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The Latest Breaking News from Thamesmead

New trains on Bakerloo line: TfL moves closer to replacing oldest fleet on London Underground

The trains date to 1972 but may not be replaced for another decade

Evening Standard

'No-brainer' 15,000-home plan for 'new town' to help solve London housing crisis

Ministers under pressure to approve huge ‘new town’ scheme in south London

Evening Standard

New Superloop bus route linking Abbey Wood, Woolwich and North Greenwich to launch this weekend

The SL11 replaces the daytime service on route 472 and will run every six minutes on weekdays and Saturdays

Evening Standard

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DLR extension to Thamesmead 'significantly' more than £1.5bn as Abbey Wood link is ruled out

City Hall jobs still on the line despite mayor Sadiq Khan receiving more money than expected from Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Evening Standard

Reeves to back DLR extension in major boost for deprived London district

Treasury source says chancellor will announce £1.7bn plan for rail link to Thamesmead in south-east of capital

The Guardian - UK

DLR extension explained: Where will it go, when will it be built - and is Bakerloo line extension dead?

Full details of new link to Thamesmead, new stations and when it will open - as Chancellor fails to spell out exactly how much she will contribute

Evening Standard

Huge London transport project gets green light as Rachel Reeves backs £1.7bn DLR extension to Thamesmead

London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan hails the announcement - which paves the way for a ‘new town’ in Thamesmead - as a massive vote of confidence in London

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Reeves set to back £1.7bn Docklands Light Railway extension in Budget

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Boy, 17, fighting for his life after being hit by car in southeast London

Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of dangerous driving

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New £700m addition to London Overground 'would be renamed to reflect area's culture and history'

Sadiq Khan confirms that his rebranding of the Overground — dubbed ‘virtue-signalling nonsense’ by critics — would be extended to the West London Orbital

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Exclusive: Tube drivers set for £80,000 salary as TfL offers enhanced three-year pay deal to avert strikes

Revised pay offer ensures London Underground staff wages will rise faster than cost of living

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Enfield and Greenwich shortlisted for New Towns under Labour government’s plan to 'build, baby, build'

The potential developments in Crews Hill and Thamesmead could provide up to 35,000 new homes

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'Seize the moment!' Rachel Reeves urged to give green light to £1.7bn DLR extension to Thamesmead

Pressure grows on Chancellor to help fund new DLR route under the Thames

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‘Pure evil’: Residents resist eviction as iconic Thamesmead estate faces demolition

The 1960s Lesnes Estate — made famous by A Clockwork Orange — is set to be demolished and replaced with 1,950 new homes, but dozens of residents are refusing to leave

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Protesters stage sit-in demo at Clockwork Orange estate over gentrification and 'art washing'

Protesters have occupied Thamesmead's Lakeside Centre, in a fight against gentrification and art washing

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A Clockwork Orange estate fights ‘art washing’ redevelopment plans

Residents in Thamesmead say working-class people are being priced out and their voices going unheard

Evening Standard

DLR extension to Thamesmead: Sadiq Khan's 'dream' project makes progress after Government boost

TfL reveals designs for new stations as delayed new train fleet arrives

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Five men who were stabbed at London music event arrested for violent disorder

Met police were called to Nathan Way in Thamesmead in the early hours of Saturday morning

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Death of brother and sister in south London treated as suspected murder-suicide

Pair found dead at flat in Thamesmead died of stab wounds, police say

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Wildlife campaigners rage at surge in catapult attacks on waterfowl at London beauty spots

Incidents have been reported in the Greenwich, Thamesmead, and Bexley areas, including Danson Park and Greenwich Ecology Park

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Met Police launch investigation after two found dead in Thamesmead home

Two people were declared dead after emergency services were called to a Thamesmead property

Evening Standard

Detailed plans unveiled for new Superloop bus route in south London

The SL11 forms part of the ‘Superloop 2’ network of express bus services promised in Sir Sadiq Khan’s manifesto last year

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Bakerloo line extension and DLR to Thamesmead: TfL sends 'wish list' to Chancellor Rachel Reeves

TfL says investing in London can create jobs for the rest of the UK

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Residents 'left to rot' next to boarded-up houses as Clockwork Orange estate regeneration stalled

Around a quarter of residents are left living on the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead

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TfL pressing ahead with DLR link to Thamesmead but no extension to Elizabeth line or London Overground

Calls made for DLR to be extended further south to Abbey Wood or Belvedere

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