Maintaining the Woolwich Works building costs nearly £1 million a year, its interim head revealed to councillors last night – but she insisted that the arts hub will have a bright future if it can get through its rocky start. Clare Williams admitted that she feared for the future of the centre when she joined […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Former Royal Ballet star Carlos Acosta brings dance centre to Woolwich
The former Royal Ballet dancer Carlos Acosta is opening a state-of-the-art dance centre in one of Woolwich’s historic buildings – promising that it will be a “global sanctuary for dancers from all backgrounds”. The Acosta Dance Centre will open its doors in the Old Royal Military Academy in September. The building, in the Royal Arsenal, […]
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Woolwich’s Tesco tower approved again as another block halted by fire rules
Plans for a 15-storey tower in front of Woolwich’s Tesco store were approved at the second time of asking on Tuesday – as it emerged that a second major building project in the town centre would also need to be reworked to meet new fire safety rules. The long-delayed final phase of the Woolwich Central […]
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Starbucks all set for a return to Woolwich – but there’s a catch for coffee lovers
Starbucks is all set for a return to Woolwich – less than five years after it pulled out of the town. The global coffee chain had an outlet in Powis Street for about a decade, but shut up shop in 2018 in what was seen as another blow for the area. Now it hoping to […]
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Woolwich can cope with loss of Clover Health Centre, NHS and Greenwich Council say
Local NHS services will be able to cope after one of the closure of one of Woolwich’s GP surgeries, despite the area’s growing population, health chiefs and Greenwich Council have said. The South East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) announced on Tuesday that the Clover Health Centre, which is based in Equitable House on General […]
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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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Woolwich joins Parkrun map as 150 take part in Thames Path event
Almost 150 people took part in the first Thames Path Woolwich Parkrun yesterday, after organisers kept quiet about the event so they weren’t overwhelmed by visitors. The free, weekly volunteer-run 5k event, along the riverfront at Woolwich and west Thamesmead, is London’s 62nd Parkrun and the fourth to open in Greenwich borough. Participants can walk, […]
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Woolwich’s big screen coronation is a washout as locals stay away
Greenwich Council’s free screening of the King’s coronation was washed out in yesterday’s rain as ticketholders failed to show up in Woolwich town centre. Just a handful of people braved the weather to sit in deckchairs in General Gordon Square to watch the BBC’s coverage of the ceremony live from Westminster Abbey. Rather than open […]
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