The cost of a weekly four-zone travelcard from Woolwich Arsenal is to break the £50 mark for the first time next month as part of transport secretary Chris Grayling’s annual fare increases. While London mayor Sadiq Khan has frozen fares on TfL services for the third year running, he has elected not to cover increases […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Buying Erith’s Wickes store isn’t a property gamble, Bexley Council says
Bexley Council has played down figures showing it is among the top 10 councils making property investments, insisting all its land buys are for local regeneration projects. Research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which has been shared with 853, found the council has bought 10 properties in the past three years. They range from […]
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Morris Walk Estate: ‘Misleading rumours’ criticised as estate redevelopment delayed
Greenwich Council has hit out at “misleading rumours” that a major scheme to redevelop Morris Walk Estate has been delayed for nine years. The programme, which will see the estate on the border of Woolwich and Charlton knocked down and replaced with new housing, was due to begin this year. Demolition was due to start […]
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Woolwich battle looms as 27-storey Tesco tower is officially rejected
Greenwich Council’s main planning committee blocked plans for a 27-storey tower in front of Woolwich’s Tesco store on Wednesday – but could have set up a battle over a decision made nearly 12 years ago to permit such a tall building on the site. Councillors unanimously blocked the Meyer Homes scheme for a tower – […]
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Welcome Ben Woollacott: First new Woolwich ferry for 55 years arrives
The first of two new Woolwich ferries arrived at its new home this morning, ahead of beginning service on the Thames in the new year. Ben Woollacott – named after a deckhand on the old ferries who died in an accident in 2011 – arrived in Woolwich at 10.15am, after sailing from Tilbury. It span […]
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Woolwich’s 27-storey Tesco tower scheme set to be rejected at second attempt
Plans to build a 27-storey tower in front of Woolwich’s Tesco store look set to be rejected at the second time of asking, seven months after a legal challenge from the developer delayed a decision on the scheme. Meyer Homes wants to build the tower along with three other blocks of between nine and 16 […]
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Spray Street demolitions: Woolwich Public Market gets Grade II listed status
Controversial plans to knock down and redevelop Woolwich’s historic covered market have hit a setback after Historic England gave the 1930s structure a Grade II listing. A Greenwich Council-backed scheme seeks to demolish the 1936 Public Market and surrounding buildings – including scores of businesses run by and for black and ethnic minority communities – […]
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The lost Independent: A railway station sign that’s a piece of journalism history
Not a word from 853‘s turf investment advisor and special correspondent MERCURY MAN for a while. Can only assume he’s had a bad few weeks in the betting shop. But we’ve got none other than MERCURY WOMAN to step into the breach (apologies, MW, we’re struggling with the artwork…) A few years ago I was […]
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