Greenwich Council should follow its neighbouring boroughs in offering special support for pubs and clubs to get through the pandemic, a Conservative councillor says. Independent pubs in Bexley have been able to get up to £14,000 over four months to help them through the winter lockdown closures. A similar scheme has operated in Bromley, offering […]
February 2021
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Gavin Williamson silent on why he wanted Greenwich schools to stay open
Greenwich Council is calling for the education secretary Gavin Williamson to come clean on why he ordered the borough’s primary schools to open as normal for this term in spite of soaring coronavirus cases across south-east London. The town hall says that the Department for Education has refused to answer a freedom of information request […]
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Minute’s silence on Docklands Light Railway to mark 25 years since South Quay bomb
Docklands Light Railway passengers will be asked to observe a minute’s silence today in memory of the victims of the Docklands terrorist bombing 25 years ago. Inam Bashir and John Jeffries, who had been working in their newspaper kiosk, both died when the IRA detonated a lorry bomb at Marsh Wall by South Quay station […]
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Donors step in to cover costs after food bank hit by parking fines
Donors have stepped up to pay parking fines for one of SE London’s biggest food banks after it was slapped with £130 in tickets for loading and unloading outside one of its centres. The penalty charges were racked up by a Lewisham Foodbank volunteer outside the Salvation Army base on Brownhill Road in Catford. Food […]
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Cameras to enforce Maze Hill low-traffic neighbourhood
Cameras will be used to enforce Greenwich’s next low-traffic neighbourhood, which aims to stop rat-running on streets east of Greenwich Park. Greenwich Council confirmed in December that it was planning measures to stop traffic attempting to use Maze Hill and Vanbrugh Hill as a shortcut, which has led to persistent queues blighting local streets. Now […]
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Over-70s in London can now book Covid-19 vaccinations
Londoners aged 70 and over are now able to book their own coronavirus vaccinations without needing an invitation letter. Over 1.1 million people in London have already received their first dose of the vaccine, with patients being invited to have the jab. Local breakdowns are not being officially published, but Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe […]
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Charlton Athletic Women bought by men’s team owner Thomas Sandgaard
Charlton Athletic’s women’s team is to be bought by Thomas Sandgaard, the Danish-American businessman who took over the men’s team last September. Six months ago, 853 reported how Charlton Women were appealing to fans for donations as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc with their finances. Now the team’s future is secured with its purchase by […]
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Greenwich Millennium Village’s final phase approved despite NHS funding worries
Greenwich councillors backed the last major phase of Greenwich Millennium Village almost without question last night – despite worries from local GPs that health services would struggle to cope with the new residents. Plans to build 489 homes, shops and work space on two adjoining parcels of land facing Bugsby’s Way were approved unanimously in […]
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