Southeastern will run SE London’s mainline trains for at least another 18 months after the government gave the company a management contract to continue running the service until at least October 2021. The deal puts on hold months of uncertainty about the future of Southeastern, which has been operating the network since 2006. The franchise […]
March 2020
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Coronavirus: Care staff shouldn’t be depending on donations, Greenwich Council leader says
The leader of Greenwich Council has warned that London’s boroughs need proper protective equipment to deal with the coronavirus outbreak – and cannot keep depending on the public to donate items such as masks and sanitisers. Danny Thorpe made a public appeal on social media on Thursday evening after a promised delivery of PPE equipment […]
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Council planners recommend rejecting school on Woolwich Grand Theatre site
A planning battle looms over a controversial development on the site of the old Woolwich Grand Theatre after Greenwich council officers recommended refusing permission for an educational facility to be built on its ground floor. The bottom floor of the development in Wellington Street, next to Woolwich Town Hall and opposite Greenwich Council’s headquarters, has […]
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Can you help? Greenwich Council leader issues urgent appeal for PPE equipment
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has made an urgent appeal for PPE equipment to help its social care staff in care homes across the borough after being let down by a supplier. Thorpe used Twitter on Thursday evening to ask for supplies, which he said would help free up at least one bed at Queen […]
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Coronavirus: Greenwich Council warns of mask and sanitiser rip-offs
Greenwich Council has warned of rogue traders selling face masks and hand sanitisers during the coronavirus crisis – and reminded residents that there is no evidence that masks will protect from Covid-19. Trading standards officers visited two shops last week selling disposable face masks which had been split into separate packages, interfering with the product’s integrity, according to […]
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Coronavirus: Greenwich Council scraps street sweeping after staff reductions
Residential streets in the borough of Greenwich will not be swept because of a “reduction in staff” during the coronavirus epidemic, it told residents today. Only the borough’s four town centres – Woolwich, Greenwich, Eltham and Plumstead – will be swept by council staff until further notice. “If you are outdoors for essential reasons only, […]
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Coronavirus: London City Airport closes down until ‘end of April’
London City Airport will shut tonight and is not expected to reopen until the end of April. All commercial and private flights from the airport are suspended from this evening due to the coronavirus outbreak. The airport has offered the use of its facilities to the government “in case it can be used to support […]
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Coronavirus: Lewisham and Greenwich councillors demand more help for self-employed
Senior councillors in Lewisham and Greenwich have asked the government for more protection for the self-employed during the coronavirus outbreak. Joe Dromey, Lewisham’s member for jobs and skills, arranged a cross-party letter to the chancellor of the exchequer, with signatures from his counterparts across 23 London boroughs. Denise Hyland, the economy and skills cabinet member in Greenwich, was among them. Last week, […]
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