Parents are threatening the academy trust which runs a Blackheath school with legal action over plans to cut 27 jobs in its special educational needs department. United Learning wants to make 24 support staff and three teachers redundant at John Roan School’s SEN department. Only 12 posts will remain out of 32, with the 24 […]
July 2021
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Punchdrunk: Immersive theatre company set to arrive in Woolwich in spring 2022
Immersive theatre company Punchdrunk is aiming to open its doors in Woolwich’s Royal Arsenal next spring, councillors will be told next week. The company, which stages hugely popular productions where audience are members free to wander around and take part in the shows, will move into Buildings 17, 18 and 19 – centred on the […]
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Hills and Vales: Residents ‘stunned’ by Greenwich Council plans to water down low-traffic scheme
Measures to stop drivers clogging up back streets in west Greenwich are to be watered down, local residents have been told by the councillor in charge of transport, with a key road to be opened up during the morning rush hour. Streets west of Greenwich Park have been closed to vehicles since last August as […]
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Wanted: Journalist to cover Greenwich Council after News Shopper loses BBC-funded role
One of Britain’s biggest media groups is looking for a reporter to cover Greenwich Council after the News Shopper lost its contract to cover the town hall as part of a BBC-funded scheme. Reach, the company behind the Daily Mirror, Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo, today takes over the contract to cover Greenwich, Bexley […]
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Lewisham councillors back 110 social-rent homes five weeks after High Court defeat
Plans for 110 social-rent homes have been approved by a Lewisham planning committee just five weeks after the High Court overturned its original decision to back the project. The City of London Corporation’s plans to redevelop part of the Sydenham Hill Estate were approved by five votes to one on Tuesday night. Now Mais House, […]
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