Greenwich News

• Police Corruption Derailed Original Lawrence Inquiry - Report

  

  Stephen Lawrence's family will ask police to investigate new claims of corruption which derailed the original inquiry.

• Cutty Sark To Re-Open Next Month After Five Years

  

  The Cutty Sark s to reopen to the public next month, nearly five years after it was damaged by fire.

• Greenwich Becomes Royal Borough

  

  Greenwich has become the fourth local authority to become a Royal Borough.

• WATCH: Policeman In Church Apology For Arrest

  

  A policeman has been forced to stand up in church to apologise to a woman that was wrongly arrested.

• New Thames Tunnel To Be Built In Ten Years

  

  A new tunnel will be built under the Thames within the next 10 years to ease pressure on other main London routes.

• Stephen Lawrence Murder Trial: Jury Told to Take As They Need

  

  The jury at the trial of two men accused of murdering Stephen Lawrence has been sent out to consider its verdicts.

• New River Crossings And Northern Line Extension Announced

  

  London will get three new river crossings and an extension of the Northern Line, as part of the Autumn Statement.

• Kidbrooke Gas Leak: Exclusion Zone Set Up

  A one hundred-metre exclusion zone has been set up on Kidbrooke Park Road due to what is described as a major gas leak.

• Man Rescued from 20 Metres Below Manhole

  

  The man was working underground in Woolwich when he fell and had to be rescued.

• Greenwich One Of the World's Top Travel Spots

  

  The London Borough of Greenwich has been named one of the top 10 travel destinations for 2012 by Travel bible Frommers.

• New Pictures Of The Greenwich Cable Car

  

  LBC 97.3 can exclusively reveal the London cable car over the Thames will be called the Emirates Air Line.

• Fire in Thamesmead

  

  Thirty firefighters are tackling a blaze in a block of flats.

• Police Search For Missing Thamesmead Teenager

  

  Concerns are growing for the whereabouts of a teenage girl in Greenwich.

• Crew Member Missing After Tugboat Overturns

  

  A tug boat which has overturned on the River Thames near Convoys Wharf in Deptford.

• Ferry Worker Dies After Being Hit By Propellor

  

  It is thought the 19 year old was un-tying ropes when he fell into the Thames.

• Rooftop Walkway To Open Over O2 Arena

  

  Londoners will have a new place to catch a stunning view of London - the roof of the O2 Arena.

• Pair Deny Stephen Lawrence Murder

  

  Two men have appeared the Old Bailey to deny the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence in Eltham 18 years ago.

• Cutty Sark Hoisted Into Air

  

  The historic ship has been suspended more than 10ft in the air as part of its restoration - see the pictures.

• Unexploded WWII Bomb Found in Thamesmead

  A four hundred metre corden was erected following the find.

• Top Navy Warship Sails Into London

  

  The UK's most technologically-advanced warship HMS Bulwark has sailed into Docklands for a five-day visit to the capital.

• Islamic Extremist Convicted of Planning BA Terror Attack

  

  A former British Airways computer expert has been convicted of conspiring with a wanted terrorist to blow up a plane.

• New Olympic Venue Pictures Released: Pics

  See stunning new images of what Lord's and Greenwich Park will look as they stage the 2012 Olympic Games.

• Thames Cable Car Plans A Step Closer

  

  Greenwich Council has given it and London's first cruise liner terminal the green light.

• Man Dies In Fire

  

  A man has died and another has been seriously injured in a fire in south east London.

• Man Jailed for South East London Dog Attack

  

  The 24 year old was filmed kicking the animal in Knee Hill Park, Abbey Wood.

• O2 Arena World's Number One Music Venue

  

  The Greenwhich venue sold more than 1.7 million tickets in 2010.

• Fire At The O2 Arena - Pictures

  

  Around sixty firefighters battled to put out a fire outside the O2 Arena.

• Johnny Depp Appears at Greenwich School

  

  It is after one of the pupils request the help of his Pirates of the Caribbean character Captain Jack Sparrow.

• Pickles Attacks Greenwich Newspaper

  

  Eric Pickles has attacked Greenwhich Council's weekly newspaper, accusing it of being too one-sided.

• King's Troop Move a Step Closer

  

  Buildings to house the prestigious regiment in Woolwich is given the go ahead.