The Latest Breaking News from Silvertown

What you need to know as Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel charges rise

The cost of driving through the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels has just increased

Evening Standard · Jul 30

Dubai property giant unveils £2.5 billion vision to transform east London waterfront

The ‘Thameside West’ development will reshape a 47-acre site at the western end of the Royal Docks in Silvertown

Evening Standard · Jul 21

Talay Riley stabbed to death: Celebrities lead tributes to singer-songwriter

Talay Riley, 35, was stabbed to death on 5 June in Silvertown, London. Artists have paid tribute to a unique talent.

Euronews · Jun 8

Fake websites alert for Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels after drivers conned by 'copycat' sites

Warning issued after two men were sentenced for stealing more than £2.2m using 40 unofficial websites

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2025

Newham councillors approve huge 7,000-home development in east London

Plans for a huge 7,000-home development in Silvertown have been approved by councillors in Newham.

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2025

OPINION - Make me London mayor for a day and this is what I'd do with Tube fares

The 10 things that Sadiq Khan should have announced alongside TfL fares hike

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025

First new road crossing east of Tower Bridge since 1991 opens on Monday

Silvertown Tunnel will connect Silvertown with Greenwich Peninsula, running under the River Thames.

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2025

Feeling the heat: the futuristic energy network keeping city homes cosy

At the Royal Docks development in east London, homes and businesses will be warmed and cooled by E.ON’s pioneering technology that is designed to repurpose surplus heat from local factories

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025

Silvertown shuttle offering free River Thames crossings for London cyclists for a year

The buses have been designed to store different types of bikes as it shuttles cyclists across the Thames

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

Concern over 'low take-up' of Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnel toll discounts

Sadiq Khan urged by Liberal Democrats to do more to ‘ensure local people are fully aware of the discounts available to them’

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025