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In January 2016, we took a trip on the Woolwich Ferry. There may be no Loch Ness Monster but the Thames has dinosaurs — three of them — and they are called John, James and Ernest. Captain ...
Unite union members at Woolwich Ferry have overwhelming voted to take strike action amid a pay dispute. Workers at the ferry service in London who took part in the ballot voted 87 per cent in ...
The origins of the Woolwich Ferry date back to 1308, according to Greenwich Council. The ferry was later set up as a free service of paddle steamers in 1889 before being replaced by motor ships in ...
Two youths have admitted murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy in a machete attack on a London bus. Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times as he travelled home on a route 472 bus in Woolwich, ...
Woolwich Ferry workers are set to receive a double-digit pay rise, with a new deal between Transport for London and the Unite union bringing an end to over two years of strikes for the service.
Woolwich Ferry services will now operate between 6am to 10pm seven days a week. Earlier this year, TfL introduced a new and enhanced timetable for the Woolwich Ferry, with passengers now ...
Traffic levels around the Silvertown tunnel dropped in the first month after it opened, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
Transport for London (TfL) has extended the Woolwich Ferry’s operating hours, with two boats operating every day of the week. The free ferry is again transporting passengers across the Thames with a ...
The Woolwich ferry is a free service linking Woolwich and North Woolwich which carries pedestrians, cyclists, cars, vans and lorries Woolwich Ferry workers have voted to strike over a pay dispute.