Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station was not designed to have a second entrance, the developers behind plans for new tower blocks over the eastern end of the platforms have said, confirming that they do not plan to build one. But Greenwich Council has said it would like to see a new way in and out of […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Name of Woolwich’s new leisure centre revealed as water slides installed
The name of Woolwich’s new leisure centre has been revealed after more than 3,000 people took part in an online vote held by Greenwich Council. The £115 million centre, which will replace the Waterfront, will open later this year, with two swimming pools, water slides, a gym across two levels, and a health suite with […]
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Woolwich’s Harry Perry Cycles nears the end of the road after 51 years
A father-and-son tandem team will reach the end of the road at the oldest bicycle business in Greenwich borough when they pull down the shutters at Harry Perry Cycles in Woolwich in July. Paul Mepham, who is about to turn 80, has sold bikes, mended bikes and talked bikes to anyone who would listen since […]
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Open Studios 2025 comes to Woolwich’s Thames-Side Studios next month
Thames-Side Studios in Woolwich will be throwing open its doors next month so visitors can see what the hundreds of artists and makers who work there produce. The annual Open Studios weekend will take place on June 7 and 8 at the riverside site, tucked away at the end of Warspite Road. There have been […]
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Faraday Works: Plans for hundreds of homes by Thames Barrier shelved
Plans to build 359 flats on the old Siemens factory site next to the Thames Barrier have been withdrawn after five years. Landsec has pulled its proposals to redevelop the long-closed factory on the Charlton-Woolwich border as a development called Faraday Works. The factory was one of the biggest local employers for more than a […]
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Plans to knock down Woolwich pub thrown out by Greenwich Council
Plans to demolish a 175-year-old Woolwich pub and replace it with seven flats and a commercial unit have been refused by Greenwich Council planning officers. The Anglesea Arms on Woolwich New Road closed in January, when developer Jayraj Shah applied for permission to demolish the building and build a four-storey block. The commercial unit was […]
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Drainage problem shuts Woolwich Foot Tunnel for 36 hours in latest fiasco
Updated story: Woolwich Foot Tunnel, where one lift has now been out of service for nearly three years, has reopened after being closed because of a drainage problem. The issue is the latest fiasco to hit the river crossing, where promised works to fix the northern lift have not yet materialised. Greenwich Council announced the […]
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Help local people take over empty shops, London’s mayor told
London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to boost the capital’s high streets by helping local people take over empty shop spaces for community projects. The London Assembly has told the mayor in a new report that residents often do not feel “meaningfully involved in high street regeneration plans” and that improvements to shopping […]
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