Cash-strapped Greenwich Council spent £640,000 on its consultation into introducing controlled parking zones across a huge swathe of the borough before scrapping most of the plans last month. The “sustainable streets” programme had included introducing permit and paid parking spaces across an area stretching from Lee Green in the west to Plumstead and Thamesmead in […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich Council’s adventure play centre cuts to be challenged
Greenwich Council’s cabinet voted to axe three of the borough’s five staffed adventure play centres – but the decision has been challenged by opposition councillors and will now go to a scrutiny hearing. A staffed play centre in Woolwich is to be closed altogether and replaced with an unstaffed playground nearby, while one on the […]
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Woolwich leaseholders facing £3,000 bills for parking spaces they don’t use
Leaseholders in Woolwich face being stuck with bills of over £3,000 per year for parking spaces they may not even use because of a council deal with a property developer, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. Some say that the bills have made their flats at the Vista Building on Calderwood Street unsellable and that they […]
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Greenwich Council to close three adventure playgrounds despite police concerns
Greenwich Council has confirmed plans to close three of its five staffed adventure playgrounds to save £600,000 per year – despite concerns from police and charities about young people’s safety. The five centres – Coldharbour, Glyndon, Meridian, Plumstead and Woolwich – offer supervised activities for young people for 30 hours a week. But only the […]
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Woolwich’s Anglesea Arms pub faced risk of arson, developer claims
A developer has submitted updated plans to demolish the closed Angelsea Arms pub in Woolwich, claiming the building had been at risk of arson and needs to be knocked down because of damage from squatters. The pub closed at the start of last year and developer Jayraj Shah applied for permission to demolish the building […]
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Bus 472 nears last stop – but new Superloop SL11 route is free for first week
Bus route 472 has just a couple of days left to run – but its Superloop replacement will be free for the first week, Transport for London has confirmed. The limited-stop SL11, which will begin on Saturday, will run along the same route as the 472 from Abbey Wood and North Greenwich every six minutes […]
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Immersive art show Luminarium: Myriad coming to Woolwich Works for Easter
A colourful immersive art show will come to Woolwich Works over Easter, featuring winding tunnels and cavernous domes to “encourage curiosity, play and innovation”. The inflatable Luminarium: Myriad, which will open on April 2 for five days, is billed as “a feast for the senses and an adventure for all ages”. Ambient music will play […]
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Woolwich’s Old Town Hall set to become artists’ studios
Woolwich’s Old Town Hall is set to be turned into artists’ studios, two years after it was renovated as part of a £17.1 million project to rejuvenate the town centre. The building in Calderwood Street, which dates back to 1842 and is one of London’s oldest surviving local government buildings, is set to be leased […]
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