Five candidates will vie to replace Danny Thorpe as Shooters Hill councillor when the by-election is held on November 14. The former Labour council leader announced three weeks ago that he was standing down after 20 years as a councillor. He led the council for four years until 2022. Labour will be hoping that Raja […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Deal to cut Greenwich Council homes ‘will save estate rebuild plans’
Plans to redevelop an old estate in Charlton could collapse if Greenwich Council does not accept a deal to build fewer council homes on the site, councillors have been warned. Two years ago Greenwich agreed to buy 90 homes, to be used as council housing, from the developer Lovell as part of a deal to […]
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Brassworks carnival to hit the streets of Woolwich this month
London’s first brass-only street carnival is coming to Woolwich next weekend – ending in a grand finale concert featuring jazz acts including Steam Down and Ezra Collective’s Ife Ogunjobi. The Brassworks carnival, on Saturday September 21, will start at 11am with a free street parade from General Gordon Square, starting with the Bollywood Brass Band […]
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Private homes deal to kickstart delayed Maryon Grove estate redevelopment
Greenwich Council is poised to sign a deal to allow an estate that sat crumbling for years to finally be redeveloped. The private developer Lovell will be allowed to build 33 private homes on the site of the Maryon Grove estate in Charlton – partly rolling back a previous deal which kickstarted work on the […]
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Work starts on £9.3m project to fix Woolwich’s leaky town hall
Work is under way on a £9.3 million project to refurbish Woolwich Town Hall after water leaks forced the closure of part of the complex. The Edwardian building opened in 1906 as the HQ of the old Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, whose insignia still features above the entrance and in the council chamber. It was […]
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Residents still moving into ‘mutant’ Mast Quay in July, public inquiry hears
Tenants were still moving into the controversial Mast Quay Phase 2 development in July, ten months after Greenwich Council had ordered its demolition, a public inquiry has heard. Joseph Garfield said he had moved into his rented flat on the Woolwich riverside on August 8 – the week after the inquiry began – and had […]
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Woolwich’s Riverside House could become hotel and student housing
Greenwich Council’s old Riverside House offices in Woolwich could be enlarged and converted into student accommodation and a hotel under plans published this week. The tower block on Beresford Street would be enlarged from 14 to 17 storeys to house 332 student rooms, while the adjacent five-storey block would be extended by two floors to […]
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Children centres to go as Greenwich Council’s £33m cuts start to bite
Children’s centres in 13 locations across Greenwich borough face closure as part of the cash-strapped council’s plans to save £33.7 million. There are currently 23 centres in the borough, which offer early years education and childcare, healthcare services, early identification of children with special needs, family support and careers services . Four of the centres […]
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