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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Cycling group among 500 objectors to Woolwich Common cycle lane
Over 500 people have objected to plans to fell more than 50 trees to create a cycle lane across Woolwich Common – with the local London Cycling Campaign branch also voicing its disapproval. The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust plans to cut down 53 trees for a segregated cycle lane running along Stadium Road and […]
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Brigade issues warning after Woolwich Common wildfire
The London Fire Brigade has issued a warning after four hectares of Woolwich Common were damaged in a fire on bank holiday Monday. Eight fire engines and about 60 firefighters attended the first after the first of 26 calls was received at about 11am. The fire was largely put out by 2pm. Crews from East […]
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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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Campaign to save 55 trees from Woolwich Common road widening
Hundreds of people have objected to plans to cut down trees on Woolwich Common to widen the road leading to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust plans to remove 55 trees as part of its plans to upgrade Stadium Road to include a cycle lane. Most would be knocked down to accommodate […]
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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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‘We’ve had enough of the Ministry of Defence’s lack of care for Woolwich Common’
People who live near Woolwich Common had to put up cars being driven at them, antisocial behaviour and human waste being flytipped – despite Ministry of Defence promises that it will look after the open space. The Friends of Woolwich Common have had enough, as JANE LAWSON writes. On Sunday 30 April twenty or so […]
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SE London Gurkha veterans’ battle with the pandemic – and slum landlords
Gurkhas fought for the British army – but many veterans have been effectively abandoned by the government they served, with poor pensions and living in sub-standard housing. SAM DAVIES heard about the tragedies that southeast London’s Nepalese community has had to face during the coronavirus pandemic. Some months ago, an elderly man was found wandering […]
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