Extending the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead could cost £1.7 billion – with homes in major new developments being built before the first trains arrive in 2033. Senior councillors in both Greenwich and Newham are signing off a request for the Westminster government to help pay for early work on the project, which would help […]
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We need cash to build DLR to Thamesmead, TfL boss tells government
Transport for London’s boss has called on the government to support plans for a Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead, revealing that a minister recently visited the site to assess its potential. Andy Lord, who is the interim commissioner of TfL, also called for Westminster backing so work on the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham […]
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Tear down this wall: Greenwich councillor wants cycle route into Royal Arsenal
A Greenwich councillor has begun a campaign to open up a walking and cycling route into Berkeley Homes’ Royal Arsenal development from neighbouring streets in his West Thamesmead ward. The two housing developments are separated by a brick wall between Erebus Drive, Thamesmead and Armstrong Road, Woolwich. Residents have to take a roundabout route via […]
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Film studio planned for Plumstead in power station redevelopment
A special effects film studio could be built inside the disused Plumstead power station under plans to be discussed by Greenwich councillors next week. The town hall is set to pay up to £4.2 million to help Mo-Sys Engineering, which provides camera and special effects services for film and TV, move from its existing base […]
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DLR link could level up Thamesmead, MP says, as TfL funding deal delayed again
Thamesmead has been kept waiting for news on whether the government will help fund a Docklands Light Railway extension, after the area’s local MP told ministers the rail link could “level up” the area. A long-term deal over Transport for London’s future has been delayed once again, with emergency funding rolled over for another two […]
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Get a booster at The Valley this weekend – and help others get jabbed too
Charlton Athletic’s stadium is becoming a vaccination clinic this weekend as demand soars for Covid-19 booster jabs. Long queues have been seen outside hospitals and pharmacies this week after doses were made available to all adults in response to the spread of the Omicron variant. The most high-profile vaccination centre in south-east London will be […]
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Thamesmead ‘desperately needs’ threatened DLR extension, MP says
A DLR extension to Thamesmead is “desperately needed”, the area’s local MP has said as plans for the new rail link hang in the balance. London mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to extend the Beckton branch of the DLR across the Thames to support plans for 30,000 new homes in both Beckton and Thamesmead. But […]
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Greenwich councillors pass 330-home development – but criticise lack of safe walking route to station
Greenwich councillors backed over 330 new homes on the site of a condemned care home in west Thamesmead last night – but spent much of their time grilling their own planning officer on why so little was being done to improve poor infrastructure in the area. Fairview New Homes is planning to build 333 homes […]
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