A disgruntled user of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel has created a web app so fellow walkers and cyclists can warn each other when the crossing’s unreliable lifts are broken. The lifts have been regularly out of action since a botched refurbishment by Greenwich Council 14 years ago. Both Greenwich and Tower Hamlets councils own the […] The post Greenwich Foot Tunnel user creates app to warn of lift closures appeared first on The Greenwich Wire.| The Greenwich Wire
An east Greenwich pub that was at the centre of a lengthy planning dispute is to close later this month after failing to agree terms with its landlord, an Isle of Man-based developer. The Duke of Greenwich – once known as The Vanbrugh – opened only two years ago, but will close its doors for […] The post Duke of Greenwich pub to close after just two years in business appeared first on The Greenwich Wire.| The Greenwich Wire
A shisha lounge near the Thames Barrier will have its opening hours cut by an hour after a series of stabbings, armed robberies and large-scale fights in its vicinity. Police had applied for a 1.30am curfew on the Hayatt Lounge, in Westmoor Street, Charlton. The venue said such a move would “kill the business” and […]| The Greenwich Wire