Woolwich’s post office is looking for a new home after WH Smith announced plans to close its town centre store in the spring. The “closing down” signs are already up at the shop in Powis Street, which is to cease trading with its lease running out, the stationery and convenience chain said. The Post Office […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Woolwich’s Mast Quay towers can stay – but orange cladding must go, inspector rules
The controversial Mast Quay Phase 2 development by the River Thames at Woolwich can stay, a planning inspector has ruled – but its orange cladding must be removed and other changes made. Greenwich Council had ordered the developer, Comer Homes, to knock down the 204-flat development on Woolwich Church Street in September 2023 because it […]
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Greenwich’s heritage centre is unlikely to return to Woolwich, trust boss says
The Greenwich Heritage Centre is unlikely to return to Woolwich because of a lack of funding, according to the head of the trust in charge of the borough’s archives. Janet Denne, the chief executive of the Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust, told councillors last week that “the situation had moved on” from the council’s plan that […]
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Greenwich Council asks residents if they would help clean streets
Greenwich borough residents are being asked if they would volunteer to help clean their street as part of a consultation into cuts to the service. Earlier this year, the cash-strapped council said it wanted to cut 22 jobs and save £1.2 million by cutting street cleaning to as little as once a month in some […]
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Woolwich’s former SDP MP John Cartwright dies aged 90
John Cartwright, who was Woolwich’s MP for nearly 18 years, has died at the age of 90. Cartwright was a former leader of Greenwich Council who was elected Labour MP for Woolwich East in October 1974, three months after the previous MP, Christopher Mayhew, had defected to the Liberals. In 1981, Cartwright made a similar […]
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Labour’s Raja Zeeshan wins Shooters Hill by-election
Labour has convincingly won the Shooters Hill by-election, with Raja Zeeshan becoming the area’s new councillor. The election was called after Danny Thorpe, a former leader of Greenwich Council, stood down six weeks ago after 22 years at the town hall. Thorpe led the council for four years until May 2022. Zeeshan, a legal consultant […]
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Elizabeth Line closure to hit Woolwich and Abbey Wood travel this weekend
A closure of the Elizabeth Line through central London will affect trains to Woolwich and Abbey Wood this weekend. Travel options will be further reduced on Sunday when engineering works close Southeastern and Thameslink lines through Greenwich, Woolwich and Abbey Wood. Cross-river travel will also be hampered by the southbound Blackwall Tunnel being closed on […]
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Greenwich Council is sitting on £55 million of money from developers
Greenwich Council is sitting on a £55 million pile of cash from developers – the fourth highest total in London. Research by the National Housebuilders’ Federation (NHF) found that Greenwich was in the top 20 councils nationally that had millions of pounds in unspent money from developers. On average, each council in England and Wales […]
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