The South-East Borderlands

07/07/2020

Join the discussion and have your say on the future of Riverside Gardens.

Bexley Council has recently announced a further consultation on the future regeneration of Riverside Gardens in Erith. During Spring 2019 th...

03/07/2020

There hasn't been a single Covid-19 related death at our local hospitals for three weeks.

Recently released data from Public Health England shows that the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has not been a single Covid-19 related dea...

02/07/2020

The campaign to save Woolwich barracks continues with a new petition.

The campaign to save Woolwich Army barracks has recently been relaunched. Since the closure was first announced in November 2016 it has face...

02/07/2020

Three people have been injured after a serious explosion in Erith.

At 9AM this morning more than forty firefighters and six fire engines from the London Fire Brigade were called to attend to a fire at the AD...

02/07/2020

Support your local hospice with a virtual garden festival.

For keen local gardeners and those who enjoy exploring their neighbourhood June is normally the month that they head for Open Gardens hosted...

12/06/2020

You can once again enjoy the Thames Clipper service from Woolwich into the centre of London.

For commuters looking for an easy way to get into work while maintaining social distancing then life is about to get a little easier. From M...

10/06/2020

Both Woolwich and Thamesmead have seen recent improvements to their local amenities

With the lockdown resulting in the closure of almost all indoor activities, there has been a growth in the awareness of local public spaces....

05/06/2020

GDIF has confirmed that the Greenwich & Docklands Festival will go ahead in August.

Now in its twenty-fifth year, the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival (GDIF) is returning again in August 2020. GDIF is set ...

04/06/2020

The Erith and Thamesmead MP has said she is "in full support" of the group responsible for riots and disorder.

Following the death of George Floyd in the USA, there have been an increasing number of 'Black Lives Matter' protests across the world incl...

03/06/2020

Welling and Belvedere in line for new housing developments, but can you afford to live there?

This month a new planning application for Welling was validated by Bexley council. The proposal would see the existing 7 Day Chemist in Bel...

02/06/2020

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29/05/2020

TfL bailout conditions published as bus fares set to return.

Aubrey Morandarte / Creative Commons With bus fares set to charged again on many routes from tomorrow Transport for London (TfL) has no...

29/05/2020

Crossrail have recently new images of both Abbey Wood and Woolwich stations.

This week Crossrail has released the latest batch of images showing progress on the £18bn railway project to connect east and west London. ...

28/05/2020

The Dagenham MP has waded into the debate over the new Belvedere incinerator.

Opposition continues to mount to the proposed new waste incinerator in Belvedere. The Bexley Times reports that: Dagenham and Rainham MP...

28/05/2020