Next year’s Transatlantic Tall Ships Regatta in Greenwich and Woolwich has been hit by news that major engineering works will cancel most National Rail trains in the area that weekend, making it harder for visitors to attend the spectacle. The event, which is costing Greenwich Council £2 million, will take place over Easter, from 13 […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich and Woolwich could get Luton Airport trains from 2018
Greenwich, Charlton and Woolwich could get direct trains to Luton Airport under plans that are about to go out to consultation. The plans would see trains seven days a week from Luton to Rainham, Kent, via Blackfriars, London Bridge, Greenwich and Dartford. More services through London Bridge to north London and beyond will be possible […]
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Former Civil Service boss to lead Greenwich fairness commission
Greenwich Council has drafted in the UK’s former top civil servant to lead a commission to recommend policies to help it combat poverty in the borough. Lord Kerslake, who as Sir Bob Kerslake was the head of the Home Civil Service for five years until 2015, will chair the Greenwich Fairness Commission, which will have […]
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Berkeley Homes 1, Powis Street 0 as M&S set to return to Woolwich
20 months after Marks and Spencer revealed it was closing its Woolwich store, it was revealed last week that it’s returning. But not to the traditional town centre. It’ll be opening a food store by the new Crossrail station – good news for Royal Arsenal developer Berkeley Homes, but not so good for beleagured Powis […]
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Greenwich Council set to plug Thames Path’s ‘missing link’
It’s been a very long time in coming, but walkers and cyclists could soon be able to use the Thames Path uninterrupted between Charlton and Woolwich – with plans to build a new path over the riverfront. Currently, the Thames Path from central London stops dead at the Thames Barrier, with anyone wanting to continue […]
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel: Fiddling while the lifts are stuck?
In an easier world, the fire brigade being called to a stuck lift in Greenwich Foot Tunnel would have been Proper News. I would have asked the fireman if anyone was stuck in there. I might have waited around for a bit to see if anything happened. But it happens too often, regular users tell […]
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Greenwich Council gives £100,000 to Woolwich Frida Kahlo show
An outdoor theatre production celebrating the life of Mexican surrealist artist Frida Kahlo has gained £100,000 in funding from Greenwich Council after backing from council leader Denise Hyland. The Four Fridas is the headline show for this year’s Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, and will take place at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich from […]
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Fix the 53: Petition demands bus runs to Whitehall once again
Back in January, this website noted the sudden cut to bus route 53 caused by roadworks by Westminster Bridge. The service stopped running the full length of its route to Whitehall, depriving many local workers, from cleaners to civil servants, of their usual route to central London. The diggers have moved away from Bridge Street, […]
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