Train timetable changes from May 18 to affect south east London

Train timetable changes from May 18 to affect south east London

Cameron BlackshawMay 16, 2025

National Rail is launching its new timetable across the country on Sunday (May 18) with Southeastern making some changes to its services that will…

‘Bexley residents are being discriminated against’ by paying more then other boroughs at Silvertown Tunnel

‘Bexley residents are being discriminated against’ by paying more then other boroughs at Silvertown Tunnel

Cameron BlackshawMay 13, 2025

Conservative councillors claim that Bexley is being “discriminated against” and the tolls on the new Silvertown Tunnel are a “kick in the teeth” to…

Decade-old Woolwich tower block plans updated

Decade-old Woolwich tower block plans updated

Plans to build several tower blocks on a site in Woolwich that have been in the pipeline for over a decade have been updated…

Greenwich school hopes to expand to support students with special educational needs

Greenwich school hopes to expand to support students with special educational needs

A Greenwich school has applied for planning permission to build a two-storey block to serve as an area to help “vulnerable students with complex…

Woolwich closed boozer The Anglesea Arms is saved from the bulldozer

Woolwich closed boozer The Anglesea Arms is saved from the bulldozer

Plans to demolish a Woolwich pub that closed earlier this year and replace it with seven flats and a commercial unit have been refused.…

Woolwich tunnel lifts broken

Woolwich tunnel lifts broken

Cameron BlackshawApr 30, 2025

The lift on the south side of the Woolwich Foot Tunnel went out of service earlier this month, joining the north lift that has…

Bexley Maternity Hospital redevelopment plans updated with more homes

Bexley Maternity Hospital redevelopment plans updated with more homes

Cameron BlackshawApr 25, 2025

More homes have been added in updated plans to replace a derelict hospital in Bexley with a large residential development. Several new planning documents…

Family homes over HMOs – the debate played out on one Woolwich Street

Family homes over HMOs – the debate played out on one Woolwich Street

Cameron BlackshawApr 24, 2025

A Woolwich resident warned “there will be mental health problems” for neighbours before plans to add a sixth occupant to a house in multiple…

Land sale money for park project

Land sale money for park project

Cameron BlackshawApr 24, 2025

Nearly £22 million in funding has been secured for the regeneration of Crystal Palace Park after land was sold to build affordable housing. Bromley…

Ice cream van ban one step closer

Ice cream van ban one step closer

Cameron BlackshawApr 20, 2025

Plans to prohibit ice cream vans from trading on a street next to Greenwich Park are one step closer to fruition in the latest…