Summer might be peak tourist season for Greenwich – but it will be harder to get there during the school holidays because of temporary cuts to rail services in the area. Greenwich Council has written to Thameslink asking it to reconsider plans to cut trains between July 20 and August 29 as part of a […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Bus route 54 linking Woolwich and Lewisham hit by latest TfL cut
Another key bus route in Greenwich borough is being reduced in frequency as cash-strapped Transport for London makes more cuts to its network. Route 54, linking Woolwich with Elmers End, will be cut back from six buses an hour to five on weekdays, as part of a new timetable which begins this weekend. Evening and […]
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Reform UK candidate criticised for already being a councillor in Kent
A Reform UK candidate in next week’s Greenwich Council elections has been criticised for standing in Woolwich when he is already a councillor in Kent. Alan Cecil, who is chair of Reform’s Greenwich branch, was elected to represent Wilmington, south of Dartford, on Kent County Council last year. He is now also on the ballot […]
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Greenwich Council denies sharing confidential info with Labour candidates
Greenwich Council has denied giving Labour candidates confidential information after details of what appeared to be plans to ease traffic congestion in Charlton featured in a campaign leaflet. Another candidate has also claimed that the Army is close to a deal to take over the Olympic legacy equestrian centre at Shooters Hill, which the council […]
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Two-day 2027 London Marathon would be one-off, boss confirms
A two-day London Marathon next year would be a one-off to keep its “position of love” among people who live in the capital, the event’s director has said. As preparations continue on Blackheath and in Greenwich Park for the start of this year’s marathon on Sunday, Hugh Brasher said a weekend-long event would raise more […]
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Woolwich Rotunda: Trust aims to restore the ‘200-year-old Millennium Dome’
A newly-formed trust hopes to save what it calls a “200-year-old Millennium Dome” by taking over the derelict Rotunda near Woolwich Common to turn it into an events venue. The Rotunda Trust has joined forces with the Greenwich Enterprise Board to bid for the historic building, which was originally erected in Westminster but was moved […]
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What’s holding up Woolwich Exchange? Traders angry after years of delays
Businesses waiting to find out if they will lose their premises for a major development in Woolwich say they have been “thrown under the bus” as uncertainty over the project goes on, some 12 years after it was first announced. Both Greenwich Council and the housing association Notting Hill Genesis say they are still committed […]
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Liz Truss’s husband among Greenwich Council election candidates
The husband of former prime minister Liz Truss is among the candidates in the most unpredictable Greenwich Council election for more than half a century. Hugh O’Leary is standing for the Conservatives in Woolwich Arsenal ward on May 7, nearly four years after his wife began her short but calamitous spell in Downing Street. Greenwich […]
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