Passengers using the slow and infrequent Southeastern services from Woolwich Arsenal in rush hour will be paying 50p per trip more than those using the new Elizabeth Line from March, City Hall documents reveal. Both TfL and National Rail fares will increase by 5.9 per cent on average from March 5. But the rises are […]
January 2023
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Shaun Slator: Tory councillor escapes punishment over Plumstead ‘prostitute’ tweet
A Tory councillor who suggested an alleged rape victim in Plumstead was likely to have been a prostitute has escaped punishment. Bromley Council decided not to sanction Shaun Slator after receiving 18 complaints against him over his comments on social media on New Year’s Eve. Shaun Slator, who represents St Mary Cray ward, replied to […]
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Publicise car parking consultations better, Greenwich Council told
Greenwich Council should improve the way it consults residents on parking changes, including reviewing how it uses the local media to advertise schemes, a councillor said last night as an attempt to halt charges for parking near Oxleas Wood failed. Drivers who park near Falconwood station, in Rochester Way and Welling Way, are set to […]
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Greenwich Council refuses to say if it still backs foot tunnel cycling
Greenwich Council will not say whether or not it still wants to allow cycling in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel – despite the proposals being criticised by a neighbouring borough. Cycling is banned in both the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels, but the bye-laws are effectively unenforceable because they were last updated in 1938. The maximum […]
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Icy pavements left residents trapped at home, Greenwich councillor says
Not gritting pavements during freezing weather is leaving many residents “effectively locked in their homes”, a Greenwich councillor said last night. Snow and a week of sub-zero temperatures left many footways impassable across the borough, while many roads were treated with salt to keep them clear. Freezing conditions this month have also made paths slippery. […]
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Greenwich councillors’ anger after another Southeastern rail meltdown
Greenwich councillors voiced their anger last night after hundreds of commuters were “kettled” inside London Bridge station following another night of misery for commuters using Southeastern trains. Services were badly disrupted by a trespasser on the tracks at Hither Green station, the latest of a series of incidents that have hit SE London’s commuter rail […]
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Put anti-cyclist barriers at north end of Greenwich Foot Tunnel, councillor says
A Tower Hamlets councillor has called for barriers to be placed on the north side of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to stop cyclists “zooming through” the historic river crossing. Labour’s Abdal Ullah made the comments as the east London council passed a motion voicing worries about long-stalled plans to allow cycling in the tunnel, which […]
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‘Urban palazzo’ block in east Greenwich set to be rejected after planners object
Update: The decision was deferred on January 31 so councillors could visit the site, and was deferred again on February 28 so alterations could be made to the plans. Plans to knock down two shops in east Greenwich and replace them with a distinctive five-storey block could be thrown out week after council planners recommended […]
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