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…

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…

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant hits the road

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant hits the road

Michael HollandApr 22, 2025

Multi Olivier Award-nominated Tall Stories brings David McKee’s Elmer the Patchwork Elephant to life in a brand new show bringing three classic Elmer tales…

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…

The boroughs where it could take a 100 years to clear family-sized social rented homes

The boroughs where it could take a 100 years to clear family-sized social rented homes

The waiting list for a family-sized social rented home in some London boroughs would now take over a century to clear completely at the…

Eleanor Hill Overshares

Eleanor Hill Overshares

Michael HollandApr 2, 2025

The money will pay for my therapy bills In 2022 I reviewed Sadvents – a brilliant one-woman play written and performed by Eleanor Hill…

Poems from the Kitchen Sink and Beyond

Poems from the Kitchen Sink and Beyond

Michael HollandMar 13, 2025

I took myself off to the hallowed galleries and rooms of the old Deptford Town Hall, now part of Goldsmiths University, to meet with…

Superloop consultation opens for route between North Greenwich and Thamesmead

Superloop consultation opens for route between North Greenwich and Thamesmead

A six-week consultation into a new Superloop express bus service linking several neighbourhoods across south east London has been opened. The proposed SL11 route…

Community radio station in a converted shipping container is on its way to Greenwich’s Design District

Community radio station in a converted shipping container is on its way to Greenwich’s Design District

Eliza FrostMar 2, 2025

Plans for LOOSE.FM have been approved by the Royal Borough of Greenwich Plans for a new community radio station, LOOSE.FM, at Greenwich’s Design District…

New exhibition ‘In Performance: Fans of Theatre, Music and Dance’ opens at Greenwich’s The Fan Museum

New exhibition ‘In Performance: Fans of Theatre, Music and Dance’ opens at Greenwich’s The Fan Museum

Eliza FrostFeb 23, 2025

It’s time to take your seats, the show is about to begin… Stepping into the spotlight at The Fan Museum in Greenwich is the…