A Basque cheesecake and coffee shop is set to come to Greenwich town centre, replacing the much-loved Joli Vintage Living store that closed earlier this year. La Maritxu, which already has two branches near Marble Arch and off Carnaby Street, is planning to open up on Nelson Road, according to planning documents filed with Greenwich […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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First locations revealed for Greenwich Lime bike parking bays
The locations of Greenwich’s first dockless hire bike parking bays have been quietly released by the council – with a warning that they will be made compulsory for Lime bike users. Plans to strike a deal with Lime about creating bays were finally confirmed last month, three years after the San Francisco-based tech giant started […]
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Greenwich Peninsula’s Now Gallery to close after 11 years
The Now Gallery on Greenwich Peninsula will close at the end of this month, 11 years after it first opened. The gallery occupies part of a marketing pavilion run by the peninsula’s developer, Knight Dragon, on Peninsula Square, behind North Greenwich station. The building was originally intended to be temporary and was given planning permission […]
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Public hearing for row over Trafalgar Tavern’s riverside seats
A public hearing into a row between Greenwich Council and the owner of the Trafalgar Tavern pub over its expansion of its beer garden onto the Thames Path will begin next week. The council served an enforcement notice at the end of March demanding that tables and chairs should be cleared from the ramp at […]
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TfL confirms it will scrap 472 bus for faster Superloop service
TfL has confirmed plans to scrap the 472 bus route between North Greenwich and Abbey Wood and replace it with a limited-stop Superloop service. The new bus will run fast from Charlton station to Woolwich Elizabeth Line station, serving only one stop in Woolwich town centre. Stops skipped along the way include Charlton Sainsbury’s, the […]
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Greenwich Council would back a tourist tax to fund local services
Greenwich Council says it would support a charge on hotel and Airbnb stays to help fund services in the borough. Councillors in two other London boroughs, Brent and Southwark, have recently passed motions backing the idea. Brent contains Wembley Stadium, the area around which has been redeveloped in recent years with a number of major […]
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Greenwich Council set to finally strike Lime bike parking deal after two years
Greenwich Council is poised to sign a deal to create parking bays for Lime bikes in part of the borough – two years after plans to try to regulate the dockless cycles were first announced. Lime will pay the council £30,000 plus £170 per parking bay created as part of a one-year trial. However, only […]
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Lime bike rival Forest takes root in Greenwich and Lewisham
A second dockless hire bike operator has moved into Greenwich borough to compete with Lime – but with no agreement on creating bays where users can park their cycles. Forest bikes started to appear across the borough of Lewisham and parts of Greenwich last month. Its bikes can be cheaper than Lime for shorter trips […]
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