A disgruntled user of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel has created a web app so fellow walkers and cyclists can warn each other when the crossing’s unreliable lifts are broken. The lifts have been regularly out of action since a botched refurbishment by Greenwich Council 14 years ago. Both Greenwich and Tower Hamlets councils own the […]
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Duke of Greenwich pub to close after just two years in business
An east Greenwich pub that was at the centre of a lengthy planning dispute is to close later this month after failing to agree terms with its landlord, an Isle of Man-based developer. The Duke of Greenwich – once known as The Vanbrugh – opened only two years ago, but will close its doors for […]
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Greenwich Open Studios returns to showcase local artists
Art lovers will get a chance to support local painters, ceramicists, sculptors, and designers this month when Greenwich Open Studios returns over two weekends. Over nearly five decades, the festival has become one of London’s most distinctive community art events. Founded in 1978, Greenwich Open Studios brings together painters, ceramicists, sculptors, and designers who, for […]
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Cutty Sark DLR station on track to reopen in the spring, TfL says
Work to replace the escalators at Cutty Sark station is on track for it to reopen in the spring, Transport for London has said after releasing pictures of what is going on behind the closed gates. The upper two escalators have now been dismantled and removed, with work ongoing to remove the other pair. Work […]
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Naval charity plans to sell closed Star of Greenwich pub
The closed Star of Greenwich pub is set to be sold by the naval charity that owns it, leaving it facing an uncertain future. Greenwich Council has issued a notice saying that there are plans to dispose of the pub, on Old Woolwich Road, which was briefly open as a community-run venture but closed last […]
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Enhypen pop-up brings K-pop crowds – and their cash – to Greenwich
K-pop has become a K-pop-up. In the Design District, the futuristic assortment of shiny sheds by North Greenwich bus station, an Enhypen pop-up retail store has turned a few unused metres of floor space into a temporary embassy for the South Korean band and the whole K-pop movement — a place where music and merch […]
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Open House Festival to show off Woolwich’s new-look market square
The architects behind the transformation of Beresford Square will be returning to Woolwich next month as part of the Open House Festival. The team from LDA Design, who redesigned the square for Greenwich Council, will be talking about their work in the event, which is one of over 700 taking place across London between September […]
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Basque cheesecake shop set to replace Greenwich’s much-loved Joli store
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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