Greenwich Council has opened a book of condolence at Woolwich Town Hall following the murders at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. 49 people died and at least 20 have been seriously wounded after the attacks at the al-Noor mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre. One of the attackers fired indiscriminately at men, women and children […]
March 2019
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Ex-Greenwich Council tenants have made £72m in Right to Buy profits since 2000
Former tenants who bought their Greenwich Council homes since 2000 have made over £72 million in profit selling their homes on, it has been revealed today. The figures have been unearthed as part of a major BBC investigation into the effects of Right to Buy, which was introduced by Margaret Thatcher’s government in 1980. Since […]
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Inside Equitable House: Woolwich landmark gets £1.4m revamp
Woolwich’s Equitable House is to finally get a new lease of life with flats nearing completion on the upper floors – with the building’s owner hoping it can make a contribution to the revival of the town centre. For 54 years until 1989, the striking building on General Gordon Square was the headquarters of the […]
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Greenwich Peninsula councillors back Silvertown Tunnel – after claiming to oppose it
853 exclusive: Greenwich Labour councillors reaffirmed their backing for the Silvertown Tunnel last week, with the help of councillors in the area most affected by the scheme who had pledged their opposition to it when appealing for votes last year. Peninsula ward councillors Denise Scott-McDonald and Stephen Brain voted against a motion that would have […]
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‘It’s time to panic’: Lewisham Council declares climate emergency – but Greenwich won’t
Lewisham Council declared a “climate emergency” last week, backing the need for urgent action on the environment – but neighbouring Greenwich rejected the same calls, saying it was already doing enough. After a February day in which temperatures in SE London reached 19C, the two councils discussed the issue of what they could do about […]
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Woolwich Barracks closure raised in Commons after 4,000 sign petition
Local MP Matt Pennycook has raised the fate of Woolwich Barracks in the House of Commons after 4,000 people signed a petition against its closure. The barracks will close by 2028 under plans outlined by the government in 2016, and the Greenwich & Woolwich MP has been fighting a campaign to keep the historic site […]
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Ikea tried to wriggle out of planning pledge to deter Greenwich gridlock
Furniture giant Ikea tried to get out of a planning commitment to direct drivers away from a congested roundabout outside its controversial east Greenwich store, 853 has discovered. Traffic congestion at the store, which the Swedish company has called “its most sustainable yet”, has focused on the notorious roundabout below the Woolwich Road roundabout – […]
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Senior Greenwich councillor branded ‘disingenuous’ over Woolwich plans
A senior Greenwich councillor has been accused of being “disingenuous” over the future of Woolwich town centre after claiming that a community group had withdrawn from proposals to hold a joint workshop into a new plan for the area. The disagreement centres on a consultation for an “urban design and public realm strategy” for Woolwich, […]
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