The Kings Arms in Woolwich, where two people died in an IRA bomb attack in 1974, is finally set for demolition, two years after developers were given permission to knock it down and replace it with flats. Scaffolding and metal sheeting has gone up around the building, which is opposite Woolwich Barracks. The new development, […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Council planners recommend rejecting school on Woolwich Grand Theatre site
A planning battle looms over a controversial development on the site of the old Woolwich Grand Theatre after Greenwich council officers recommended refusing permission for an educational facility to be built on its ground floor. The bottom floor of the development in Wellington Street, next to Woolwich Town Hall and opposite Greenwich Council’s headquarters, has […]
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Coronavirus: New Wine Church told worshippers they would be safe during epidemic
853 exclusive: A Greenwich Council-backed church which has advertised in council media told worshippers they would be safe during the Covid-19 epidemic. New Wine Church, which was given a civic award by the council in 2017, told its congregation on its website: “You will not lose your loved ones; your loved ones will not lose […]
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Woolwich big screen: Cash for £123,000 refurbishment was secured in 2002, council reveals
Most of the money spent on refurbishing the Woolwich big screen came from developer money earmarked for General Gordon Square 18 years ago, 853 can reveal. Greenwich Council spent £123,000 on improving the screen, which was installed in 2009 and shows council promos, BBC news bulletins and major sporting and cultural events. When residents complained […]
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Metal covering stolen from roof at Woolwich Foot Tunnel
Work was due to begin today to replace metal stolen from the roof of an entrance to the Woolwich Foot Tunnel. Police have been informed about the theft, which was discovered on 4 February, which saw the covering of much of the roof of the tunnel’s southern portal stolen. Greenwich Council runs the 108-year-old tunnel, […]
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Troy Court: We’ll double number of council homes on Woolwich site, councillors pledge
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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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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