Bus route 472 has just a couple of days left to run – but its Superloop replacement will be free for the first week, Transport for London has confirmed. The limited-stop SL11, which will begin on Saturday, will run along the same route as the 472 from Abbey Wood and North Greenwich every six minutes […]
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Last orders for never-opened Woolwich pub as plan for shops submitted
Hopes that Woolwich town centre would get a new pub look set to be dead without a pint being served after plans to turn the site into two shop units were submitted. The pub group Antic had long planned to open The Volunteer at the west end of Powis Street, next to the former Co-op […]
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Woolwich and Plumstead among most gentrified areas, study finds
Parts of Woolwich and Plumstead are among the London neighbourhoods that have gentrified most rapidly over the past decade, an analysis has found. A study by the Trust for London charity identified 53 areas where average incomes had grown by an average of 11 per cent between 2012 and 2020, compared with a 1 per […]
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Plumstead’s new post office gets grand opening and longer hours
A new post office in Plumstead has been given a grand opening after a new postmaster took on an empty store. The new premises at 7 Brewery Road will be run by Nirpesh Maharjan, who used to work in the nearby Plumstead High Street branch. It is the first shop for Nirpesh and his wife […]
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Greenwich education boss sorry for mistakes around school closure
Greenwich councillors have rubber-stamped the closure of a primary school in Plumstead, with the borough’s education chief apologising for mistakes made in communicating with teachers and parents. Florence Kroll, the director of children’s services, said that pupil numbers were expected to fall for at least the next five years with the drop in birth rates […]
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Thamesmead’s £23 million bus transit will not arrive until 2029, TfL reveals
A planned transit bus system for Thamesmead is not expected to be completed until 2029, it has emerged, a day after Transport for London announced plans for a new Superloop bus through the area. The government awarded £23 million to TfL in 2023 to develop the system between Woolwich, Thamesmead and Abbey Wood, similar to […]
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TfL reveals details of North Greenwich’s planned SL11 Superloop bus
Transport for London has revealed details of its planned Superloop bus between North Greenwich, Woolwich and Abbey Wood, which would replace the existing 472 service. The SL11 would be a limited-stop route serving Greenwich Millennium Village, Charlton station, Woolwich town centre, Belmarsh prison and various stops in Thamesmead. But a number of passengers, particularly in […]
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‘Sustainable streets’ CPZ consultation launched by Greenwich Council
Greenwich Council has started a consultation on “sustainable streets” and controlled parking zones in several areas of the borough. Residents in Charlton, Kidbrooke and Blackheath, Plumstead, Shooters Hill, West Thamesmead and Woolwich are being asked about what they think about traffic and parking in their areas as well as where they would like to see […]
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