainsbury’s plans to move to a new site in Charlton in 2015, and Ikea is preparing a planning application to knock it down and build a new store. Sainsbury’s […]
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Woolwich Grand under threat – and Greenwich Theatre too?
The campaign is on to save the Woolwich Grand Theatre, which faces demolition after being open for less than two years. But it’s not the only arts venue in the area with a shadow on the horizon, with concerns being raised over the long-term future of Greenwich Theatre too. While the news about Woolwich Grand […]
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Emirates Air Line commuter numbers drop to four, TfL admits
Just four regular commuters are now using the Emirates Air Line cable car between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, down from 16 last autumn. Hop over to The Scoop to find out more. TfL is still claiming the cable car “continues to play a key role in attracting investment to this strategically important part […]
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Ikea Greenwich exhibition: Greenwash and wishful thinking
So, if you saw the ad in Greenwich Council’s propaganda weekly announcing Ikea’s plans to build a new superstore, or if you got a letter through your door, you’d have expected to have learned something new from Saturday’s exhibition at Greenwich’s Forum. But Ikea was remarkably short of detail on its plan to build a […]
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What’s Dr Cheng’s prescription for Greenwich Peninsula?
Tucked away in the financial pages is news that’ll have a huge impact in Greenwich – Hong Kong investment firm Knight Dragon has taken sole control of the Greenwich Peninsula redevelopment project, promising it’ll speed up delivery of 10,000 new homes. Knight Dragon, the vehicle of billionaire Dr Henry Cheng Kar-Shun, bought out its partner […]
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Ikea Greenwich: A flat-packed traffic nightmare to come?
You’ve probably heard by now that Ikea is planning to open a store in Greenwich, once Sainsbury’s has shipped up the road to Charlton. News emerged via an ad in Greenwich Council’s weekly propaganda rag Greenwich Time, rather than anything released to the local press, while some nearer neighbours have had letters. Ikea is promising […]
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