Lewisham’s elected mayor has conceded that a scheme to boost walking and cycling in parts of Lee Green and Hither Green has caused increased traffic in neighbouring areas – but wants to make changes to the programme rather than scrap it altogether. Barriers and bus gates have been put in place at 13 locations from […]
September 2020
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Greenwich rose garden sale will harm environment, MP Pennycook says
Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook has criticised plans to sell green space close to the Blackwall Tunnel approach road – saying he is “at a loss” as to why Greenwich Council is “determined” to offload the land. The council plans to sell an old rose garden at the junction of Blackwall Lane and Tunnel […]
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Let us take over coronavirus testing, Greenwich Council leader demands
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe is calling for the Westminster government to hand over the reins to coronavirus testing, citing “alarm and deep concern” after widespread reports of residents being directed to sites as far away as Wales and Leicester for testing. Thorpe and his deputy, Denise Scott-McDonald, will move a motion calling for control […]
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Greenwich rose garden: Labour councillors challenged over sale as Pocket Living link emerges
Labour councillors are to be challenged to disown the town hall’s decision to sell open space close to the Blackwall Tunnel approach in Greenwich at a meeting next week – while new council documents suggest the land could be sold to controversial developer Pocket Living. Conservative councillors have put down a motion for next week’s […]
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Team spirit boosts life in lockdown at the Thames Barrier
Steve East has worked at the Thames Barrier for 34 years. In all his time there he’s never experienced a period quite like this. “I always tell people I started when I was 12, but that’s not quite true,” he says over the phone from his office, which overlooks the barrier. He was actually 27 […]
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Cycling from Eltham ‘feels riskier than catching Covid-19’, Greenwich councillor says
Greenwich borough has been given a “raw deal” in funding for new cycle routes, a councillor said last night, saying many people felt that commuting by bike from his ward to central London was more dangerous than catching coronavirus. Councillors on the highways committee heard on Thursday night that a cycle route from Eltham to […]
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Greenwich rose garden sale: I’ll help objectors beat town hall’s email ban, councillor pledges
One of the ward councillors for the area where Greenwich Council plans to sell open space has said he will help residents who inconvenienced by a town hall ban on postal objections to the sale. The council plans to sell a small green space between Tunnel Avenue and Blackwall Lane in east Greenwich. The old […]
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Greenwich could miss housing targets without Thamesmead DLR, councillors warned
Extending the DLR to Thamesmead will be crucial for determining how many new homes can be built there – and whether Greenwich borough can meet its targets for new housing, a report to senior councillors says. Transport for London has warned that the scheme is in jeopardy because of the financial crisis that has engulfed […]
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