Plumstead bus garage is throwing open its doors next month as part of a charity fundraiser to mark its 40th anniversary. The garage was opened by London Transport in 1981 to replace its predecessor on Kings Highway – now a DIY store – and another depot at Abbey Wood. Now owned by Stagecoach, the garage […]
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News stories about Plumstead, London SE18 from The Greenwich Wire.
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We should build higher and denser to knock down waiting list, top Greenwich councillor says
A senior councillor has said that his own town hall should be building more homes on a site in Plumstead where 17 council homes have been given the go-ahead. Matt Morrow, the cabinet member for children and young people and local councillor for Plumstead, spoke as the borough’s planning board approved a cul-de-sac of 15 […]
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Nearly 300 homes and new Plumstead Road college set for council approval
Plans for 294 new homes – half for shared ownership or affordable rent – and a new base for a further education college in Plumstead have been recommended for approval by Greenwich planning officers. The existing London South East Colleges (LSEC) building on Plumstead Road would be demolished and replaced with five blocks of up […]
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Walk-in Covid vaccinations come to Woolwich, Plumstead and Thamesmead
Walk-in clinics for coronavirus vaccinations are opening up in Woolwich, Plumstead and Thamesmead, as healthcare officials launch a new push to get people inoculated before all restrictions end. One pharmacy in Woolwich is running walk-in clinics every day until the end of July, while pop-up clinics are opening in Plumstead and Thamesmead. Greenwich Council teams […]
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Glyndon by-election: ‘Anti-sleaze’ Starmer visits ward where Labour councillor was convicted of fraud
Sir Keir Starmer pledged to help clean up British politics hours before campaigning in a by-election caused by the resignation of a Labour councillor convicted of housing fraud, it has emerged. The Labour leader visited the Polthorne estate in Plumstead with London mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday, pressing voters to endorse Labour in tomorrow’s Glyndon […]
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Build more family homes, Greenwich Labour councillors tell their own town hall
Labour councillors have pressed their own housing department to build more family homes while approving plans for 15 new council homes on a green in Plumstead. A five-storey block of 13 flats and two townhouses on Gilbourne Road, near Rockliffe Manor primary school, were given approval on Tuesday night. They form part of the Greenwich […]
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19 hopefuls step forward for Greenwich Council by-elections
Nineteen candidates have been confirmed for four Greenwich Council by-elections, which will be held on the same day as the London mayoral poll, on 6 May. Residents in four parts of Greenwich borough will be able to pass their verdict on how the council is doing – although national and London-wide issues will also be […]
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Tell us about slum landlords who abuse Gurkha veterans, senior councillor says
Anyone with information on slum landlords who throw Gurkha veterans out of their homes during the day should contact Greenwich Council, one of its cabinet members has said. Jackie Smith spoke out after 853 reported this week on the plight of many members of south-east London’s Nepalese community, who have struggled to cope amid the […]
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