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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.
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.
Greenwich backs 430 children raised by relatives
Greenwich Council launches a three-year kinship care strategy with events from 5 to 10 October, including an advice surgery and a family celebration day.
Greenwich asks carers what a dementia hub should do
The council wants emails from people with dementia and unpaid carers to shape a borough Dementia Hub, with no deadline to reply.
Soft play near Blackheath: where to take a toddler indoors
Blackheath has no soft play centre of its own, but there is a good parent-and-child session on this side of the heath and two proper play venues a short hop away in Kidbrooke. Here is what is open, and which one to try first.
Greenwich tells residents: stop paying Whyte & Co
The debt collector chasing council tax and rent arrears for Greenwich has ceased trading, and the council says payments must now go to it directly.
Blackheath station car park declared a community asset
Lewisham has handed the campaign against 45 homes on the station car park a card to play. It is not a veto, but the new planning committee — which has to start the whole argument from scratch — will have to weigh it.
Where to take a baby swimming near Blackheath
Downham takes them from three months and prints the price; Colfe's has the weekend slots at the Lee end; Woolwich has a warm shallow pool to splash in. Our guide to baby and toddler swimming near Blackheath, the Standard and Lee.
Councillor to take Lee Manor speeding to Lewisham's transport chief
Years of emails from residents of the Lee Manor Conservation Area have produced a set of 20s painted on the tarmac. A Green councillor has now agreed to put their case to the cabinet member who could change that.
Blackheath car park sells for £1.15m, double the guide price
Thirty spaces that shoppers at Blackheath Standard have used for years have left council ownership, and the price paid says more about the site's future than anything Greenwich has published.
Ministers borrow Kidbrooke's 452 social homes for a national launch
The Housing Secretary and the Mayor of London chose Kidbrooke Park Road, where every one of 452 new homes is social housing, as the backdrop for a £39bn national programme. The homes were already built; what follows for Greenwich is the open question.
Baby and toddler classes in Blackheath, the Standard and Lee
Church halls, a Quaker meeting house, two libraries and one very busy Thursday at Mycenae House. Where to take a baby or a toddler in SE3, SE10 and SE13, what it costs and when to turn up.
New food shop registers on Montpelier Vale
Snack Heath has signed up with Lewisham's food safety team at 49 Montpelier Vale and is awaiting its first inspection.
Cafe registered at 121 Lee Road
The Quiet Cup, a cafe at 121 Lee Road in Blackheath, has been registered with Greenwich council and is awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
Kebab takeaway registers at 126 Lee Road
Kebabist is registered with Lewisham at the ground-floor unit at 126 Lee Road and is awaiting its first food hygiene inspection.
New cafe registers at 14 Royal Parade
Nest & Vine is listed as a restaurant or cafe at 14 Royal Parade in Blackheath Village, awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
New cafe registers at 6-8 Blackheath Village
Blackheath Coffee Company has filed its food registration for the parade down to the station and is awaiting a first inspection.
Morrisons Daily registers a shop on Tranquil Vale
The convenience chain has registered at 20 Tranquil Vale in Blackheath Village and is awaiting its first food hygiene inspection.
Greggs registers at 28 Tranquil Vale
The bakery chain has registered a new food business on Blackheath Village's main street and is awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
Caffe Nero registers for unit on Montpelier Vale
The chain has registered a new food business at 16-18 Montpelier Vale in Blackheath Village and is awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
