A council housing block set to be demolished as part of a scheme to build a new leisure centre in Woolwich will be replaced with twice as many council homes, councillors pledged this week. Troy Court, which has 24 homes, is earmarked to go as part of the plan to build the new centre on […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Woolwich big screen upgrade costing £123,000, Greenwich Council says
Upgrading the big screen in Woolwich town centre is costing Greenwich Council £123,850 in money from developers, it has told 853. The screen has been a fixture of General Gordon Square since 2009, when it was first installed as part of a BBC initiative in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics, with Walthamstow the only […]
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‘Filthy’ Woolwich Waterfront Leisure Centre criticised by Greenwich councillor
A Greenwich councillor has criticised cleaning standards in Woolwich’s Waterfront Leisure Centre, branding the men’s changing rooms as “filthy”. Blackheath Westcombe councillor Leo Fletcher highlighted the state of the centre, due to be replaced later this decade by a new facility on General Gordon Square, as part of a scrutiny panel session with representatives from […]
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Woolwich Dockyard developer tries to get out of social housing commitment
A developer with permission to build a 13-storey block on the site of an old pub near Woolwich Dockyard station has applied again for planning approval – for a building without any “affordable” housing at all. Lakeview Estates has applied to Greenwich Council to build 51 flats with commercial space beneath them on the site […]
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Wilko to quit Woolwich as leisure centre plan gathers pace
853 exclusive: The homeware chain Wilko is to leave Woolwich later this year with Greenwich Council planning to turn its site into a new leisure centre, 853 can reveal. While the leisure centre plans have been around for some years, the future fate of one of Woolwich’s most popular stores has been a mystery to […]
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Council housing block and Bull pub set to go for Woolwich leisure centre
A block of council housing is set for demolition as part of plans for a new leisure centre in Woolwich on the site of the current Wilko store. Greenwich Council’s cabinet will decide on Wednesday whether to flatten Troy House, which houses over-55s, as part of the scheme which will see the Waterfront Leisure Centre […]
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Three-year-old jet washer to be mothballed as part of Greenwich Council cuts
A £31,000 jet-washing machine bought just three years ago with money from Transport for London is set to be taken out of regular use as part of a programme of austerity cuts. The machine was bought as part of a 18-month long, £6.5m programme to revamp Eltham High Street, which was funded by TfL and […]
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital workers scared to challenge smokers outside baby unit
Staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital are wary of challenging people who smoke outside the hospital entrance, the hospital’s boss has admitted. Ben Travis, the chief executive of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, told a panel of Greenwich councillors on Thursday that staff had reported “difficult experiences” when challenging smokers, who stand outside the entrance, which […]
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