Hopes that Woolwich town centre would get a new pub look set to be dead without a pint being served after plans to turn the site into two shop units were submitted. The pub group Antic had long planned to open The Volunteer at the west end of Powis Street, next to the former Co-op […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Woolwich’s Poundstretcher store could be replaced by 160 co-living homes
Woolwich’s Poundstretcher store and a neighbouring shop could be pulled down and replaced with 160 co-living homes. The developers behind the scheme, Buccleuch Property and Packaged Living, announced that they had bought the site on Beresford Square earlier this year and held a brief consultation in May. Now plans to tear down the old supermarket […]
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Stop being negative about Woolwich, Greenwich Labour councillor says
A Greenwich Labour councillor has poured scorn on criticism of the revamped public spaces of Woolwich, telling one of her political rivals not to be so negative about the area. Jackie Smith said that residents needed to “behave” and not leave litter in the town centre, which has had a £17.1 million refurbishment with new […]
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TfL confirms it will scrap 472 bus for faster Superloop service
TfL has confirmed plans to scrap the 472 bus route between North Greenwich and Abbey Wood and replace it with a limited-stop Superloop service. The new bus will run fast from Charlton station to Woolwich Elizabeth Line station, serving only one stop in Woolwich town centre. Stops skipped along the way include Charlton Sainsbury’s, the […]
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Greenwich ‘sustainable streets’ CPZ consultation extended as residents protest
Greenwich Council’s consultation on new controlled parking zones will be extended until the end of September, with its deputy leader insisting that the plans are “not a done deal”. More public events will take place and will be moved to Woolwich Town Hall so more people can attend, while consultation materials will be revamped so […]
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Council sorry for mistake on Greenwich ‘sustainable streets’ CPZ maps
Greenwich Council has apologised after maps drawn up for its consultation into new controlled parking zones featured the wrong date for sign-off – leading to accusations that it had simply ignored a past survey about the issue. Scores of maps will now need to be reissued to correct the mistake in the consultation, which is […]
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Greenwich’s ‘sustainable streets’ CPZ scheme branded a ‘done deal’
Updated story: Plans to introduce controlled parking zones across much of the north of Greenwich borough have been branded a “done deal”, after the council launched a complex consultation and gave residents less than six weeks to respond. The “sustainable streets” proposal will introduce permit parking to a wide swathe of the borough, from its western […]
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Woolwich Exchange development suffers further delay
Major plans to redevelop the area around Woolwich’s covered market have been delayed again – with work now not due to start until at least next spring. Work had originally been due to start on the Woolwich Exchange scheme last year, before construction delays pushed the start date back to May this year. The scheme […]
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