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The hoardings surrounding the Cutty Sark have come down revealing the refurbished ship for the first time in almost six years.

The project which has cost more than £50million has also raised the historic clipper 12 feet above its dry dock to create a museum space and cafe underneath and help extend the life of the ship.

The King's Troop Royal Artillery was welcomed to its new Woolwich home yesterday with a special covenant cementing the borough's support for the armed forces.

Members of Greenwich council, local dignitaries and senior military officers signed a voluntary statement at Napier Lines, the purpose built equestrian centre at Woolwich Garrison on Repository Road.

Lembit Opik has become a YouTube sensation after starring in a pop video filmed in Greenwich.

The short film which shows the former Liberal Democrat MP turned stand up comedian on a rooftop miming to the unsigned band's song against the backdrop of Canary Wharf has received almost 30,000 hits.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to transform Greenwich's rail services promising to make them, "more punctual, more reliable and cheaper."

His proposal would see suburban services integrated with the underground and increase train numbers by operating a turn up and go service.

A spectacular firework display will mark the end of a weekend of celebrations as Greenwich becomes a Royal Borough.

The waterfront display will be set to music at the Old Royal Naval College and will start at 6pm, ending a whole day of celebrations in the town on February 5.

Parents and educational professionals in Greenwich will next month submit an application for a state-funded secondary school.

Proposers of The International Academy of Greenwich want it to be focused on teaching modern European languages and hope for it to be open by next year.

A Greenwich restaurant is still open for business despite being fined a record £54,000 and its owners banned from running restaurants.

Crestdane Ltd, the owners of the Peninsula Chinese Restaurant in Bugsby's Way, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court last Thursday to 18 breaches of food hygiene regulations after being prosecuted for the second time in two years.

Nineteen months after a 17-year-old student was shot dead in Greenwich police have offered a £20,000 reward to try to catch his killers.

Charlie Wright, from Eltham, was found dead by officers after being shot in the face at a house in Calvert Road at 2am on April 23, 2010.

Popular theatre Greenwich Playhouse is set to close its doors for good from April because of the arrival of the Olympics.

Galleon Theatre Company, which runs the venue, claims landlord Beds and Bars is refusing to renew the lease for the Playhouse as it looks to "exploit commercial opportunities" arising from this summer's Games.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are coming to Greenwich on April 25.

The visit will celebrate the borough's new royal status and is part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee tour.

The crest for the Royal Borough of Greenwich has been revealed.

Featuring a number of elements seen on the current shield, a new design has been created ahead of Greenwich officially becoming a Royal Borough on February 3.

The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich is set to appear in yet another film after scenes from the latest James Bond movie were shot there.

The King William Undercroft, below the Painted Hall, was used as a "make-believe morgue" with "eight coffins draped in union jack flags" during filming for Skyfal, last Friday, according to the Footprints of London website.

Greenwich will officially become a Royal Borough next month.

The Queen bestowed the honour on the borough last year, and the Council has confirmed that the title of the Royal Borough of Greenwich will be formally adopted on February 3 - and it will prompt a weekend of celebrations across the area.

Greenwich schools are among the best in the country according to the latest government results which place the local authority in the top 25 per cent.

Primary school results revealed that at Key stage 2 78 per cent of pupils achieved the national expected standard in English and maths and 90 per cent of 11-year-olds had progressed by two or more national curriculum levels since the age of seven.

Greenwich is to receive more than £3.4 million for improvements to transport in the borough.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the allocation of funding by Transport for London for projects supporting his transport strategy under the Local Implementation Plan.

A teenager from Greenwich missing since Monday afternoon is believed to still be in the area although he may have travelled to Ipswich or Northamptonshire according to police.

15-year-old Spencer Musika was last seen at 4pm on November 12 and was wearing a black jacket, black trousers and black trainers.

By Kay Lockett

When it comes to picking your meat for Christmas it may be foolish to ignore your local butcher if you want true quality on the table.

So says Michael Jones owner of Drings in Greenwich, which has built such a reputation for selling premium poultry that customers queue along the street to pick up their turkeys in the days leading up to the big feast.

The restoration of the Cutty Sark moved a step closer after the tea clipper's masts were raised for the first time in over four years.

The three masts were erected over the weekend on the Greenwich landmark, has been closed since November 2006, is due to be reopened by The Queen next spring after a £50million conservation project.

A Greenwich man has been jailed at the Old Bailey for eight years after being convicted of a robbery in Thamesmead.

Christopher Christou, 26, of Bolton House in Trafalgar Road, was put under surveillance by the Met Police's Flying Squad for six weeks in May and June and was found to be monitoring cash in transit deliveries in preparation for the robbery.

1. We all love a good (on screen) scrap

Rocky has been unveiled as movie lovers' favourite sports film of all time. The 1976 hit which starred Sylvester Stallone as the underdog who gave it his best shot.