A memorial to 19 men killed in two explosions on the Royal Arsenal more than a century ago has been restored thanks to the fundraising efforts of Greenwich’s ceremonial mayor, Leo Fletcher. The obelisk was unveiled by one of Fletcher’s predecessors, Lewis Jenkins Jones in 1904. The mayor of Woolwich had promised that “every care […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Hold tight! Woolwich’s refurbished Tramshed is starting its new journey
Over the years, acts from Harry Enfield to Dire Straits and Squeeze have performed at the Tramshed. Now Woolwich’s much-loved arts centre has reopened its doors after a three-year refurbishment. NIKKI SPENCER took a look around. On a rainy Monday evening, walking into the brightly-lit foyer and café area of Tramshed feels like a stark […]
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Woolwich’s tallest building approved for Royal Arsenal – but bin plans cause a stink
Plans for Woolwich’s tallest building were nodded through by Greenwich councillors last night – with the biggest worry being how bins will be collected from the 523-home development. Armourer’s Court will be built by Berkeley Homes on top of the eastern end of the Elizabeth Line station. An electricity substation for the new railway will […]
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Elizabeth Line boosts Woolwich Works ticket sales by 70 per cent
Woolwich Works says it has seen ticket sales leap by 70 per cent after the opening of the Elizabeth Line, which stops a few hundred metres from the arts venue. Slow ticket sales meant Greenwich Council had to make £2 million in loans available to the trust that runs the cultural hub, which cost the […]
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Woolwich gets £130,000 from City Hall to boost its nightlife
Woolwich has been declared a “night time enterprise zone” by London mayor Sadiq Khan, which aims to make the area more accessible and welcoming after 6pm. Greenwich Council has been given £130,000 to work with local businesses on offering a range of activities to bring people into the town centre after dark. City Hall says […]
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Greenwich Council spent £10,000 fencing off Woolwich for Hallowe’en
Greenwich Council spent £10,000 on fencing off part of Woolwich town centre to stop people throwing fireworks – and has insisted that the outlay was worth it. General Gordon Square was closed for two weeks from October 24 after disorder broke out around Halloween and Bonfire Night last year. Fencing was also erected last year […]
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Quiet Hallowe’en in fenced-off Woolwich – but firework fights hit Greenwich Peninsula
Hallowe’en passed off quietly in Woolwich last night – a year after the worst disorder seen in the town centre since the riots of 2011. But while all eyes were on the area after the installation of a fence to seal off General Gordon Square last week, trouble broke out three miles away on the […]
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TfL gives Greenwich two more years to pay Woolwich Crossrail bill
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council has been given two more years to pay the £15 million it owes Transport for London for the construction of Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station. Greenwich pledged to pay £15 million towards the fit-out of the station as part of a deal with the government and TfL. The original Crossrail plans did […]
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