The developer behind rejected plans for student towers next to Deptford Creek is trying again, with plans for smaller buildings.

The bill for revamping Lewisham market and library has grown to over £30 million – with the council’s share of the cost growing sharply.

Work on six of Greenwich Council’s new housing projects, including nine flats in Eltham, has been halted after the contractor building them ceased to trade.

My Name is Rachel Corrie stars Cassie Bradley and is directed by James Haddrell, Greenwich Theatre's artistic director.

A workshop at the BPTW architects' open studio asks: 'What if we gave more room to the river?'

Plans for a development with a 30-storey tower block next to Deptford Bridge station have been thrown out by Lewisham councillors because of worries about the effect on nearby houseboats.

Plans for a development with a 30-storey tower block next to Deptford Bridge station have been thrown out by Lewisham councillors because of worries about the effect on nearby houseboats.

No lease has been signed for return of a cinema to Catford - seven months after Lewisham Council announced an independent operator would be taking over the site.

Greenwich Council is opposed to plans to build a data centre on the Charlton riverside, with a senior councillor branding the scheme “a nuisance” for existing and future residents.

Greenwich Council’s cabinet member for transport, Calum O’Byrne Mulligan, said that if they did not address the situation, it would “call into question whether or not they are fit to operate in our bo...

Six years after the east Greenwich gasholder was demolished, plans to build a student tower and two residential blocks on the site have been submitted to the council.

Greenwich Council’s scheme to issue £150 bike vouchers for residents aged 16 or under is pencilled in to start next year, the councillor in charge of the project has said. Labour had pledged to issue…

Campaigners trying to stop 45 homes being built on Blackheath station’s car park have had the site declared an asset of community value by Lewisham Council. Acorn Property Group wants to build a row…

Lewisham Council officers have recommended that an 800-home development at Deptford Bridge be refused - but their counterparts in Greenwich believe it should go ahead.

Erith’s old town hall is set to become artists’ studios under plans filed with Bexley Council. Bow Arts Trust says its plans would create a “sustainable creative and community hub”.

A whistleblower has raised a case with the Charity Commission, accusing leadership at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, Lewisham of an effective cover-up of multiple sexual harassment claims against...

The founder of Thamesmead's Bouldr Bar talks about his battle to open the bar - and how much more needs to be done to create places for people to meet in the town.

The founder of Thamesmead's Bouldr Bar talks about his battle to open the bar - and how much more needs to be done to create places for people to meet in the town.

A survey of more than 2,000 UK adults found that 34 per cent of the public believe there are areas in London where Sharia law dominates and non-Muslims cannot enter

Six flats could be built on a car park in Charlton that was sold by Greenwich Council last year as part of its “fire sale” of properties.

Greenwich Council’s latest car park sale has netted more than a million pounds after 30 spaces in Blackheath went under the hammer.Former tram shelters in Eltham and old toilets in Greenwich also…

Lewisham Council has scaled back plans to redevelop Catford town centre and scrapped a scheme to reroute the South Circular Road through the area.

Greenwich Council will have a new chief executive after councillors backed appointing Rickardo Hyatt to the top job at Woolwich Town Hall.

Greenwich Council is poised to introduce a 20mph speed limit across the borough, bringing it into line with the rest of inner London.

Organisers of this year’s Blackheath fireworks display have added a stage to showcase local talent as tickets go on sale for the revived event.The People’s Stage will act as a precursor to Lewisham…

Long-awaited new trains for the Docklands Light Railway have returned to service, ten months after being withdrawn because one overshot a platform in wet weather.

The Blackheath fireworks display could become a two-day event in future if Lewisham councillors grant a new licence next week.

The Blackheath fireworks display could become a two-day event in future if Lewisham councillors grant a new licence next week.

Woolwich Works is celebrating its fifth birthday on Saturday with Brassworks, a free, all-day brass music festival.  A parade through Woolwich town centre will be followed by an afternoon of music …

Businesses and residents affected by next year’s double London Marathon need more clarity on the arrangements for the race, organisers have been told.

London Centric enters the ice cream trade • The capital’s soft serve vendors act like they can ignore the law • It turns out they probably can

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Residents in a row of houses in Charlton that have partially collapsed face being shut out of their homes for an extended period because they have been declared dangerous.

Three historic tram shelters in Eltham which date back more than 100 years will go up for auction next month, along with a car park in Blackheath which was pulled from sale last year.

A 5,000-capacity open air events venue next to a closed factory in Charlton has been given a licence by Greenwich Council - despite strong criticism from a member of the borough’s noise team.

Developers have applied to amend plans for 1,200 homes on the Charlton riverside – four years after Greenwich councillors approved them.

Residents had to sleep in a church after homes close to a major building site in Charlton partially collapsed on Saturday evening.

Residents had to sleep in a church after homes close to a major building site in Charlton partially collapsed on Saturday evening.

Residents had to sleep in a church after homes close to a major building site in Charlton partially collapsed on Saturday evening.

Pumping club music will turn Woolwich town centre into a dancefloor for the first night of the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, which will return in August. The French choreographer…

The Thames Barrier may need to be replaced 20 years earlier than predicted because severe weather is putting the flood defence under strain, it has been reported.

Charlie Davis has been elected to lead Greenwich’s Conservative councillors following Matt Hartley’s decision to step down earlier this month. The former deputy leader, who represents Eltham Town &…

Met Police have started an investigation after the tragic discovery of a body at Charlton Athletic’s stadium.