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Henry Hendron, who was jailed for attempting to buy drugs off a client, has lost an appeal against his sentence

Woolwich Crown Court

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Top barrister who tried to buy drugs from Woolwich criminal clients loses appeal

Woolwich Library

Woolwich Library

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Victim still in critical condition one month after assault outside Woolwich Library

A CGI of Maribur Park while looking south (Credit: PRP Architects / Berkeley Homes)

A CGI of Maribur Park while looking south (Credit: PRP Architects / Berkeley Homes)

Planning and development

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Plans for 18-storey tower blocks in Woolwich with a new park

Police made the arrests after deploying live facial recognition technology. Picture is stock image of CCTV cameras.

Police made the arrests after deploying live facial recognition technology. Picture is stock image of CCTV cameras.

Metropolitan Police

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Arrests made after police use new technology in Woolwich

Three arrests in Woolwich after man has phone stolen at knife point

Three arrests in Woolwich after man has phone stolen at knife point

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Three arrested after man robbed of phone at knife point in Woolwich

The young dog was discovered by members of the public washed up on the shores of the Thames at around 12.30pm on March 17 near to the Royal Victoria Gardens

The young dog was discovered by members of the public washed up on the shores of the Thames at around 12.30pm on March 17 near to the Royal Victoria Gardens

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Owner search after lurcher-type dog found washed up on Thames shore near Woolwich

Antony Antorka-Pieri

Antony Antorka-Pieri

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Welfare concerns for man, 43, missing from Lewisham mental health hospital

Woolwich Church Street, with the chimney and current building on the site in view (Credit: Google Earth)

Woolwich Church Street, with the chimney and current building on the site in view (Credit: Google Earth)

Planning and development

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Plans refused for flat block next to 19th century Woolwich chimney

Jack Rigby and his mum Rebecca / Lee Rigby in April 2011 with son Jack age 7 months

Jack Rigby and his mum Rebecca / Lee Rigby in April 2011 with son Jack age 7 months

National government

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Lee Rigby's wife amongst signatories in letter calling for end to anti-Muslim hate

A woman in her 50s was conned out of £100,000 by romance fraudsters

A woman in her 50s was conned out of £100,000 by romance fraudsters

Woolwich man arrested after woman conned out of £100,000 in romance scam

A CGI of the block planned on the site with the chimney beside it (Credit: Mark Smith Architects / Lakeview Estates One Limited)

A CGI of the block planned on the site with the chimney beside it (Credit: Mark Smith Architects / Lakeview Estates One Limited)

Planning and development

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Nearly 200-year-old Woolwich 'landmark' could be 'diminished' by new flats

Re:shape Living is known for its co-living building in Brent, ARK Wembley (Credit: Google Earth)

Re:shape Living is known for its co-living building in Brent, ARK Wembley (Credit: Google Earth)

Planning and development

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Plans for new development with co-living and student accommodation in Woolwich

A CGI of the planned blocks on Sedgemere Road (Credit: Abbey Wood Sedgemere Limited / Danescraft / GRID Architecture)

A CGI of the planned blocks on Sedgemere Road (Credit: Abbey Wood Sedgemere Limited / Danescraft / GRID Architecture)

Plans for 21-storey flat blocks next to Abbey Wood Elizabeth Line station

The Earl of Chatham pub Woolwich

The Earl of Chatham pub Woolwich

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Manhunt after sexual assault reported outside Woolwich pub

Police launch investigation after man dies in Woolwich Common flat fire

Police launch investigation after man dies in Woolwich Common flat fire

Police launch investigation after man dies in Woolwich Common flat fire

Man dies after fire at block of flats on Woolwich Common

Man dies after fire at block of flats on Woolwich Common

Man dies after fire at block of flats on Woolwich Common

The gatehouse as seen from Beresford Square (credit: Joe Coughlan)

The gatehouse as seen from Beresford Square (credit: Joe Coughlan)

Planning and development

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Plans for major renovations to Woolwich 19th century gatehouse

Fire in Woolwich flat block caused by unsafe disposal of 'smoking materials'

Fire in Woolwich flat block caused by unsafe disposal of 'smoking materials'

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Fire in Woolwich flat block caused by unsafe disposal of 'smoking materials'

Equitable House overlooks General Gordon Square in Woolwich town centre (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

Equitable House overlooks General Gordon Square in Woolwich town centre (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

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Woolwich pub in Grade II listed building up for sale for £1.5million

Police given extra powers due to 'potential unlicensed music event' in Woolwich

Police given extra powers due to 'potential unlicensed music event' in Woolwich

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Police given extra powers due to 'potential unlicensed music event' in Woolwich

Shrewsbury Lane Woolwich care home for vulnerable children approved

Shrewsbury Lane Woolwich care home for vulnerable children approved

Planning and development

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Woolwich set for new care home to 'give vulnerable children another chance'

David Cracknell shares the coach house at the end of his garden with the next door neighbour (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

David Cracknell shares the coach house at the end of his garden with the next door neighbour (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

Local government

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Woolwich neighbours feel ‘ignored’ over plans to build flat in garden

The large white bottle, which turned out to be a The Ordinary skincare advert, was seen being pulled along by a boat near the Thames Barrier earlier today (February 13)

The large white bottle, which turned out to be a The Ordinary skincare advert, was seen being pulled along by a boat near the Thames Barrier earlier today (February 13)

