The giant Lewisham Gateway building project is due to open a year late after the company in charge of cladding quit the job. Residents should already have been moving into the blocks, which have radically changed the look of Lewisham town centre. The project was meant to be finished this summer, but will now finish […]
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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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A2 junction in west Greenwich finally set to get safer pedestrian crossing
Transport for London plans to install a new pedestrian crossing at one of Greenwich’s busiest junctions after years of campaigning from locals. A pelican crossing will be placed at the junction of Blackheath Hill with Lewisham Road outside the George and Dragon pub, as well as across the slip road from Greenwich Church Street. At […]
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Smell of mould on Greenwich Council estate ‘takes your breath away’
A woman living with a kitchen that was damaged after a leak says residents in her Greenwich Council estate have been waiting up to ten years for repairs to homes that reek of mould. Sarah Saitch moved into Ellison House on the Orchard Estate with her husband 14 years ago. She says that for the […]
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We need cash to build DLR to Thamesmead, TfL boss tells government
Transport for London’s boss has called on the government to support plans for a Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead, revealing that a minister recently visited the site to assess its potential. Andy Lord, who is the interim commissioner of TfL, also called for Westminster backing so work on the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham […]
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Hurry up and fix our mouldy homes, estate residents tell Greenwich Council
Greenwich Council has admitted to damp and mould problems on one of the borough’s estates after tenants demanded quicker action to repair their homes – with one saying problems had been going on for more than four years. Residents of the Orchard and Coldbath estates, off Lewisham Road, petitioned the council to say that they […]
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Weathervane sculpture coming to Lewisham – despite worries it will be used as a swing
Lewisham town centre is to get a 3.8-metre tall weathervane sculpture – despite one councillor fearing that passers-by could use it as a swing. The steel sculpture, which will turn in the wind, will be built next to the River Quaggy opposite the new Lewisham Gateway development. Lewisham Council drew up plans for the sculpture […]
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Rooftop bar for Lewisham Library and revamped market after £19m levelling-up win
Updated story: Lewisham Library will be given a rooftop bar and the nearby market will be given a facelift after the council won £19 million in levelling-up funding from the government. The borough’s elected mayor, Damien Egan, hailed the grant as “fantastic news” for the town centre. In total, there will be £24 million to […]
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