A short story about life in Woolwich has been released as a podcast to launch a project to help rejuvenate the area’s run-down town centre. In Between Days, by local writer Merrie Joy Williams, is one of seven stories about different English high streets being released by Historic England as part of its High Street […]
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SE London Gurkha veterans’ battle with the pandemic – and slum landlords
Gurkhas fought for the British army – but many veterans have been effectively abandoned by the government they served, with poor pensions and living in sub-standard housing. SAM DAVIES heard about the tragedies that southeast London’s Nepalese community has had to face during the coronavirus pandemic. Some months ago, an elderly man was found wandering […]
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‘I want to start crying’: Residents who fear bankruptcy slam Robert Jenrick’s cladding fund
August 2022 update: Optivo announced in May 2022 that it would cover remediation costs for leaseholders at Norfolk House in Deptford, including waking watches and fire alarms. This story is from February 2021 and does not reflect the current situation. Residents living in flats wrapped in unsafe cladding and insulation in two SE London developments […]
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Over-70s in London can now book Covid-19 vaccinations
Londoners aged 70 and over are now able to book their own coronavirus vaccinations without needing an invitation letter. Over 1.1 million people in London have already received their first dose of the vaccine, with patients being invited to have the jab. Local breakdowns are not being officially published, but Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe […]
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Greenwich & Woolwich MP Pennycook speaks out on cladding as Starmer visits Thamesmead
Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook has criticised “reprehensible” proposals to make leaseholders pay to make the cladding on their homes safe, hours after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer visited Thamesmead residents who fear bankruptcy. Pennycook spoke out in a Labour debate in the House of Commons on the crisis following the Grenfell Tower disaster, […]
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Can you help raise £10,000 to support staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich?
Greenwich Council and the Charlton Athletic Community Trust have launched an appeal for cash to support staff and patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich as they deal with the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. The council and the trust recently launched Project Hope, a scheme where businesses and residents could donate goods and services […]
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Fast, free Covid-19 testing comes to Woolwich’s Waterfront centre
Greenwich borough residents who are not showing coronavirus symptoms can now book fast, free tests at the Waterfront Leisure Centre to see if they have Covid-19. The tests are being made available as part of a borough-wide community testing programme and are also on offer at locations in Greenwich, Charlton and Eltham. Results will be […]
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TfL’s 2021 fare rise: Bus fares up 5p, but tourists pay £5 to use cable car
Bus fares are rising 5p from March and tourists will have to pay £5 to use the Thames Cable Car as mayor Sadiq Khan hikes charges to pay for the coronavirus pandemic. After four years of a partial fare freeze, costs are going up by an average of 2.6% across the Transport for London network […]
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