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Woolwich town centre regeneration halted after construction company goes into administration
Geoffrey Osborne Limited has called in administrators from RSM’s restructuring advisory teams.
High time they sorted lifts to tunnel under the Thames, say weary users
Ferenc Habermann says he uses the tunnel nearly every day for cycling and to get to work in East London. He said he regularly has to carry his bike up and down the stairs of the tunnel entrances due to the lifts often being unavailable.
Revealed: Greenwich’s parking fines hotspots
Council documents for a scrutiny meeting for Greenwich council on May 7 showed the top locations in the borough for parking fines issued in the past year and the junction of Woolwich Road and Charlton Lane topped the list with 6,108 drivers being fined for stopping in the bus lane.
Unscrupulous landlord fined for misleading her Greenwich tenants
The woman was prosecuted by Greenwich council after she reportedly provided tenants of her Charlton apartment with misleading licence agreements that claimed they had no protection from immediate eviction.
Schoolchildren commemorate Stephen Lawrence’s life with artwork
April 22 marked 31 years since the tragic murder of Stephen Lawrence.
New factory setting for 350 homes near Thames Barrier
The scheme would see hundreds of homes built on the site of a former Siemens factory, next to the Thames Barrier in north Charlton.
Woolwich College eyes up imposing Equitable House as a new home
Greenwich council has received plans to transform a unit in Equitable House in General Gordon Square into an education centre for the Woolwich College.
The closed Southeastern train lines for the week ahead
Engineering work is taking place overnight at locations on the Southeastern network, closing some lines this week.
Cutty Sark DLR train station branded a 'mess' by commuters
Greenwich commuters have branded their local DLR station a ‘mess’, claiming the space has been left in a ‘shameful’ state in recent years.
Tributes flow for John Hills – a ‘giant’ of political life in Greenwich
Cllr Hills, who represented the Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham ward, was said to have passed away on April 24 following a period of illness at the age of 86.
Cutty Sark DLR station access is just so poor, say disgruntled commuters
By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter Greenwich commuters have branded their local DLR station a ‘mess’, claiming the space has
Man in 50s dies after falling from height in Woolwich
Ambulance crews and a London Air Ambulance were dispatched to the scene.
The best care homes in Greenwich according to reviews
Many Greenwich residents have had glowing words to say about care homes in the borough, with some where the staff are comparable to family - here are the best.
Faces of south Londoners jailed in April including killers
A man who stabbed his friend after catching him in bed with his ex, a drug dealer who killed over a £30 debt and a man who killed his own mum are just some of the south London criminals who were jailed in April.
Tributes paid to Greenwich Councillor who died aged 86
Tributes have been paid to a “selfless and dedicated” councillor from Greenwich who has died at the age of 86.
TfL bus changes in London for the last weekend in April
Certain bus schedules in London will be undergoing changes across London for the first weekend in April, and we’ve rounded up which routes are changing.
Greenwich homeless charity appeals for trustees as borough’s house crisis worsens
Last October the council said it was spending £800,000 a month on putting people in Travelodge hotel rooms.
Greenwich library workers set for another walkout next week
More than 60 workers across the borough of Greenwich will walk out on Tuesday as part of a long-running dispute over pay and the use of zero-hour contracts.
Sadiq Khan's proposed Superloop 2 bus routes in London
On Friday (April 19) Sadiq Khan unveiled plans to create more express Superloop bus routes in London if he's re-elected as mayor.
Greenwich library staff set for second strike over pay
Library workers in Greenwich are set to walk out for a second time next week after their employer, GLL, failed to resolve a pay dispute.