Transport for London has rejected calls to extend Eltham’s new Superloop bus to Woolwich, despite campaigns for a fast link between the two town centres. Greenwich Council’s Labour leadership and Conservative councillors both said it was a “missed opportunity” to provide a limited-stop service from Eltham to the Elizabeth Line. TfL said that providing new links […]
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Lee’s closed Old Tigers Head pub will roar again, owner pledges
A landmark pub at Lee Green will be brought back to life after being boarded up, the company that owns it has said. The historic Old Tigers Head dates back to the 18th century, and the current building has sat at the junction of Lee High Road and Lee Road since 1896. The pub, which […]
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Neighbourhood vote could help a River Quaggy nature trail come to life
A nature trail along the River Quaggy is one of the ambitions set out in a new neighbourhood plan that residents in Lee will vote on next month. After more than eight years of preparation, a referendum will be held on the Lee Neighbourhood Plan on February 15. Locals will be asked whether they want […]
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20mph limits coming to parts of South Circular Road, A2 and A20
Parts of the South Circular Road, A2 and A20 in southeast London will have 20mph speed limits put on them in the coming months – including at a notorious junction where locals have campaigned for safety improvements. Transport for London, which controls the capital’s major roads, is imposing the limits on 65km of roads in […]
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Leegate Centre redevelopment: Plans for 15-storey tower and 563 homes go to council
Controversial plans for a 15-storey tower and 563 homes to replace the Leegate Shopping Centre have been submitted to Lewisham Council. Local residents have long been up in arms about the plans for the crumbling shopping centre on the corner of Burnt Ash Road and Eltham Road in Lee Green, facing the borough boundary with […]
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Make ULEZ London-wide, says mother of girl who died from air pollution
The mother of a nine-year-old girl who died as a result of air pollution has called on Sadiq Khan to extend London’s ultra-low emission zone beyond the North and South Circular to cover all over the capital. Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who lived close to the South Circular Road in Catford, died in 2013. She became the […]
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Lewisham Council to keep watered-down Lee low-traffic neighbourhood
Lewisham Council plans to keep its watered-down low traffic neighbourhood in Lee and Hither Green – but will replace the remaining planters with cameras. A wide swathe of streets between Hither Green station and the borough border with Greenwich were blocked to motor vehicles in the summer of 2020 to encourage more walking and cycling […]
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Christmas rail works hit Lewisham, New Eltham and Sidcup trains
Major rail works will wipe out train services through Lewisham, Hither Green, New Eltham and Sidcup over the Christmas holiday and into the new year. An £8 million upgrade programme will see points replaced south of Lewisham, hitting rail services on the Sidcup, Hayes and Orpington lines for eight days between 27 December and 3 […]
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