Immersive theatre company Punchdrunk is “on the cusp” of signing up to move into Woolwich, Greenwich Council’s assistant chief executive told councillors last week. The company, which stages productions where the audience are free to wander around and take part in the shows, is due to be the anchor tenant in the council’s £31 million […]
October 2018
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TfL starts design work on lethal Greenwich junction – and will consult on cycle superhighway in 2019
Transport for London has begun design work on making east Greenwich’s notorious Woolwich Road roundabout safer – and will start consulting on plans for a cycle superhighway between Greenwich and Woolwich next year. Mayor Sadiq Khan has told London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon that work has begun on redesigning the junction, which has seen two […]
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None of Greenwich’s police officers live in the borough, report reveals
None of Greenwich borough’s police officers actually live in the area they serve, a report from London Assembly member Sian Berry has revealed. The Green Party co-leader’s research found that only 52% of Greenwich’s police officers live in Greater London – with none at all living in the borough. Neighbouring Lewisham has just 36% living […]
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Not Better Together: Greenwich Council cancels its public meetings
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has scrapped the borough’s consultation roadshow, Better Together, just two years after it was introduced. Launched by former leader Denise Hyland, Better Together was a series of meetings held to discuss council issues with local people. They were also used to gauge public opinion on council priorities, required under legislation […]
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Ker-ching! Three Greenwich Labour councillors to get £5,000 pay rise
Three Greenwich Labour councillors are in line for £5,000 pay rises under a scheme created by council leader Danny Thorpe. Two backbench councillors will become “project assistants” to work alongside cabinet members, while Labour chief whip Angela Cornforth will pocket extra cash to reflect her workload. Opposition leader Matt Hartley said the move “stinks”, but […]
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Greenwich Council poised to back People’s Vote on Brexit
Greenwich councillors are to vote on a motion demanding another referendum on the terms of the UK leaving the European Union. A group of 14 Labour councillors have put forward the motion, which will go to next Wednesday’s full council meeting, calling upon the Government “to allow the citizens of the United Kingdom to have […]
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International Academy of Greenwich: Neighbours unhappy over free school’s plan to move to playing field
Furious neighbours are fighting back against plans to relocate a free school to the bottom of their gardens in a quiet cul-de-sac in Lee. Residents of Hamlea Close, just off Eltham Road, are angry about the International Academy of Greenwich’s plans to build a new site on the former Bowring Sports Ground, behind their houses. […]
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Greenwich gets £32.6m from City Hall for 588 new council homes
Greenwich’s plan to build hundreds of new council homes has been given the go-ahead by City Hall, with the town hall getting a £32.6 million grant from London mayor Sadiq Khan. The cash is part of a £1.1 billion programme to kickstart council house-building across the capital, and will pay for 588 homes to be […]
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