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Closures of the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels are now just weeks away following a decision to approve a £9million tender for their refurbishment.
At a meeting on Tuesday the council's cabinet gave the thumbs up for Dean & Dyball Limited to carry out the works, which will take about year.
The O2 arena will host the artistic gymnastics, trampoline, basketball and wheelchair basketball during the 2012 games.
Temporary structures will be built to manage vehicle and pedestrian access at the venue, which will be known as the North Greenwich Arena during the Olympics.
Greenwich Council has approved the use of land in Woolwich for shooting and archery during the 2012 games.
The council's planning board agreed that the Royal Artilery Barracks site was suitable for Olympic and Paralympic rifle, pistol, trap and skeet shooting and Paralympic archery.
The draft design for the new hotel AEG Europe hopes to build next to The O2 has been unveiled.
The entertainment company this week submitted its planning application for the four star 450-bedroom hotel to Greenwich Council. The proposed development also includes adjoining serviced apartments and a large event space.
It closed in dramatic fashion on Sunday, then re-opened two days earlier than expected.
But does the Blackwall Tunnel's short hiatus highlight the need for extra river crossings in the east?
Thames Clippers users will be able to use pay-as-you-go Oyster cards on the river from today.
Transport for London also confirmed this morning that the Oyster roll-out would spread to overground rail around London from January, as revealed in The Wharf earlier this month.
The river service linking The O2 arena to Woolwich Arsenal has been secured until 2013.
Transport for London announced this week that it had struck a £269,000 deal to subsidise the service for the next four years.
Greenwich foot tunnel users are still waiting for details on when the river crossing will be out of action.
Greenwich Council revealed earlier in the year that the tunnel would need to undergo essential maintenance, but it has not yet confirmed the start date and duration of these works.
Plans to revamp Greenwich Market have been thrown out by the council's planning committee.
Greenwich Hospital was keen to overhaul the 1950s market buildings on the centuries-old site to make way for 1,214 square metres of retail, offices and a 100-room boutique hotel, but the scheme was unanimously rejected last night.
Just weeks away from the closure of a vital cross river link which will affect hundreds of cyclists, council officials and transport bosses are yet to find alternatives.
Greenwich Foot Tunnel, which links south of the Thames with the Isle of Dogs, is likely to close for renovation in the autumn for up to 10 months.
As summer nears, businesses on both sides of the Thames are listening out for the imminent stampede of customers.
In the back of their minds, they're also dreading a moment when that rush may slow to a trickle.
Woolwich will host a scene of celebration this weekend to mark a new DLR station and other regeneration initiatives due to take place.
The Royal Artillery band will march through the town centre launching the free event between 11am and 1pm on Saturday.
Another part of the huge Greenwich Peninsula regeneration has fallen into place.
Greenwich Council has approved a scheme for 207 homes occupying a prominent plot on the 190-acre development site – one of London’s largest regeneration projects.
Over the next 15 years the area will see 10,000 new homes, the creation of 24,000 permanent jobs, a new business district, leisure facilities, parks and open spaces.
