Results tagged “East Ferry Road”

A major retail and residential development is being planned for a central site of the Isle of Dogs.

The Asda superstore on East Ferry Road has long been earmarked for regeneration, with the last attempt by Ashbourne Beech scrapped in 2009.

A beloved pet was killed and left on a neighbour's doorstep on the Island last month.

Black and white cat Disco disappeared from a property on East Ferry Road on December 5, prompting his owners to go door-to-door in search of information. They were shocked to find him dead at the front of another house on the street two days later.

A CASH-strapped Isle of Dogs charity desperately needs help to find temporary premises and hopes a Canary Wharf company will step in to help.

The Docklands Settlement, in East Ferry Road, is the main community centre on the Island and is used by more than 1,000 people every week, including beaver scouts, pensioners and groups from Bangladesh, Vietnam and Portugal.

But the charity is housed in an ageing building, built in 1905, which is nearing the end of its useful life. It’s crumbling away and plans are in place to demolish it and build a new facility later this year, but that will present the charity with a headache, as Steve Hill, manager of the centre, explained.