The husband of former prime minister Liz Truss is among the candidates in the most unpredictable Greenwich Council election for more than half a century. Hugh O’Leary is standing for the Conservatives in Woolwich Arsenal ward on May 7, nearly four years after his wife began her short but calamitous spell in Downing Street. Greenwich […]
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Charlton Riverside rejected for ‘new town’ status that Thamesmead won
Thamesmead may have been declared a new town this week – but the government rejected a suggestion that Charlton Riverside should be given the same status, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. The new-town status for Thamesmead – some 60 years after work started on the first phase of housing in the area – provides a […]
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Bigger planes could come to London City Airport
London City Airport has opened a consultation into allowing larger planes to take off and land – saying it will result in a smaller increase in flights as the airport expands. The airport, in the Royal Docks, is proposing to slightly lower the landing path for planes as they approach the runway. Take-offs and landings […]
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Campaigner takes legal action to save Thamesmead’s Lesnes Estate
A resident of the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead has begun legal action against Bexley Council in an attempt to save the 1960s blocks, which are due to be demolished for 1,950 new homes. Councillors approved the plans from the Peabody housing association in 2022, and Bexley planning officers finally rubber-stamped the decision two days before […]
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‘Life-expired’ Superloop buses will be replaced soon, TfL says
Transport for London has said it is working to get more modern buses on its new flagship Superloop route through southeast London as soon as possible. The limited-stop SL11 began operating on January 24, three days after a press launch in which selected outlets and social media influencers were invited to join London’s mayor, Sir […]
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Thamesmead DLR extension may not go far enough, London Assembly told
The planned Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead Waterfront may need to go at least one stop further to make the planned new town commercially viable, the London Assembly has been told. Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, approved plans for the rail link in November, and Transport for London hopes it will be ready by the […]
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Bus 472 nears last stop – but new Superloop SL11 route is free for first week
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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Smithfield and Billingsgate markets could move to the Royal Docks
Smithfield and Billingsgate markets could move to a site across the river from west Thamesmead under plans being considered by the City of London. The site at Albert Island, just north of North Woolwich and between Royal Albert Dock and the Thames, would be a “win-win for traders and Londoners”, according to Chris Hayward, the […]
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