The Latest Breaking News from Plumstead

Plans to transform historic pub in south London into flats

It is the fourth planning application in five years seeking permission to convert The Who’d a Thought It in Plumstead

Evening Standard · Aug 8

Pensioner murder horror: Woman in her 80s stabbed to death outside her southeast London home

Metropolitan Police officers were called to an address on Red Lion Place in Plumstead at 8.50am on Wednesday following reports of a man in possession of a knife

Evening Standard · Apr 1

London postcodes where family homes cost less than £500,000

There are almost 40 London postcodes where a terraced house costs less than half a million pounds. We’ve found six of the best

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025

Plumstead bar stripped of licence after staff got into brawl outside

CCTV footage showed nine people fighting outside the venue including a member of staff from the bar

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2024

Woolwich redevelopment plans revealed by Transport for London

New cycling facilities between the Woolwich Ferry roundabout and Plumstead are among a number of proposed changes to the area

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2024

Abbey Wood: Heavy rain causes people to abandon their cars as flood alert issued for River Thames

Cars left stranded as roads in Abbey Wood and Plumstead flooded

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023

Man, 24, charged with attempted murder after woman assaulted in Plumstead

Claude Hall, 24, appeared in court following incident on Burrage Road

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2023

Family pays tribute to famous London ex-gangster Dave Courtney as he dies aged 64

The gangster turned actor 'took his own life' at his Chestnut Rise, Plumstead home, which he dubbed 'Camelot Castle'

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2023

Former London gangster-turned-author Dave Courtney dies aged 64

Courtney was found dead at his home in Plumstead on Sunday.

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023

Two arrests and haul of knives seized after raid on suspected Plumstead brothel

Police have made two arrests after discovering a large haul of knives at a suspected brothel in south east London.

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2023