Woolwich Ferry usage increase as motorists don’t want to pay tunnel charges

Woolwich Ferry usage increase as motorists don’t want to pay tunnel charges

Cameron BlackshawJun 13, 2025

Drivers say the Silvertown Tunnel opening has led to long queues for the Woolwich Ferry and a surge in the number of lorries boarding, with motorists preferring…

Greenwich Ikea objects to 1,200 flats on top of its carpark

Greenwich Ikea objects to 1,200 flats on top of its carpark

Cameron BlackshawJun 12, 2025

Greenwich planners want to approve plans to build over 1,200 flats on top of Ikea’s car park but the Swedish retail furniture giant is…

Cutty Sark DLR is now closed for a year

Cutty Sark DLR is now closed for a year

Cameron BlackshawJun 10, 2025

Cutty Sark DLR station is now closed for a year to allow four new escalators to be installed. According to Greenwich Council, the four…

Road closures as gas works get underway

Road closures as gas works get underway

Several road closures are in place throughout Bexley as a spate of gas works got under way on Monday (June 9). As well as…

Bromley motorists to face month of disruptions

Bromley motorists to face month of disruptions

Several road closures will disrupt motorists travelling in Bromley this month while utility works are carried out. The M25 Chelsfield link road will close…

Decision deferred on student tower blocks by Deptford Creek

Decision deferred on student tower blocks by Deptford Creek

Cameron BlackshawMay 31, 2025

A decision on whether two high-rise blocks of student accommodation by Deptford Creek will be built has been deferred after councillors voted for a…

Contentious homes proposal in back gardens refused

Contentious homes proposal in back gardens refused

Cameron BlackshawMay 29, 2025

Plans to build 12 homes in between several residential gardens in Bexleyheath have been refused much to the joy of several concerned residents. Bexley…

Bromley Council has denied claims that it blocked Crystal Palace Football Club parade

Bromley Council has denied claims that it blocked Crystal Palace Football Club parade

Cameron BlackshawMay 26, 2025

Bromley Council has denied claims that it blocked Crystal Palace Football Club (CPFC) from hosting part of Monday’s FA Cup trophy parade in Crystal…

Greenwich branch of MIND moving from current home

Greenwich branch of MIND moving from current home

Cameron BlackshawMay 22, 2025

A mental health charity whose current home is being sold by Greenwich Council is being given £100,000 to help with the move to a…

Supermarket toilet closure condemned by man with Crohn’s

Supermarket toilet closure condemned by man with Crohn’s

Cameron BlackshawMay 20, 2025

A South Londoner with Crohn’s disease has called on Sainsbury’s to reopen toilets in its Bromley superstore, saying people like him are being limited…

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…