Peace could break out in a long-running battle over building a tower block next to Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park with the site’s owners supporting a new ecology centre and changes to the park to mitigate the harm caused by the new development. The two developers behind Greenwich Millennium Village, Countryside Properties and Taylor Wimpey, have […]
January 2020
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Wilko to quit Woolwich as leisure centre plan gathers pace
853 exclusive: The homeware chain Wilko is to leave Woolwich later this year with Greenwich Council planning to turn its site into a new leisure centre, 853 can reveal. While the leisure centre plans have been around for some years, the future fate of one of Woolwich’s most popular stores has been a mystery to […]
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Council housing block and Bull pub set to go for Woolwich leisure centre
A block of council housing is set for demolition as part of plans for a new leisure centre in Woolwich on the site of the current Wilko store. Greenwich Council’s cabinet will decide on Wednesday whether to flatten Troy House, which houses over-55s, as part of the scheme which will see the Waterfront Leisure Centre […]
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Three-year-old jet washer to be mothballed as part of Greenwich Council cuts
A £31,000 jet-washing machine bought just three years ago with money from Transport for London is set to be taken out of regular use as part of a programme of austerity cuts. The machine was bought as part of a 18-month long, £6.5m programme to revamp Eltham High Street, which was funded by TfL and […]
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital workers scared to challenge smokers outside baby unit
Staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital are wary of challenging people who smoke outside the hospital entrance, the hospital’s boss has admitted. Ben Travis, the chief executive of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, told a panel of Greenwich councillors on Thursday that staff had reported “difficult experiences” when challenging smokers, who stand outside the entrance, which […]
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital under ‘phenomenal pressure’ in 2020, bosses say
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich has been under serious pressure for nine out of the first 10 working days of 2020, one of its senior managers told Greenwich councillors on Thursday night. Kelly Lewis-Towler, its divisional director of operations, spoke of the “phenomenal” pressure on the hospital as she and Ben Travis, the chief executive […]
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Former council leader to be quizzed on Plumstead Slade toilet café
Greenwich Council’s former leader Denise Hyland is to be asked to appear before a scrutiny panel to discuss the controversial conversion of a public toilet in Plumstead into a café. The Slade café opened in October 2018 after the council spent more than half a million pounds refurbishing the former conveniences opposite Plumstead Common. While […]
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Lewisham Council road closures plan ‘prioritises some lives over others’
Controversial plans to block off roads in Lee, Hither Green and Lewisham – including several on or close to the Lewisham/Greenwich borough border – as part of a “healthy neighbourhoods” scheme have been criticised at a public meeting, with Lewisham Council accused of prioritising some people’s lives over others. The council was criticised at the Lewisham […]
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