Cash-strapped Greenwich Council spent £640,000 on its consultation into introducing controlled parking zones across a huge swathe of the borough before scrapping most of the plans last month. The “sustainable streets” programme had included introducing permit and paid parking spaces across an area stretching from Lee Green in the west to Plumstead and Thamesmead in […]
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News stories about Plumstead, London SE18 from The Greenwich Wire.
Greenwich Council’s adventure play centre cuts to be challenged
Greenwich Council’s cabinet voted to axe three of the borough’s five staffed adventure play centres – but the decision has been challenged by opposition councillors and will now go to a scrutiny hearing. A staffed play centre in Woolwich is to be closed altogether and replaced with an unstaffed playground nearby, while one on the […]
Greenwich Council to close three adventure playgrounds despite police concerns
Greenwich Council has confirmed plans to close three of its five staffed adventure playgrounds to save £600,000 per year – despite concerns from police and charities about young people’s safety. The five centres – Coldharbour, Glyndon, Meridian, Plumstead and Woolwich – offer supervised activities for young people for 30 hours a week. But only the […]
No plans to redevelop £1.4m Plumstead High Street car park, new owner says
The new owner of a car park offloaded for more than £1.4 million in a Greenwich Council “fire sale” says it has no plans to develop the site. Abery Street car park, off Plumstead High Street, was one of two car parks to be sold at auction last Thursday, with a “Mrs Y” named as […]
Plumstead car park fetches £1.4m in Greenwich Council ‘fire sale’
Greenwich Council netted more than £1.4 million by selling a single car park on Plumstead High Street on Thursday – but there were mixed fortunes in the rest of its “fire sale” of assets. The 22-space car park at Abery Street sold for £1,425,000 – more than three times the reserve price of £375,000 – […]
‘Headphones Norm’: Charlton Athletic pay tribute to much-loved supporter
Charlton Athletic have paid tribute to one of the club’s best-known fans, who died after being taken ill during a match at The Valley on Saturday, leading to the game being abandoned. Norman Barker, who had supported the club since being let into The Valley for free at half-time as a child in 1969, was […]
Cut to bus linking hospital with Greenwich’s LTN branded ‘unacceptable’
A bus running through Greenwich and Blackheath’s controversial low-traffic neighbourhood has been reduced in frequency – reducing access to the borough’s only general hospital. The 386 service between Blackheath Village and Woolwich, which serves Queen Elizabeth Hospital, has only run with three buses an hour rather than four since November 29 – the worst level […]
Greenwich Council’s car park ‘fire sale’ could fetch £1.4 million next month
Three Greenwich Council car parks are set to be sold at auction next month – with the town hall hoping to net a total of £1.4 million from the sale. The car parks at Old Dover Road in Blackheath, Charlton Village and Plumstead High Street are being offloaded as part of a £33 million package […]
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