Updated story: Two councillors are applying for Charlton Athletic’s training ground in New Eltham to be made an asset of community value, after Danish-American businessman Thomas Sandgaard confirmed that he had managed to buy the troubled football club – but not its properties. The deal appears to end months of uncertainty about the club’s future […]
September 2020
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Coronavirus as widespread in London as it is in the north, Greenwich Council leader says
Coronavirus is as widespread in the capital as it is in the north of England, Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has warned as fears grow of new lockdown measures in the capital. Thorpe lambasted the failure of the government’s privatised test-and-trace scheme to keep up with demand, saying Boris Johnson’s administration had lost control of […]
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Traffic petition pits east against west as Greenwich locals complain of jams
A petition against a scheme to make it easier to walk and cycle in west Greenwich has reached over 1,000 signatures after residents in east Greenwich complained they were suffering increased traffic jams and rat-running. Greenwich Council’s “Hills and Vales” scheme closed off Crooms Hill and streets around Royal Hill to all except pedestrians and […]
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Have your say: Greenwich gets four new councillors in boundary shake-up
Greenwich borough is in line for four new councillors under a shake-up of its ward boundaries – and the public can have their say on where the new wards should be. The borough is currently divided into 17 wards, which elect three councillors each by the first-past-the-post system. Each is paid £10,415 for what is […]
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Greenwich rose garden sale: Council backs down after over 100 residents object
Greenwich Council has abandoned plans to sell open space close to the Blackwall Tunnel approach after more than 100 residents sent in objections – despite the town hall stopping them from emailing their views. The old rose garden, at the junction of Blackwall Lane and Tunnel Avenue in East Greenwich, soaks up pollution from the […]
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‘I was going mad without it’: Men in Sheds returns to combat boredom
The Eltham-based Men In Sheds scheme has been a lifeline for older men – but its activities were brought to a halt by the pandemic. NIKKI SPENCER finds out more about its reopening, and how women are joining in too. It’s a hive of activity on a Wednesday morning in the large, well-equipped workshop in […]
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Blackheath fireworks cancelled as coronavirus snuffs out displays
Lewisham Council has bowed to the inevitable and cancelled this year’s Blackheath fireworks display because of the coronavirus pandemic. The display attracts tens of thousands of people to the heath each November, but has become one of a long list of major events to be axed in the wake of the health emergency. “We understand […]
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The laughs are back as the Amersham Arms and Up the Creek reopen
Two much-loved south east London venues are opening their doors again after closing due to the Covid-19 crisis, bringing live comedy back to the area. The Amersham Arms, a haunt for students and locals in New Cross, reopened last night and is hosting its first live Happy Mondays comedy night event this Monday, with a […]
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