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Any problems? Part closure of the Metropolitan mars an otherwise clean bill of health for the Tube system. A good service is also running on the DLR, although the escalators are out of action at Bank. On the roads, Creek Road / A200 (Greenwich) is suffering congestion as traffic signals are out of order. There are slight delays through the southbound bore of the Blackwall tunnel.

There's an ice cream van selling drugs on Galbraith Street.

And that's not all. Drunks are shouting late into the night and tearing around Virginia Quay. New Union Wharf residents aren't happy about graffiti, drug dealing and vandalism, and there isn't enough lighting in St John's Park.

By Aidan Jones

The thud of helicopter blades cascades into the emergency room, followed by a bleary tannoy announcing the arrival of casualties.

Dozens of military medics move to their stations, aprons fastened over their uniforms.

Crawling in traffic may be a fact of life around Blackwall - but is actually stopping becoming a lot trickier?

Parking spaces are a hot commodity in places such as Blackwall Way and Yabsley Street. Located just off the busy Preston's Road, these roads are overlooked by multi-storey residential flats such as Nova Court, perfect for those working in Canary Wharf.

DLR customers are waiting to gauge the impact of a re-opened Tower Gateway station on their daily commute.

The company has revealed the new timetable – and it’s a mixed bag for passengers who have complained of overcrowding on the Woolwich extension.

The extension of the DLR is still causing problems for commuters, but improvements have been promised soon.

Since the new Woolwich Arsenal station opened in early January there has been overcrowding on parts of the line.