Planters have been installed this morning on a notorious rat-run in Blackheath, closing the road as a through route for vehicles in a move which Lewisham Council hopes will make it easier to walk and cycle. South Row has been closed off with planters outside the Princess of Wales pub, blocking both it and Paragon […]
June 2020
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‘I’m not viewed as an equal’, Greenwich councillor says in new bullying row
A Greenwich councillor told a standards hearing that she is “not viewed as an equal” after a complaint was made about her conduct at a training session with young people who had been in council care. Ann-Marie Cousins, a Labour representative for Abbey Wood and deputy chief whip, complained that she was being victimised at […]
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Petition prompts Greenwich Council to start locking park gates again
A 216-signature petition has helped persuade Greenwich Council to start locking its parks at night once again, two months after it left them open because of budget cuts. The council said it would save nearly £9,000 by leaving gates unlocked as part of a £7.1 million, four-year package of cuts agreed earlier this year. Park […]
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Greenwich’s Vanbrugh pub developer appeals again after housing rejected
The developer that wants to build housing on land behind one of Greenwich’s best-loved pubs has appealed to planning inspectors for a second time after its latest proposal was rejected by Greenwich Council. Hamna Wakaf Ltd wanted permission to build a three-storey property on land between the beer garden of The Vanbrugh pub and Vanbrugh […]
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115 Greenwich Council flats planned for old Thomas Tallis School site
Greenwich Council is to move forward with plans to build 115 homes on part of the former Thomas Tallis School site on Kidbrooke Park Road, according to a paper to be discussed bv senior councillors later this month. The site has long been earmarked for housing, but did not appear in two lists of sites […]
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Notorious Blackheath rat-run is among first to be opened to walking and cycling
An infamous rat-run in Blackheath is to be blocked by Lewisham Council in its first package of measures to make streets safer for walking and cycling. South Row, which runs across the south-east side of the heath, will be blocked with planters outside the Princess of Wales pub from next week to stop drivers using […]
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Bike shops booming as pandemic forces people off buses and trains
Bike shops in southeast London are seeing their businesses boom as people choose bicycles over buses during the Covid-19 lockdown. Retailers report seeing more people taking up cycling for recreation and as an alternative to commuting in light of the pandemic. Sales are on the up nationally, with Halfords reporting demand for hybrid bikes – […]
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Greenwich Council to review monuments and street names with slave links
Greenwich Council is to review statues, monuments and street names with links to the slave trade in the light of the demonstration that saw the statue of a slave trader topped in Bristol last weekend. Thousands have taken to the streets in London and in cities around the UK following the police killing of George […]
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