People left baffled as GIANT bottle floats on the River Thames in Woolwich

Police stock image

Police stock image

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Woolwich man charged with attempted murder after stabbing at Reading bar

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital nurse suspended for 'stealing' prescription anaesthetic

Picture from scene outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich

Picture from scene outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich

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'Suspicious item' reported outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich

The front of the Victorian house on the site in Woolwich (Credit: Proun Architects)

The front of the Victorian house on the site in Woolwich (Credit: Proun Architects)

Planning and development

Ownership dispute over outbuilding on site of Victorian Woolwich house

Rachel Francis, 47, said using the station has become less pleasant over time. (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

Rachel Francis, 47, said using the station has become less pleasant over time. (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

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Woolwich Elizabeth Line station 'chaotic' with commuters in 'sea of bodies'

Powis Street is also set to receive an upgrade in the plans. (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

Powis Street is also set to receive an upgrade in the plans. (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

Planning and development

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Plans to redevelop Woolwich town centre in project to make streets and roads safer

Mohammed Moshaer Ali (pictured) paid prison officer Wiktoria Bujko to lie to police

Mohammed Moshaer Ali (pictured) paid prison officer Wiktoria Bujko to lie to police

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Belmarsh prison officer from Woolwich was paid £500 to frame inmate of murder

Louis (left) and Stewart Ahearne (right)

Louis (left) and Stewart Ahearne (right)

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Woolwich brothers stole Ming Dynasty artefacts worth £3million from Swiss museum

One man has been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a care home in Woolwich.

One man has been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a care home in Woolwich.

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Fire breaks out at Woolwich care home

The Dial Arch pub outside Woolwich Arsenal station

The Dial Arch pub outside Woolwich Arsenal station

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Thief stole £450 of spirits from Woolwich pub storage area

South east London train stations - from the busiest to the quietest

South east London train stations - from the busiest to the quietest

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South east London train stations - from the busiest to the quietest

Gunshots heard in residential Woolwich road

Gunshots heard in residential Woolwich road

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Gunshots heard in residential Woolwich road

Can you help the police?

Can you help the police?

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£20k reward as family issues heartfelt plea after man murdered in Woolwich stabbing

Emmanuel Ogabi was stabbed to death in Woolwich in 2021

Emmanuel Ogabi was stabbed to death in Woolwich in 2021

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Heartbroken family's third Christmas without ‘kind-hearted’ son murdered in Woolwich

These criminals are now behind bars

These criminals are now behind bars

The faces of south Londoners jailed in December who will spend Christmas in prison

LIVE updates as trains CANCELLED after person hit by train on Woolwich line

LIVE updates as trains CANCELLED after person hit by train on Woolwich line

Trains CANCELLED after person hit by train on Woolwich line

Woolwich Arsenal Station

Woolwich Arsenal Station

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Person dies after being hit by train at station in Woolwich

St Mary Street Woolwich: Firefighters tackle seven-metre sinkhole

St Mary Street Woolwich: Firefighters tackle seven-metre sinkhole

People forced to evacuate as burst main causes huge sink hole in Woolwich

Police stock image

Police stock image

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Woolwich school issues statement as boy rushed to hospital after stabbing

Hutchins Road, Woolwich

Hutchins Road, Woolwich

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No arrests made as boy rushed to hospital after Woolwich school stabbing

Ambulance stock image

Ambulance stock image

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Condition update after boy, 15, stabbed at Woolwich school was rushed to hospital

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Boy, 15, taken to hospital after stabbing at school in Woolwich

Hunt for WANTED man with links to Woolwich – call 999 if you see him

Visitors can expect to marvel at 17 fully scenic working model railway layouts

Visitors can expect to marvel at 17 fully scenic working model railway layouts

Clubs and societies

Woolwich train enthusiasts and families invited to incredible model railway show

Ralph Ovalles Pichardo has been banned from every TK Maxx store in the country

Ralph Ovalles Pichardo has been banned from every TK Maxx store in the country

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TK Maxx thief who went on spree across south east London stores BANNED

Mark Moodie murdered Maureen Gitau then binned her body

Mark Moodie murdered Maureen Gitau then binned her body

Woolwich Crown Court

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Mum tells Woolwich caretaker who murdered her daughter 'you are a coward'

Mark Moodie, 55, killer Maureen Gitau then threw her body in the bin

Mark Moodie, 55, killer Maureen Gitau then threw her body in the bin

Woolwich Crown Court

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Woolwich killer who disposed of woman’s body in bin then smeared her name jailed

The new store would be in the unit to the left of the station's entrance (Credit: Google Earth)

The new store would be in the unit to the left of the station's entrance (Credit: Google Earth)

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New Gail’s Bakery planned for Woolwich Elizabeth line station

Drone footage shows new leisure centre being built

Drone footage shows new leisure centre being built

Planning and development

Drone footage shows brand new Woolwich leisure centre being built

The blaze damaged part of a five-room flat on the second floor on John Wilson Street on November 28

The blaze damaged part of a five-room flat on the second floor on John Wilson Street on November 28

Firefighters issue warning after Woolwich flat fire caused by items being left on hob

Matt Milchard, founderr of Under 1 Roof, said 40 staff members will be losing their jobs due to the closure. (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

Matt Milchard, founderr of Under 1 Roof, said 40 staff members will be losing their jobs due to the closure. (Credit: Joe Coughlan)

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Woolwich nursery 'told to shut down by end of the year' leaving parents devastated

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