A key bus route serving North Greenwich and Queen Elizabeth Hospital is being reduced in frequency by Transport for London – but the council says it was not consulted and has protested about the decision. The 486 service, which runs through Charlton, Woolwich Common and Shooters Hill to Bexleyheath, will be reduced from six buses […]
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Reprieve for Woolwich Common trees after cycle lane plans halted
More than 50 trees on Woolwich Common that were set to be chopped down have been given a reprieve – at least for now – after an application to widen a road was taken off a planning committee’s agenda. Greenwich councillors were due to decide on Tuesday whether the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust would […]
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Woolwich Common trees that face chop will be replaced, NHS trust says
Plans to cut down more than 50 trees on Woolwich Common for a road widening project are still being pursued – but the NHS trust behind the scheme says it will plant 76 replacement trees instead. The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust wants to upgrade the road running past Queen Elizabeth Hospital to include a […]
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Only use A&E for real emergencies, SE London NHS pleads as doctors’ strike bites
NHS officials in southeast London have appealed to people to only use A&E for real emergencies with the junior doctors’ strike putting hospitals under serious strain. Hospitals in the region have been “severely impacted” by the six-day strike, according to the South East London Integrated Care Service (ICS), which coordinates NHS services in Greenwich, Lewisham, […]
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Woolwich’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital gains a new night bus from tonight
North Greenwich station, Charlton and Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be linked by bus 24 hours a day, seven days a week from tonight, with all-night buses being introduced on route 486. Buses will now run between Bexleyheath town centre and North Greenwich seven nights a week, providing the hospital on Woolwich Common with its first […]
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Charlton Athletic’s The Valley set to become mass Covid-19 vaccination hub
Charlton Athletic’s ground is in line to become a mass vaccination centre as the push to inoculate the public from coronavirus goes on. The Valley has been used as a Covid-19 testing centre since the beginning of the pandemic and is also hosting fast lateral flow tests for critical workers. There are currently just a […]
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Can you help raise £10,000 to support staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich?
Greenwich Council and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust have launched an appeal for cash to support staff and patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich as they deal with the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. The council and the trust recently launched Project Hope, a scheme where businesses and residents could donate goods and services […]
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Covid-19 vaccine could come to Queen Elizabeth and Lewisham hospitals by Christmas
Stocks of coronavirus vaccine should reach Queen Elizabeth and Lewisham hospitals by Christmas, south-east London’s health service said earlier this week. The first people in the world were given the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine on Tuesday morning when the UK became the first country to start issuing the jab; the first patient to receive the treatment in […]
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