A city farm just a few minutes’ walk from Greenwich Foot Tunnel has had its future secured after a long-running wrangle with the local council – but at a cost of £15,000 per year. Mudchute Farm, which has been on the Isle of Dogs since 1977 and is now one of Europe’s biggest city farms, […]
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‘Full regeneration’ coming for Greenwich Foot Tunnel after councils reach truce
A festive truce has broken out over the Greenwich Foot Tunnel – with the two councils that own it finally agreeing to work together on “full tunnel regeneration”. Representatives of Greenwich and Tower Hamlets councils met last month and agreed to work on detailed designs, including introducing new lifts with dual shafts so when one […]
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More than 1,300 student flats to be built opposite the O2
The view across the Thames from the O2 could change again soon after more than 1,300 student rooms and 208 homes at Orchard Wharf were approved by Tower Hamlets councillors. Property developer Regal also plans to build a facility to process parcels delivered by river on the site, which faces the Greenwich Peninsula and is […]
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel cyclists could face ‘substantial’ fines after council U-turn
Cyclists riding through the Greenwich Foot Tunnel could face “substantial” fines if an agreement can be reached with Tower Hamlets, Greenwich councillors have been told. Dangerous riding through the tunnel has irritated users for years – and has been a source of friction between the two boroughs on opposite sides of the Thames. Cycling in […]
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Put anti-cyclist barriers at north end of Greenwich Foot Tunnel, councillor says
A Tower Hamlets councillor has called for barriers to be placed on the north side of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to stop cyclists “zooming through” the historic river crossing. Labour’s Abdal Ullah made the comments as the east London council passed a motion voicing worries about long-stalled plans to allow cycling in the tunnel, which […]
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‘Bonkers’ Tower Hamlets Council refuses to oppose Silvertown Tunnel
Tower Hamlets Council refused to back opponents of the Silvertown Tunnel last night – with a senior councillor insisting that the new road would be good for the east London borough. Councillors were due to discuss the controversial road scheme at a meeting last night after a Green councillor, Nathalie Bienfait, put forward a motion […]
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Glass doors to go as broken Greenwich Foot Tunnel lifts get patched up
The broken lifts in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel are to be patched up with new doors to keep them working for the time being. Greenwich Council has set a deadline of mid-January 2022 for the lifts to be back in operation after a wave of complaints from pedestrians and cyclists that has also seen the […]
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel lifts could be closed for five months – and may need replacing again
The lifts at Greenwich Foot Tunnel could be closed for five months – with Greenwich Council admitting that its lifts may need replacing after just nine years in service. Tunnel users have been forced to use the stairs for months after a series of breakdowns on both sides of the Thames – with the north […]
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