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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Silvertown | History Defined

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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’

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Opening date for new London tunnel announced

The Silvertown Tunnel in east London will open on April 7.

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Sadiq Khan urged to scrap Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnel tolls as 37,000 sign petition

With more than 37,000 signatures, the petition is said to be the largest ever formally received by the London Assembly

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Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls 'will be announced in December', says TfL

Sadiq Khan’s new road tunnel under Thames in east London is due to open in first three months of 2025

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Rotherhithe Tunnel road tolls? TfL boss says 'no plans' to charge motorists... but critics fear that could change

Fears motorists will divert to the 116-year-old tunnel when £4 rush-hour tolls are introduced next Spring at the Blackwall and new Silvertown tunnels

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'Out of control' film set explosion sparks huge fire near The O2 arena

Firefighters rushed to the scene in Silvertown after half a car and a lorry caught fire

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Two more weekends of Blackwall Tunnel closures loom as work continues on Silvertown Tunnel

Drivers are urged to plan their journey with alternative routes expected to be ‘extremely busy’

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Blackwall Tunnel to close over two weekends for Silvertown roadworks

Drivers can expect “extremely busy” roads with the Blackwall tunnel to close over two weekends

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How to avoid paying the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel toll: all you need to know about Sadiq Khan's new £4 road charge

Motorists must register their vehicle with TfL Auto Pay to qualify for £1.50 off-peak rate - or will be charged £4 peak levy

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Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels will cost up to £4 at peak times, says TfL

Fares for road tunnels under Thames could be halved for low-income local residents, as pricing consultation opens

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TfL to launch 'bike bus' through Silvertown tunnel - despite many cyclists saying they will not use it

Majority of cyclists would prefer ferry service across the Thames

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Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls revealed: Motorists to be hit with £4 charge at peak times

Car drivers will pay £8 for peak hours return trip but £1.50 for off-peak journeys

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£41million walking and cycling 'bendy bridge' to Elizabeth line station under review

Cash-strapped council to rethink plan to spend £13.2m subsidising bridge across Royal Victoria Dock

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First look inside Silvertown tunnel as TfL confirms summer 2025 opening

TfL is due to announce this autumn the amount that drivers will be charged to use Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels from next summer

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Main tunnelling works at Silvertown Tunnel now complete, photos reveal

It can be revealed that both boreholes of the Silvertown Tunnel are now complete, after a Green politician spotted the tunnel boring machine on the north bank of the Thames

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‘Bike bus’ proposed for cyclists to use new Silvertown Tunnel under Thames

A planned shuttle bus would carry cyclists between Canary Wharf and north Greenwich in minutes

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If Sadiq Khan really is a green mayor, he should stop the Silvertown tunnel

He risks ruining his legacy for a project that will bring more pollution to some of London’s worst-hit areas, says Diyora Shadijanova

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Doctors urge Sadiq Khan to cancel Silvertown tunnel over pollution fears

GPs tell London mayor the ‘environmental hazard’ will disproportionately affect capital’s poorest people

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Protests across London as Sadiq Khan presses ahead with Silvertown Tunnel

More than 100 GPs, hospital doctors and health workers on Thursday accused Sadiq Khan of planning an “assault on the health of east Londoners” by pressing ahead with the Silvertown tunnel.

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