Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has said he is “frustrated” by disgraced Labour councillor Tonia Ashikodi’s refusal to resign from her £10,415-a-year position on the council despite her conviction for housing fraud. Ashikodi, who represents Glyndon ward, has so far not stood down from the council, two weeks after she was found guilty of two […]
February 2020
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Sainsbury’s scraps 33-storey New Cross development on Bakerloo Line site
Plans for over 1,000 flats in New Cross that could have got in the way of the planned Bakerloo Line extension have been abandoned by developers. TfL is planning to extend the line from Elephant and Castle to Lewisham via Old Kent Road and New Cross Gate. But A2Dominion and Mount Anvil, along with Sainsbury’s, applied to build a new […]
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Greenwich hopes to gain four more councillors as population grows
Greenwich could get four more councillors if the council gets its way when the political map of the borough reviewed later this year – thanks to a booming population and social media making existing councillors busier. Most of London’s 32 boroughs are having the number of councillors they have reassessed by an independent body – […]
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We still don’t want Bakerloo Line extension to Hayes, Bromley Council leader insists
The Conservative leader of Bromley Council has doubled down on his authority’s opposition to a potential extension of the Bakerloo Line to Hayes, saying Bromley town centre needs additional transport capacity instead. Colin Smith’s comments came after Labour councillors asked if he had ignored feedback from local residents who supported an extension of the line. […]
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Brook Estate residents angry at plans for 82 council homes on green space
Plans to build 82 new council homes and 70 car parking spaces on green space on the Kidbrooke-Eltham border have been criticised by neighbours who say they will lose their community if the proposals go ahead. Greenwich Council wants to build 51 houses and 31 flats, along with the parking spaces, on the Brook estate, […]
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Council officers recommend new riverboat pier for Greenwich Peninsula
Council officers have recommended that plans for a new riverboat pier and restaurant on the Greenwich Peninsula are approved by councillors when they meet next month. The pier would be placed on a jetty next to the InterContinental hotel next to the O2, on the west side of the peninsula. It would be built to […]
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10-storey development on site of Abbey Wood pub set for approval
Bexley councillors are poised to approve a 10-storey block of flats on the site of the old Harrow Inn pub, two months after their counterparts in Greenwich approved a five-storey development across the road. Members of Bexley’s planning committee will vote on whether to allow the housing association Peabody to build 66 flats on the […]
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‘You cowards’: Greenwich Council’s cabinet backs social care charge hike
Greenwich Council’s cabinet were branded “cowards” as they voted to impose new social care charges on Wednesday night, despite a last-ditch plea by campaigners to abandon them. The changes, which aim to claw back £1.6m in adult social care costs, are part of the council’s budget plans for the next four years. Jenny Hurst, who […]
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