Two south-east London bus routes which are threatened with service cuts saw an increase in passengers last year, according to new figures released by Transport for London. TfL plans to withdraw routes 53 (Plumstead station to Whitehall) and 171 (Bellingham to Holborn) from parts of central London as it grapples with money problems following the […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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MPs on the move? How proposed boundary changes will (or won’t) affect Greenwich borough
Your MP might change at the next general election – and it won’t be down to your votes. A new map of parliamentary boundaries has been published this week after two years of consultations. Even though they don’t directly affect locals councils, these changes will have a big impact on the way the area is […]
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Traders ‘had no choice’ as Woolwich’s market stalls moved on from Greens End
Stalls in Woolwich Market are being back to their historic home in Beresford Square later this month – but one trader says he’s facing a drop in trade because of the shift. Greenwich Council is to move the stalls from Greens End towards the old Royal Arsenal gate on 24 September, after originally relocating them […]
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Woolwich film festival volunteers upset after Greenwich Council blunder blocks movie over PG rating
Updated story: Volunteers who run the Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival have been left bewildered after Greenwich Council cancelled its opening screening on General Gordon Square’s big screen by mistake – because the movie has a PG rating. Musical hit The Greatest Showman, inspired by the life of circus impresario PT Barnum, was due […]
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Greenwich & Woolwich MP launches petition against 53 bus cut
Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook has launched a petition against plans to cut bus route 53 back to County Hall, after saying they will “punish” his low-paid constituents who rely on the service. The plan to cut the 53, which currently runs from Plumstead station to Whitehall, was among a batch of proposals revealed […]
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TfL confirms steep cut in buses between Greenwich and Woolwich – and rejects Eltham Crossrail express
Transport for London has confirmed plans to sharply cut bus services between Greenwich and Woolwich by diverting route 180 so it starts at North Greenwich station. It has also rejected calls for an express version of the 161 between Woolwich and Eltham, claiming demand for the route “is not expected to increase significantly” when Crossrail […]
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TfL plans permanent cutbacks for routes 53, 171 and 172 in huge bus axe scheme
853 exclusive: Transport for London is planning to make a huge swathe of cuts to bus routes in the centre of the capital – including stopping three of south-east London’s most important bus routes short of their current terminals. Route 53, which runs from Plumstead, Woolwich, Charlton and Blackheath through Deptford, the Old Kent Road […]
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Greenwich Heritage Centre: Users’ group set up to lobby for reopened archives
A users’ group has been set up to lobby for the reopening of Greenwich borough’s local history archive, which closed suddenly last month. The doors were locked at the Greenwich Heritage Centre on 21 July, with a number of staff redundancies, after the building – a former ammunition factory in the Royal Arsenal complex – […]
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