The developers behind controversial plans to develop a chunk of Woolwich town centre have confirmed they will be keeping the old covered market when they submit new proposals for the area. St Modwen and the housing association Notting Hill Genesis had planned to demolish the former Woolwich Public Market in their plans to build 742 […]
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City Hall acts: Woolwich Island Site to gain just four more flats for social rent
A major development in Woolwich which was criticised by the local MP for a lack of social housing is to gain just four more units for social rent after City Hall intervened in the scheme. The project at the Island Site – the cluster of former Thames Polytechnic buildings on Wellington Street and Thomas Street […]
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Every little helps: Woolwich Tesco tower campaigners launch £1,000 legal crowdfunder
Campaigners against the against a 27-storey tower block planned for Woolwich town centre have launched a crowdfunding appeal so they can have legal representation at a public inquiry into the development. A six-day hearing will be held from 19 November into Meyer Homes’ proposals for the tower, which would be entirely for private sale, in […]
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Passengers asked for ideas for reopened £220,000 Thameslink fund
Rail passengers are being asked for ideas for what can be done to improve their journeys from six Greenwich and Woolwich line stations after local MP Matt Pennycook successfully fought to have a little-publicised scheme reopened for suggestions. As part of its apology for the botched introduction of May 2018’s timetable – which saw a […]
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Greenwich’s air pollution chief ‘slightly optimistic’ about ULEZ effect on Woolwich
The Greenwich councillor in charge of air quality is “slightly optimistic” that Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone will not damage air quality in Woolwich, she said last night. Denise Scott-McDonald, whose portfolio covers both transport and air quality, said she had been reassured by reports that 74 per cent of vehicles inside the current […]
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Hop Stuff Brewery sells out to Carling owner and leaves local investors with nothing
Woolwich’s Hop Stuff Brewery has gone into administration and been sold to beer giant Molson Coors, leaving local drinkers who invested in the company in its early days out of pocket. The company, which was founded in the Royal Arsenal in 2013, hit financial problems earlier this year after it failed to declare a move […]
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Transport author Christian Wolmar to speak at Silvertown Tunnel meeting
One of Britain’s leading transport writers, Christian Wolmar, will be addressing a public meeting about the Silvertown Tunnel in Woolwich on Thursday. The event aims to discuss the impact of the tunnel, which will link Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, on Woolwich and the wider area, in light of Greenwich Council’s declaration of a […]
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Morris Walk Estate finally set for demolition a year late
Greenwich Council’s cabinet is poised to approve the demolition of Morris Walk Estate next week – a year after the next stage of the redevelopment of three estates in Woolwich was due to begin. Morris Walk, on the Woolwich/Charlton border, along with neighbouring Maryon Road estate and Woolwich’s Connaught Estate, are being redeveloped by developer […]
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