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Woolwich redevelopment plans revealed by Transport for London

New cycling facilities between the Woolwich Ferry roundabout and Plumstead are among a number of proposed changes to the area

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Homes evacuated after 10m sinkhole opens up behind street in Woolwich

The sinkhole was caused by flooding from a burst water main

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London's busiest Tube stations soon to be explorable on Google Street View

Google's Street View feature currently covers almost every road in London, along with a section of the Thames stretching from Richmond to Woolwich

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Mast Quay: homes listed for private rent despite demolition notice

Agents are still offering apartments within the Woolwich scheme despite Greenwich council ordering part of it to be pulled down due to planning breaches

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Developer vows to fight Greenwich Council order to demolish ‘mutant’ Woolwich towers

Developer says it will appeal ‘unprecedented’ council order to knock down part of Woolwich’s Mast Quay development

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Greenwich Council orders developer to knock down riverside towers in Woolwich in ‘unprecedented’ action

Tenants could be forced to leave homes in demolition after council accuses developer of flouting rules

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Carlos Acosta wants dance centre to become inclusive global landmark

The former Royal Ballet star wants to bridge dance and community engagement gaps.

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Lee Rigby's son touching tribute to dad 10 years since his murder

Lee Rigby's son Jack was just two when his father was murdered by terrorists outside his barracks in Woolwich, southeast London. His son has now raised more than £53,000 in his dad's name

Daily Mirror

Lee Rigby’s mother remembers ‘gentle, imperfect’ son 10 years after murder

Lyn Rigby says she believes soldier killed in Woolwich would be proud of work helping bereaved military families

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Woolwich fire: One person rushed to hospital after blaze rips through shop

One person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a shop in Woolwich.

Evening Standard

Ten years on Lee Rigby's mum has paid a moving tribute to the 'Angels of Woolwich'

Lynn Rigby said the the three woman who rushed to her son's aid in his final moments 'stepped up for him in a way I will never be able to repay'

Manchester Evening News

Lee Rigby's son speaks publicly for first time nearly a decade on from father's brutal murder

The British Army man was killed 200 yards from his barracks in Woolwich in 2013 in a murder that caught the attention of the nation.

Daily Record

London leavers: ‘The countryside was a culture shock but people are very open minded’

Frustrated with a lack of work/life balance, this family decided to seize the chance to build new lives and careers in Hampshire

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Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark presents first Colours to British soldiers

Around 100 British troops received their ceremonial regimental flags at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London, on Saturday.

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Extraordinary Victorian water tower home overlooking Woolwich Common is for sale for £2.25 million

Built to supply the Brook Fever Hospital, this unusual structure has more than 3,500 sq ft of living space across its nine floors

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Woolwich stabbing: Man, 19, fighting for life after attack as two teenage boys arrested

Officers have appealed for witnesses following the stabbing on Mayplace Lane

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Charity offering Woolwich residents free meals in need of volunteers

FoodCycle serves free weekly community meals using food that would otherwise have gone to waste.

Daily Mirror

A&E doctor reveals patient spent 12 hours in hospital waiting room before dying

Dr Milan Chand says the 80-year-old arrived at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich with a suspected blood clot and suffered a cardiac arrest after enduring the overnight wait

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Commuter accidentally drives onto ferry instead of bridge across the River Thames

Sophie Montague only realised she had boarded the ferry to Woolwich, south-east London, when she was met by a row of stationary cars. She filmed herself looking surprised

Wales Online

Massively divided borough sees rough sleepers sheltering near doors of luxury £600k apartments

A councillor has vowed to remove the divide between the area that may have stereotypes of wealth or poverty

Evening Standard

Vauxhall, Bromley and Woolwich receiving six-figure injection to help boost night life

The borough councils will each be awarded £130,000 in funding to develop ways of making streets more welcoming after 6pm

Daily Mirror

Baby dies after falling asleep with mum on sofa before slipping underneath her

Lilly-Marie Tina Harris was just six-weeks-old when she died after slipping down underneath her mother as they slept on the sofa at their home in Woolwich, London

Evening Standard

Child dies after being found ‘unresponsive’ in Woolwich home

Police are treating the death of a young child as “unexpected” after they were found unresponsive at home in south London.

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Woolwich: Man, 23, was ‘stabbed to death with knife hidden inside umbrella’

The killing followed a clash between Soloman Bamidele, an associate and two other younger boys, it is alleged

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Woolwich: Man charged with murder after 23-year-old stabbed to death

A murder probe was launched after 23-year-old Damilola Oloruntola was found with fatal injuries on Brookhill Road

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