Blackheath Village roads close from 3.30pm on Saturday for fireworks
About 40,000 people are expected on the heath, and the Village's main streets shut from mid-afternoon. Online tickets stop selling at noon, and the gate takes printed tickets only.
Free monthly books for under-fives across Royal Greenwich
Children under five in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, including Blackheath Standard and Westcombe Park, can now register for a free book through the post every month.
Contraflow on Shooters Hill Road until Friday evening
Thames Water works at the Eastbrook Road junction have traffic running against the flow in both directions until 5pm on Friday 6 November.
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All stories →Greenwich Council Tax online accounts must be re-registered
Anyone in Royal Greenwich with an online Council Tax account must register again: the old logins no longer work.
Vet proposed for former Mordens bar in Blackheath Village
A clinic could replace the bar at 7-9 Montpelier Vale, on the Village's main street.
Blackheath Village roads close for fireworks on Saturday
Roads around the Village, including Tranquil Vale, Montpelier Vale and Lee Road, may close from 3.30pm on Saturday 7 November for the fireworks.
Kidbrooke Park Road's 452 council homes are finished
Greenwich says the Kidbrooke Park Road estate, which it calls the largest entirely new-build council housing development in the country, was completed on 30 October.
Planning & development
Fifth scheme for derelict Huntsman Sports Club site proposes 258 homes
The Manor Way sports ground has stood empty since 1998. A bigger scheme than the one that failed in 2016 has now reached Royal Greenwich, and affordable housing is again the test.
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Blackheath Fireworks returns on 7 November with tickets from £5
About 40,000 people are expected on the heath for the night, and the harder question is not the line-up but how they all get home through the Village.
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Shooters Hill faces water mains works until June 2028
Roads will close and buses divert around Shooters Hill from 2 November while Thames Water replaces about 7.3km of old mains. The fix is overdue; the detail that lets people plan around it is what the 21 October drop-in needs to supply.
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Greenwich warns Lime and Forest over tunnel bikes
Lime and Forest have been told to stop customers dumping hire bikes in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel or risk losing the right to operate in the borough - a threat that covers Westcombe Park and the Standard as well as the riverside.
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HOKKABAZ registers as a food business at 74 Lee High Road
A restaurant or cafe called HOKKABAZ has registered with Lewisham Council at 74 Lee High Road, Lee, and is awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
Blackheath Fish & Grill registers at 1 Blackheath Village
A new restaurant business, Blackheath Fish & Grill, has registered at 1 Blackheath Village and is awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
Korean barbecue restaurant registers at 47-49 Lee High Road
Cowcow Korean BBQ has registered as a new food business on Lee High Road, at the address where Cow Cow was last listed on 11 September.
Lee Road designer named on national list of favourite businesses
Maria Ruseva sells made-to-order womenswear from a Lee Road showroom seen by appointment rather than through a shop window. Her label is one of nineteen London names on Small Business Saturday's new 2026 roll call.
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A plan to build two homes on land behind 344-348 Lee High Road, Lee Green, was registered with Lewisham Council on 12 October.
Lee High Road dental floor could become two flats
A prior approval application asks to turn the second floor of 8-12 Lee High Road from a dental surgery into two flats.
Have your say on four bids for Ladywell Playtower
Lewisham Council wants residents' views on four shortlisted teams by 9am on 16 November, with a drop-in at St Mary's Centre on 15 October.
Blackheath council homes in doubt as builder goes under
The Brooklands Park Estate gave up its community hall and most of its playground for eight new council homes. The firm contracted to build them collapsed into administration last month.
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Stratheden Road closed until Friday for Thames Water work
Stratheden Road is shut in both directions between Langton Way and Prince of Wales Road until 5pm on Friday 30 October.
Thameslink Greenwich Line: hourly trains in half-term
Thameslink trains on the Greenwich Line drop to hourly at midday from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October, and all day on Saturday 24 October.
Greenwich consults on 108 more rental e-bike bays
Greenwich Council is asking for objections or comments on 108 new mandatory parking bays for Lime and Forest bikes until 28 October.
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Greenwich asks residents to shape its housing plan
Royal Greenwich is consulting on its draft housing and homelessness commitments until 20 December, with the final strategy due in early 2027.
Police make Lee High Road drug and drink disorder a priority
Officers will patrol Lee High Road, Boone Street and Lawn Terrace more visibly and can use warnings and orders against repeat offenders.
Police set shoplifting priority for Blackheath village
Police have made retail theft in Blackheath village a named local priority, with high-visibility patrols and a promise to keep in touch with repeat victims.
Lewisham to retrofit up to 800 council homes
Lewisham Council is spending more than £16m on insulation, heat and solar panels for up to 800 council homes by 2028.