Major plans to redevelop the area around Woolwich’s covered market have been delayed again – with work now not due to start until at least next spring. Work had originally been due to start on the Woolwich Exchange scheme last year, before construction delays pushed the start date back to May this year. The scheme […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Extra police to patrol Woolwich in City Hall summer crime crackdown
More police will be on duty in Woolwich town centre this summer as part of a City Hall crackdown on crime in the capital. Woolwich town centre has been identified as one of 20 top-priority areas for dealing with antisocial behaviour, theft and street crime. Lewisham High Street and Catford will also get a more […]
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Armed Forces Day to bring a parade, bands and funfair to Woolwich
Armed Forces Day celebrations will return to Woolwich Barracks this Saturday, with organisers promising a military parade, live bands, a football tournament, funfair and classic car show. The event in Barrack Field, off Woolwich Common, was a fixture of the borough’s calendar for a decade, with Greenwich Council hosting its old Great Get Together jamboree […]
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Elizabeth Line and Thameslink works to hit Woolwich travel on Sunday
Update: The Elizabeth Line will now be running from 10am on Sunday from Abbey Wood and Woolwich, rather than being closed all day as previously indicated by TfL. Maintenance works will mean no Elizabeth Line services at Woolwich and Abbey Wood this Sunday morning – while separate work on lines used by Thameslink mean fewer […]
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Parkour comes to Woolwich and Greenwich Fair returns for GDIF 2025
French parkour artists will jump across the rooftops of Woolwich to launch the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival when it returns in August to mark 30 years of free shows. Lézards Bleus will open the festival on Friday August 22 in Beresford Square, with eight performers embarking on a “breathtaking journey across landmark buildings”. The […]
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Woolwich Ferry traffic soars after Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels tolled
Hundreds more vehicles are using the free Woolwich Ferry since tolls were introduced at the Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnels, Transport for London has confirmed. Early data shows that traffic levels at Blackwall Tunnel and new Silvertown Tunnel fell slightly in the first four weeks after the new crossing came into use on April 7, and […]
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Council homes behind Woolwich Waves to be scrapped to save development
Plans to build council housing behind the new Woolwich Waves centre are to be scrapped to save the next phase of the project from sinking. While the newly-christened leisure centre is expected to be finished this October, work on the housing project which was meant to pay for it has stalled. Five residential blocks of […]
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Greenwich Council flats set to come to Royal Arsenal in Woolwich
Greenwich Council tenants are set to move into the Royal Arsenal development in Woolwich, with senior councillors poised to approve the purchase of 90 flats from Berkeley Homes. The Labour-run council had pledged to build 1,750 new homes, but it scaled down that ambition in March, entering into deals with private developers to boost its […]
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