A city farm just a few minutes’ walk from Greenwich Foot Tunnel has had its future secured after a long-running wrangle with the local council – but at a cost of £15,000 per year. Mudchute Farm, which has been on the Isle of Dogs since 1977 and is now one of Europe’s biggest city farms, […]
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel cyclists could face ‘substantial’ fines after council U-turn
Cyclists riding through the Greenwich Foot Tunnel could face “substantial” fines if an agreement can be reached with Tower Hamlets, Greenwich councillors have been told. Dangerous riding through the tunnel has irritated users for years – and has been a source of friction between the two boroughs on opposite sides of the Thames. Cycling in […]
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Greenwich Council refuses to say if it still backs foot tunnel cycling
Greenwich Council will not say whether or not it still wants to allow cycling in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel – despite the proposals being criticised by a neighbouring borough. Cycling is banned in both the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels, but the bye-laws are effectively unenforceable because they were last updated in 1938. The maximum […]
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Put anti-cyclist barriers at north end of Greenwich Foot Tunnel, councillor says
A Tower Hamlets councillor has called for barriers to be placed on the north side of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to stop cyclists “zooming through” the historic river crossing. Labour’s Abdal Ullah made the comments as the east London council passed a motion voicing worries about long-stalled plans to allow cycling in the tunnel, which […]
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Glass doors to go as broken Greenwich Foot Tunnel lifts get patched up
The broken lifts in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel are to be patched up with new doors to keep them working for the time being. Greenwich Council has set a deadline of mid-January 2022 for the lifts to be back in operation after a wave of complaints from pedestrians and cyclists that has also seen the […]
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Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnel users’ group to disband in frustration
A group formed to press for improvements at the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels plans to wind itself up because it has been unable to help solve continuing problems with the crossings. Fogwoft – the Friends of Greenwich and Woolwich Foot Tunnels – was formed in 2013 following a botched refurbishment of the two tunnels […]
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Tower Hamlets looking into joining Greenwich as a royal borough
Tower Hamlets Council is looking into joining Greenwich in being designated a royal borough – six years after a corruption scandal saw its former leader thrown out of office. The legal status, which is made official with a royal rharter signed by the Queen, does not provide any additional powers but shows an area has […]
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Minute’s silence on Docklands Light Railway to mark 25 years since South Quay bomb
Docklands Light Railway passengers will be asked to observe a minute’s silence today in memory of the victims of the Docklands terrorist bombing 25 years ago. Inam Bashir and John Jeffries, who had been working in their newspaper kiosk, both died when the IRA detonated a lorry bomb at Marsh Wall by South Quay station […]
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