The Poundstretcher store in Woolwich is set to be knocked down and replaced with a six-storey block containing 156 co-living homes – and work could start this year. Greenwich Council’s planning board approved the scheme, which councillors were told would improve the look of Beresford Square, at its meeting last week. The block, which would […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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New DLR trains to return by late summer – but passengers warned of more closures
New Docklands Light Railway trains will finally return to service by late summer, Transport for London has announced – but parts of the network will need to be closed at times so further tests can take place. Three of the new B23 trains started running on the Stratford International to Woolwich Arsenal route in September […]
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Southeastern set to restore all-day link to Elizabeth Line in plan to reverse train cuts
Southeastern Metro trains in Greenwich and Bexley boroughs could mostly return to pre-Covid service levels by the end of the year – including bringing back an all-day direct link to the Elizabeth Line at Abbey Wood. “Rounder” services that linked the Greenwich and Sidcup lines on Mondays to Saturdays could be reintroduced as soon as […]
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Greenwich Council protests about latest cut to hospital bus services
A key bus route serving North Greenwich and Queen Elizabeth Hospital is being reduced in frequency by Transport for London – but the council says it was not consulted and has protested about the decision. The 486 service, which runs through Charlton, Woolwich Common and Shooters Hill to Bexleyheath, will be reduced from six buses […]
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Shared ownership housing becoming ‘problematic’ in London, Greenwich MP says
Shared ownership is becoming a “problematic” form of housing in London, Greenwich & Woolwich’s MP Matt Pennycook has said. The housing minister said he had seen issues in his own constituency with the tenure, which allows people to buy a share of their new home and pay regulated rent on the rest. Shared ownership is […]
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Woolwich murders: Panorama film came as no surprise, says former councillor
The BBC Panorama documentary on the deaths of two teenage boys in Woolwich shocked many viewers – but for a former local councillor in the area, what she saw came as no surprise. In the hour-long programme, which was broadcast on Monday, Daejaun Campbell’s mother accused Greenwich Council social services of failing to help the […]
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‘Life-expired’ Superloop buses will be replaced soon, TfL says
Transport for London has said it is working to get more modern buses on its new flagship Superloop route through southeast London as soon as possible. The limited-stop SL11 began operating on January 24, three days after a press launch in which selected outlets and social media influencers were invited to join London’s mayor, Sir […]
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Woolwich leaseholders’ huge bills are a non-issue, Labour councillor says
The plight of leaseholders in Woolwich who are being charged thousands of pounds a year for car parking spaces, whether they use them or not, is a “non-issue”, a senior Greenwich Labour councillor has said. Jackie Smith, one of the borough’s longest-serving councillors and the cabinet member for business, said she had knocked on every […]
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