Last month, 853 ran a Viewpoint piece from Meirion Jones about the possibility of Greenwich Park getting back its 17th century Giant Steps. Now park manager GRAHAM DEAR responds, and assures locals that nothing’s set in stone yet – and any Giant Steps won’t be set in concrete… The Royal Parks has applied for a […]
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Greenwich Council leader defies far-right protesters at town hall
Greenwich Council leader Denise Hyland faced down far right protesters last night as she defended the removal of football flags and other items left in memory of murdered soldier Lee Rigby at the site where he died. She was joined by opposition leader Matt Hartley in condemning death threats made to her staff and councillors, […]
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‘Why won’t Greenwich Council listen to residents affected by new developments?’
Last Tuesday, Greenwich Council’s planning board approved a 330-home development in Victoria Way, Charlton, including two 10-storey towers and 144 car parking spaces, to jeers from the public gallery. The scheme was bitterly opposed by neighbours and the local ward councillors. But none of the six councillors on the planning board who backed the scheme […]
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Getting the hump: Why is Greenwich Council’s rollout of 20mph zones so slow?
Greenwich Council decided to introduce a 20mph speed limit on all its residential roads in 2012. Six years on, the programme is still being rolled out. Yet in this time Lewisham has approved and implemented plans for a speed limit which now applies on all council-run roads. Eltham North’s Conservative councillor SPENCER DRURY says Greenwich […]
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‘Say no to the Giant Steps – keep Greenwich Park’s famous hill as it is’
Royal Parks plans to reinstate the 17th century Giant Steps leading down from the Royal Observatory as part of a little-reported scheme to revamp Greenwich Park. Investigative journalist and Greenwich resident MEIRION JONES explains more – and tells us why he thinks the scheme could take the park downhill. Call me a grouch, but when […]
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‘Greenwich’s threatened gasholder is a local icon – it deserves to be saved’
The owners of the historic East Greenwich gasholder announced before Christmas that it plans to demolish the 130-year-old structure. It has asked Greenwich Council if it needs to apply for planning permission to take the structure down (search here for 17/4068/D1 to see details and formally comment). Industrial historian and former local councillor MARY MILLS […]
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Can you help the bells at Christ Church in East Greenwich ring again?
It’s all gone quiet on Trafalgar Road. 853 reader DAVID THOMSON would like you to help him get the bells ringing again at Christ Church, East Greenwich. The bell chimes at Christ Christ on Trafalgar Road have been out of action for a number of years due a faulty system which is over 20 years […]
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Meet GoodGym: The loveliest running group on the planet!
If you’re a community group in SE London looking for volunteers, help or simply to spread the word about what you’re doing, 853 can help you get your message out in its new Community Spotlight feature. Here’s SARAH PLACE, the trainer of Greenwich GoodGym, explaining how you can get fit, do good things and make […]
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