Campaigners have voiced their relief at news that London City Airport has shelved plans to increase its operating hours. The airport published its long-term vision for the future today after a consultation with neighbours and passengers last summer. Campaign groups like Hacan East were previously concerned by suggestions the airport might seek to increase flights […]
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London’s first floating lido could come to Canary Wharf
London’s first public “floating lido” is being planned for West India Quay on the Isle of Dogs. Proposals have been submitted to turn a 60m-long Dutch barge, moored opposite Canary Wharf, into an open-air swimming pool, complete with sauna, plunge pool and office space. Berlin, Paris, New York and Lake Como all boast barge lidos. […]
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel to open at weekends again after virus shutdown
Greenwich Foot Tunnel will stay open this weekend after several weeks of closures during the coronavirus lockdown. The tunnel, which runs between Cutty Sark Gardens in Greenwich and Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs, closed suddenly on 5 April because of crowds of people in the tunnel. It has been closed every weekend since […]
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Westferry Printworks: Permission for Isle of Dogs towers scrapped after legal challenge
The government has backtracked on approving a 46-storey tower on the Isle of Dogs which was opposed by Greenwich Council, after Tower Hamlets Council look legal action alleging the decision was timed to save developers £50 million. Tower Hamlets challenged the housing secretary Robert Jenrick’s decision to use his ministerial powers to approve more than […]
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Coronavirus: Greenwich foot tunnel closes due to ‘people not doing the right thing’
Greenwich Foot Tunnel has been closed because of “continued crowds and people not doing the right thing” despite the coronavirus crisis, Greenwich leader Danny Thorpe has announced. The tunnel between Cutty Sark Gardens in Greenwich and Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs will be closed for the rest of Sunday, Thorpe said, in what […]
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Council officers recommend new riverboat pier for Greenwich Peninsula
Council officers have recommended that plans for a new riverboat pier and restaurant on the Greenwich Peninsula are approved by councillors when they meet next month. The pier would be placed on a jetty next to the InterContinental hotel next to the O2, on the west side of the peninsula. It would be built to […]
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Fury after 46-storey tower ‘which would harm Greenwich view’ approved by minister
Tower Hamlets Council has said it will go to war with the government over a controversial application for 1,500 homes on the Isle of Dogs that was approved by the Secretary of State this week. Last night councillors signed off an emergency motion that stated they would examine “all available options, including a judicial review” […]
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TfL unveils cycle route from Greenwich foot tunnel to Canary Wharf and Hackney
Transport for London has outlined its plans for a new cycle route from the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to Canary Wharf and Hackney. Detailed proposals have been unveiled for the northern part of the route – from Westferry DLR station to Lyme Grove in Hackney – with a proposed route sketched out from the foot tunnel […]
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