A landmark pub whose name is familiar to millions of London radio listeners has closed its doors, two years after its owner won approval to convert part of the building into flats. The Sun in the Sands, in Blackheath, has sat on the corner of Shooters Hill Road and Sun Lane since the 1840s, although […]
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Harrods Egyptian Room artist’s mural could halt Greenwich Council housing plan
Neighbours on a council estate in Blackheath are hoping that plans for new housing will be halted by the listing of a 1950s mural by the artist who designed the Egyptian Hall in Harrods. Greenwich Council wants to build the homes in Richmount Gardens as part of its Greenwich Builds programme to build 1,750 new […]
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Kidbrooke council homes plan was a done deal, Labour councillor claims
A Greenwich Labour councillor has suggested that her party colleagues had already made up their minds to approve plans for new council housing before holding a meeting to make a decision last night. Odette McGahey made the serious allegation when councillors met to discuss proposals for three houses to be built on garages at Woodville […]
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Controversial Kidbrooke housing scheme recommended for approval
Plans for council homes on an estate in Kidbrooke that have been criticised by Labour councillors have been recommended for approval at a planning meeting next week. Greenwich Council plans to build three three-bedroom houses on garages and parking spaces at Woodville Close, a small estate next to the Sun-in-the Sands roundabout, as part of […]
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Residents being ignored in Kidbrooke council homes plan, councillors warn
Two Greenwich Labour councillors have criticised their own borough’s plans to build new council homes on an estate in Kidbrooke – saying the town hall should be using an alternative site instead. Greenwich Council plans to build three three-bedroom houses on garages and parking spaces at Woodville Close, a small estate next to the Sun-in-the […]
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Skateboarders shut out after Sutcliffe Park ‘Olympic’ skate hall closes
Skateboarders have been left out in the cold after an indoor facility designed to inspire future Olympic champions closed after just five years. The skate park at Sutcliffe Park in Eltham closed last month despite a 397-signature petition against the plans. It will now be replaced by a gymnastics centre after GLL, the council’s leisure […]
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Southeastern rail cuts ‘could damage Kidbrooke Village regeneration’
Labour and Conservative councillors have united to warn that government cuts to SE London rail services could harm the new Kidbrooke Village development, where over 5,000 new homes are being built, and called for local trains to be devolved to the mayor instead. There has been a wave of anger at Southeastern’s plans to reduce […]
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We’ll push for DLR to Kidbrooke and Eltham, Greenwich Tories pledge in manifesto
Greenwich’s Conservatives have promised to press for a Docklands Light Railway link to Kidbrooke and Eltham using the Silvertown Tunnel as part of their manifesto for next week’s council elections. The Tories are also pledging to push for new links across the Thames at Charlton and Thamesmead, cleaner streets, more neighbourhood planning and a debate […]
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