Alex Marsh

United Kingdom

Senior Reporter at Newsquest

Reporter for @islingtongztte @hamandhigh @hackneygazette @bktimes

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Former Eltham NatWest branch to be turned into restaurant

5 days ago | newsshopper.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The former Eltham NatWest could be turned into a restaurant (Image: Google) The former NatWest branch in Eltham could be turned into a new restaurant. The bank at 65 Eltham High Street shut its doors last summer, and the ground floor of the building has been vacant ever since. But a new planning submission to Greenwich Council suggests that a prospective tenant has been found for the site.
'Premium' padel club to replace 'overgrown' Blackheath tennis courts

5 days ago | newsshopper.co.uk | Alex Marsh

Padel could be coming to Blackheath with new courts planned at the site of a former tennis club. The courts at the former tennis club in Blackheath Park have been abandoned for the last 15 years, with the clubhouse destroyed by fire. Now, developer V Fund hopes to repurpose the site for padel, providing eight covered courts that would be run by Padium, which markets itself as a “premium” club.
Lewisham College to be bulldozed for 900 new flats including 31-storey tower

6 days ago | newsshopper.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The tallest block will be 31-storeys tall (Image: CZWG) The former Deptford campus of Lewisham College could be demolished to make way for 900 new flats including a 31-storey tower. Lewisham College students have not used the site in Deptford Bridge since last summer, but Goldsmiths fine arts college currently occupies some of the buildings.
LIVE updates after crash shuts part of M25 near Upminster

1 week ago | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Alex Marsh

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Football fans wanted after two men headbutted in racist assault on Tube train

1 week ago | kilburntimes.co.uk | Alex Marsh

A group of men is wanted by police (Image: British Transport Police) Nine football fans are wanted by police after two men were headbutted and called racist slurs on a Tube train. British Transport Police (BTP) officers said the group is believed to have information that could help their investigation into the “serious incident” on a Metropolitan line train on March 16.
Cyclist in hospital after crash with car near east London DLR station

1 week ago | eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The crash took place close to Westferry DLR station on Friday (April 11) (Image: Google) A cyclist is in hospital after a crash involving a car near Canary Wharf. Police were called to a crash between a car and a cyclist in Salter Street just after 10am yesterday morning (April 11). London Ambulance Service treated the cyclist at the scene before rushing her to hospital.
Family feels abandoned on 'derelict' Barking estate as 'shiny new-builds' spring up

2 weeks ago | barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The Fardi family have asked to be moved from the Gascoigne Estate (Image: Imane Fardi) A family claims to have been abandoned on a "derelict" Barking estate, left in a flat riddled with mould while shiny new-builds spring up around them. The Fardi family has lived on the Gascoigne Estate since 2003, but say they no longer feel safe in their home.
Hundreds slam plan for booze to be sold in busy Merton park from 9am

2 weeks ago | yourlocalguardian.co.uk | Alex Marsh

Merton Friends of the Earth have urged the council to reject its own licensing application for Morden Park (Image: Auriel Glanville) Hundreds of people have warned that blanket consent for alcohol to be served in a popular park at big events from as early as 9am will cause anti-social behaviour.
New station entrance for Walthamstow Central moves closer

2 weeks ago | guardian-series.co.uk | Alex Marsh

An image of how the new entrance for Walthamstow Central in The Mall development would look (Image: DP9) A new station entrance at Walthamstow Central has moved one step closer. Permission was granted for the new station entrance in 2021, which will be provided as part of a wider redevelopment of The Mall in Selborne Road. A new application relating to the scheme has now been submitted to Waltham Forest Council that suggests work on the project is set to begin soon.
Mayor to decide 'mad' plans for 27-storey tower at historic hospital site

3 weeks ago | thisislocallondon.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The Mayor of London has called in the decision for a 27-storey tower in Archway (Image: GRID Architects and Níall McLaughlin Architects / Newsquest) The Mayor of London has called in a “mad” scheme to build a 27-storey tower in Archway after it was rejected by local planners. Developer SevenCapital plans to redevelop the historic Archway Hospital site in Archway Road.