Woolwich Foot Tunnel’s broken lift will finally be repaired after two years out of service after Greenwich and Newham councils came to an agreement over paying for the works. The lift on the North Woolwich side has been out of action since August 2022, and an argument briefly erupted between the two councils over paying […]
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Woolwich Foot Tunnel lift repairs halted by row between councils
A row between Greenwich and Newham councils is holding up much-needed works to fix the Woolwich Foot Tunnel, where one of the lifts has been out of action for nearly two years. Both the Woolwich tunnel and its sister crossing at Greenwich have been plagued by lift breakdowns since a botched refurbishment more than a […]
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London City Airport to appeal after plans for more Saturday jets rejected
London City Airport is to appeal to planning inspectors after its plans to expand its flying time on Saturday afternoons were thrown out after hundreds of objections by residents and local councils. Newham Council refused to allow it to extend its cut-off time for flights from 1pm on Saturdays to 6.30pm all year round and […]
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London City Airport’s plans for more Saturday flights are rejected
London City Airport’s plans to extend its flying time on Saturday afternoons have been rejected by Newham Council following hundreds of objections from residents and neighbouring boroughs. Councillors on Newham’s strategic development committee – its equivalent of Greenwich’s planning board – were given a round of applause on Monday afternoon after unanimously voting against the […]
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DLR to Thamesmead could cost £1.7bn – but won’t arrive until 2033
Extending the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead could cost £1.7 billion – with homes in major new developments being built before the first trains arrive in 2033. Senior councillors in both Greenwich and Newham are signing off a request for the Westminster government to help pay for early work on the project, which would help […]
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Newham’s mayor condemns Silvertown Tunnel ‘madness’ while Greenwich leader stays silent
Newham’s elected mayor condemned Sadiq Khan’s Silvertown Tunnel at a council meeting last night – just four nights after her counterpart in Greenwich refused to offer an opinion on the controversial project. Rokhsana Fiaz spoke out as the borough’s councillors unanimously passed an emergency motion calling for the £2 billion new road, which will run […]
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Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnel users’ group to disband in frustration
A group formed to press for improvements at the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels plans to wind itself up because it has been unable to help solve continuing problems with the crossings. Fogwoft – the Friends of Greenwich and Woolwich Foot Tunnels – was formed in 2013 following a botched refurbishment of the two tunnels […]
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Silvertown Tunnel: Protesters plan slip road demo as Newham mayor appeals to Khan
Extinction Rebellion protesters are planning to hold a demonstration at one of the entrances to the A102 on Friday as pressure mounts on London mayor Sadiq Khan to cancel the controversial Silvertown Tunnel road crossing. The pressure group plans to “swarm” the Woolwich Road roundabout in east Greenwich from 7am on the morning of 9 […]
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