Campaigners are fighting plans to build a pair of carbon capture plants on Crossness Nature Reserve in Belvedere, saying that the area cannot afford to lose any more natural marshland. Cory Group, a waste management company, wants to build the plants to capture carbon dioxide from their two nearby incinerators, which generate electricity. The plants […]
Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter
Joe Coughlan is the Local Democracy Reporter for Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley. He works for MyLondon as part of the BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporting Service.
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We’ve been abandoned by Greenwich Council, say residents in crumbling estate
Residents in a dilapidated estate in east Greenwich say they have been abandoned by the council – and have given up reporting flytipping because the town hall never responds. The Woodland Grove estate, just off Trafalgar Road, has been left in a poor condition for years, with even local Labour councillors criticising the state of […]
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Thames Barrier bar told to shut for a month after gang accusations
A bar by the Thames Barrier has been told to close for a month after reports of violence and allegations that gang members were bribing door staff so they could bring in guns. Greenwich Council has suspended the licence of Hayatt Lounge, a shisha lounge with a bar and restaurant on industrial land at Westmoor […]
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Shaun Slator: Councillor who wrote Plumstead ‘prostitute’ tweet expelled by Tories
A Conservative councillor who suggested an alleged rape victim was likely to have been a sex worker has been thrown out of the party. Shaun Slator, who represents St Mary Cray ward on Bromley Council, was suspended from the party in January he replied to a tweet from a regional news outlet on New Year’s […]
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Smell of mould on Greenwich Council estate ