The Woolwich Ferry was closed at the weekend. Lack of staff this time. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who uses the service. Every day is a lottery. One boat, two boats, no boats. Some staff, angry staff, striking staff, no staff.
Kayakers and paddle boarders are taking advantage of the annual Thames Barrier closure to tackle the river as part of the Totally Thames festival regatta.
While many of the prime riverside sites in east London have been sold to developers, stripping away traces of the industrial heritage of the Docklands, the Port of London Authority has been fighting a rearguard action to keep some wharves open for business.
Conservative mayoral candidate talks about key issues facing the Docklands during a visit to Tate & Lyle in Silvertown
New curved bridge will link Silvertown Quays development with Elizabeth line at Custom House
Friends of the Earth has made fresh calls for the Silvertown Tunnel to be scrapped after a new assessment revealed that air pollution levels would be made worse by the tunnel.
The Mayor of Newham has used the abandonment of the Garden Bridge project to renew his call for a road bridge at Gallions Reach.
A new cycle and pedestrian bridge over the Thames between Canada Water and Canary Wharf is moving ahead.
The book is not yet closed on the Tower Hamlets election fraud scandal despite Scotland Yard ruling out prosecutions as a result of last year’s High Court judgment.
The great engineer, who was also a great showman, would appreciate what’s been done to his ground-breaking Thames Tunnel in Rotherhithe.
All of the major candidates in the London Mayoral election have rallied to the cause of Enderby Wharf campaigners who fear a cruise liner terminal at Greenwich would be an environmental blight.