The charity that runs Greenwich Park is objecting to plans for a 35-storey tower block that it says would spoil views across the Thames. Greenwich’s planning officers are recommending that councillors approve the plans for Enderby Wharf at a meeting next Tuesday. The site was originally earmarked for a cruise liner terminal accompanied by a […]
Darryl Chamberlain
Journalist and SE Londoner. Founder/editor of The Greenwich Wire (also reporter, sub-editor, features editor, membership manager, head of finance and business development manager).
North Greenwich station is 25 years old as TfL marks Jubilee Line anniversary
Today marks an anniversary that may make many commuters feel just a little bit older – it is 25 years since North Greenwich Tube station opened as the first trains ran on the Jubilee Line extension. Transport for London is marking the anniversary with posters at stops along the route detailing the history of the […]
Greenwich ‘urban palazzo’ flats thrown out despite councillor’s plea
Plans for a distinctive five-storey block of flats in east Greenwich have been thrown out at the third time of asking, despite an appeal from the council’s former deputy leader to have the project approved. The Estate Charity of William Hatcliffe, which owns several properties in the area, wants to build nine flats and a […]
Council by-election means Greenwich LTN hearing is on hold
A forthcoming council by-election has put a hearing into plans for a part-time low-traffic neighbourhood in Greenwich and Blackheath on hold. Conservative leader Matt Hartley and a number of Labour councillors had all challenged the decision to implement the LTN on streets either side of Greenwich Park, which would stop through traffic from using those […]
Maryon Grove: Plans for estate that was left derelict ‘to come by end of year’
Plans for new homes on the site of flats in Charlton that had been allowed to fall derelict are expected to be submitted by the end of this year, Greenwich Council has said. The Maryon Grove Estate has been earmarked for redevelopment for more than a decade, but was only fenced off a year ago […]
More Blackwall Tunnel closures coming as Silvertown Tunnel works go on
The southbound Blackwall Tunnel will be closed on four more weekends in the coming weeks as work continues to build the adjacent Silvertown Tunnel. Northbound traffic will not be affected, but buses on route 108 will be split into two sections in both directions — Lewisham to North Greenwich and Canning Town to Stratford — […]
Thames Barrier marks 40 years of protecting London from floods
It took eight years to build and was inspired by the taps on its designer’s gas cooker. Now staff at the Thames Barrier are marking 40 years of protecting London from devastating floods. Queen Elizabeth II performed the opening ceremony on May 8, 1984, and since then the barrier’s ten giant steel gates have closed […]
Woolwich Ferry returns to two-boat service after years of disruption
Years of aggravation for Woolwich Ferry users may now be coming to an end – with Transport for London pledging to run a two-boat service from 5am to 9pm, seven days a week. The free ferry service across the Thames has been blighted by delays and disruption before and after the introduction of new vessels […]
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