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It offers children in care a stable home to visit at weekends, helping them explore new interests, develop skills and build supportive relationships. 

Due to the remote location of the fire, a water relay system was required as part of firefighting operations. The appliances were stationed between the incident site and the nearest water hydrant, and then connected together by hose.

Demelza children’s hospice is encouraging residents to back its spring appeal before a match-funding pledge ends in a few weeks.

The station will be closed from Saturday, May 31, avoiding disruption during the London Marathon, and reopen when works complete next spring.

The George IV in Rectory Place, Woolwich, is now fitted with three new professional-standard dartboards and a revamped pool area offering a dedicated space for games, free every Tuesday.

Co-founder of bike shop Bikesey, Tony James, 43, of Maberly Road, Crystal Palace, headed to the river-crossing to try out its first day in service.

The Queen Hospital recently opened its newly refurbished Cardiac Catheter Laboratory in Woolwich.

Today marks the official opening of the Silvertown Road Tunnel, which will see cars and lorries pass between Greenwich on the south side of the river and Newham in the north.

Derek Bergin, 66, of Clem Square, Woolwich, reported the disturbance to Greenwich council after he heard youths running over his bungalow roof last week.

The borough is home to the longest riverfront in London, and the local authority wants to make sure it has an accessible and open Thames Path that allows residents and visitors to take full advantage.  

Knife bins in Woolwich have taken 214 weapons off the streets since July 2024.

Police were called shortly before 3pm on Tuesday, March 11, after concerns were raised for the welfare of the occupants of an address in Holstein Way.

Royal Barnes, 34, was convicted in March 2014 of inciting terrorism overseas and three counts of transmitting a terrorist publication following the murder of Lee Rigby, a British soldier, in Woolwich.

Victory in Europe (VE) Day commemorates the end of World War II in Europe on May 8, 1945, and celebrations will take place across the country. 

The 32-home development in Tuskar Street comprises eight houses with private gardens, 12 duplex apartments, and 12 apartments with a shared residents’ garden.

Daniel Kelly, 46, along with brothers Stewart and Louis Ahearne, 46 and 36 respectively, were found guilty of conspiracy to murder at the conclusion of a trial at the Old Bailey today. 

Pupils from Thomas Tallis School, in Kidbrooke Park Road, Kidbrooke, were narrowly pipped at the post in the last round of Debating Matters.