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Drama training in crisis
This week, at an event at the London Palladium, a new campaign was launched, calling on the Government to enable every child to attend the theatre at least once during their school years.
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Hundreds gather at funeral for 'protector' 14-year-old boy stabbed on Woolwich bus
Kelyan Bokassa's funeral has been held in Greenwich after he was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich.
Gridlock for three hours as lorry crashes into part of Blackwall Tunnel
A lorry has crashed into the Blackwall Tunnel, causing gridlock for motorists.
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Celebrating the incredible women of south east London this International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, we’re shining a spotlight on some of the incredible women from south east London,
150-year-old Greenwich pub that 'nobody wants to run' to be turned into flats
A vacant Greenwich pub in Pelton Road is set to be turned into six new flats.
Construction begins on new SEN school in Kidbrooke
Located on the former site of Kidbrooke Primary School in Hargood Road, Rowan Wood School will provide spaces for 128 pupils aged 11 to 19.
Silvertown Tunnel set to open this Spring – everything you need to know
The new Silvertown Tunnel opens on Monday, April 7, 2025, linking Silvertown to the Greenwich Peninsula.
The top-performing sixth forms and colleges in Greenwich according to pupil progress
New data from the Department for Education (DfE) reveals how Greenwich’s sixth forms and colleges performed in 2024, showing how much progress students made in their A-levels.
New Greenwich Superloop bus would replace existing route but miss out half the stops
A new Superloop bus is set to replace route 472 but will miss out more than half of the existing stops, TfL has said.
TfL ask for feedback on another express bus route as Superloop expands
Under plans for the new service, which would eventually be known as the SL11, the existing route 472 would be renumbered and run as an express service between Abbey Wood and North Greenwich.
’80s pop superstar comes to Greenwich
This week, at an event at the London Palladium, a new campaign was launched, calling on the Government to enable every child to attend the theatre at least once during their school years.
‘They bring so much positivity’: Disability football scheme brings joy to Charlton Women
The charitable organisation supports girls and young women with disabilities, by offering fun football sessions or the chance to attend championship women’s matches together.
The Southeastern trains cancelled or diverted this first week of March
Due to planned engineering work, some Southeastern trains will be cancelled, diverted or replaced by buses this weekend.
Greenwich’s new budget places renewable energy among top aims for new year
CEF is aimed at helping local people and organisations set up projects that use renewable energy, like solar panels and wind turbines, to cut carbon emissions and lower energy bills.
Greenwich prepares to embrace International Women’s Day – and a wide ranging programme of events
The Caribbean Social Forum is putting on the show at the Tramshed, Woolwich New Road, and from Saturday (when IWD is celebrated globally) until March 15, residents can explore ‘The Way We Were: Women Pioneers of the Caribbean’, kicking off with an evening of live music and refreshments.
Lewisham and Greenwich hospitals make more than £7m worth of surgical errors
A hospital trust has paid out more than £7 million in compensation for surgical errors since 2019.
The six Greenwich areas that might be getting new parking restrictions
Neighbours living in six areas of Greenwich borough might soon be subject to controlled parking zones (CPZs).
Popular FREE riverside festival to return to Greenwich for its 10th year
A popular free riverside festival in Greenwich is set to return for its 10th year.
Best and worst rated McDonald's in Greenwich according to customer reviews
McDonald's restaurants might be cheap and cheerful, but some Greenwich branches are more “cheerful” than others.
Fears grow over future of Greenwich play centre providing safe space for youngsters
A petition has been launched to save Coldharbour Adventure Play Centre due to fear of closure as Greenwich Council plans to “reviews all play centres in the borough”.