London’s deputy mayor for transport, Heidi Alexander, has apologised for TfL not consulting passengers about planned changes to the Jubilee Line timetable which would have stopped trains turning around at North Greenwich during the rush hour. A new timetable, which was due to be introduced on 23 March, would have stopped most peak-hour trains starting […]
April 2020
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Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook becomes shadow climate minister
The Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook says he is “really pleased” to have been given the role of shadow climate minister in new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s frontbench team. Pennycook will work under Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader, who was named shadow business secretary in Starmer’s new team. “Really pleased to take […]
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The Charlton cafe owner giving back to the community after a break-in
The owner of a Charlton cafe offering free lunches to the vulnerable says he is giving back to the community following an outpouring of support after a break-in last year. As the coronavirus outbreak turns the lives of vulnerable residents upside down, Michael Lauricourt, along with his wife Mimi and an employee from the Old […]
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What’s happening with Easter bin collections in Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley?
This is an old story, written during the first lockdown. For up-to-date details on bin collections, visit Greenwich Council, Lewisham Council or Bexley Council. If you’re that interested in what happened in 2020, read on… Greenwich Council’s bin collections are staying on their normal days over Easter, with refuse crews collecting recycling and rubbish as […]
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Lewisham food bank appeal breaks £80,000 mark in just 24 days
An appeal by Lewisham’s elected mayor to help the local food bank amid the coronavirus crisis has now raised more than £80,000. People had donated £80,717 by Thursday lunchtime, only 24 days after the fundraiser was launched. Damien Egan, the elected mayor of the borough, said: “Over 2,000 people have donated to the appeal, which […]
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Greenwich councillor’s false 5G petition call disowned by town hall
Greenwich Council has disowned a Labour councillor’s call to halt the rollout of 5G telecom networks based on discredited theories that they are harmful. Ann-Marie Cousins, who represents Abbey Wood, tweeted a link to a 38 Degrees petition last Thursday calling for the UK government and local councils to “to cease and desist from any […]
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Coronavirus: Easter weekend closure for Greenwich Foot Tunnel
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel is to close for Easter weekend, Greenwich Council has confirmed, because of worries that users will not be able to stay sufficiently apart from each other to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The tunnel closed for a time on Sunday because of the numbers of people using it, and with more […]
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Coronavirus: Greenwich’s Thames Path closes to keep people apart
Two sections of the Thames Path in Greenwich have been closed to make sure people keep more than two metres apart during the coronavirus emergency. Walkers are banned from using the narrow sections of path in front of the Old Royal Naval College, between Cutty Sark Gardens and Park Row, and on the west side […]
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