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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Eltham could merge with Chislehurst as constituency review threatens Labour
Eltham’s parliamentary constituency could expand south to take in Chislehurst, threatening Labour MP Clive Efford’s hold on the seat. A review of England’s constituencies, published today, recommends shrinking Matt Pennycook’s Greenwich & Woolwich seat as well as uniting most of Plumstead under Abena Oppong-Asare’s Erith & Thamesmead constituency. But the Boundary Commission’s most eye-catching recommendation […]
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Lidl’s plans for supermarket at Mottingham’s Porcupine pub rejected
Councillors in Bromley have rejected plans to knock down the Porcupine pub in Mottingham and build a Lidl supermarket on the site. It is the second time the retail giant has tried to build a store on Mottingham Road, on the border with Greenwich borough, but it failed to convince councillors that enough had been […]
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Petition prompts Greenwich Council to start locking park gates again
A 216-signature petition has helped persuade Greenwich Council to start locking its parks at night once again, two months after it left them open because of budget cuts. The council said it would save nearly £9,000 by leaving gates unlocked as part of a £7.1 million, four-year package of cuts agreed earlier this year. Park […]
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Nine-day rail closure coming at Hither Green because of virus restrictions
Railway lines through Hither Green will be closed for nine days from 25 July to allow Network Rail to finish work on a new signalling system that has been delayed because of the coronavirus. Engineers had hoped to finish work replacing the old 1970s signalling system through the station over Easter, but because of social […]
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Capital Ring 1: Charlton to Grove Park
A bit of time on your hands? Sun shining? Have a blog that needs livening up? Time to put on some walking shoes, grab the camera, and head out for a walk. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be walking the Capital Ring, which runs in a loop right around (roughly) inner London. […]
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