Greenwich councillors reluctantly approved a five-storey block of 20 flats on Greenwich High Road in the borough’s first ever virtual meeting – with the outgoing planning chair branding the building “bland and uninspiring”. Councillors and officers gathered around their webcams to discuss the proposal on Tuesday afternoon, approving plans to knock down a three-storey office […]
May 2020
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Silvertown Tunnel councillor returns to cabinet as Greenwich deputy leader
The councillor in charge of Greenwich’s policy on the Silvertown Tunnel will return to Danny Thorpe’s top team as the council’s deputy leader, it was revealed last night. Denise Scott-McDonald, who had been cabinet member for transport, originally lost her place on the council’s ruling cabinet after a vote of her fellow Labour councillors in […]
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Lewisham Council asks which streets it should open up to walkers and cyclists
Lewisham Council has revealed where it is considering making changes to the road network to make it easier to walk and cycle safely during the pandemic – and is asking the public for suggestions for other locations. 853 revealed at the weekend that both Lewisham and Greenwich councils were planning changes to help residents keep […]
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Greenwich Greens mourn party co-founder Dave Sharman
Tributes have been paid to Dave Sharman, the co-founder of the Greenwich Green Party, who died last week aged 83. A devoted Quaker, Sharman co-founded the Greenwich branch of the party with colleague Philip Connolly in 1994. Until 2014 he regularly stood in council elections, including the 2010 election where he was joined by 853 […]
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Thank you for helping us raise over £5,000 for our local hospital staff
Last month, we asked readers of 853 and its sister site, The Charlton Champion, to dig deep and donate to help the staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich and Lewisham Hospital as they fought the coronavirus pandemic. We are delighted to report that you responded magnificently – our initial target of £2,000 was broken […]
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Greenwich and Lewisham councils will open streets for walking and cycling
Both Greenwich and Lewisham councils are considering ways to make their roads safer for walkers and cyclists during the coronavirus pandemic. With social distancing guidelines likely to be in force for some time to come, and capacity on public transport set to be sharply reduced, cities around the world have been taking steps to discourage […]
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Silvertown Tunnel may be delayed again by virus but won’t be cancelled, TfL says
Transport for London is not ruling out a further delay to the Silvertown Tunnel, but says its financial problems will not affect the building of the new link. TfL awarded a £1 billion contract to the Riverlinx consortium in November to build and operate the controversial tunnel between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, feeding […]
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You can’t walk your dogs on Kidbrooke playing field, Greenwich Council tells neighbours
Greenwich Council has told residents in Kidbrooke that they can’t walk their dogs on a playing field in Kidbrooke which has been leased to Blackheath rugby club – despite a Conservative councillor offering to clear up any mess left behind. Neighbours of the Hervey Road playing field are able to use the land when nobody […]
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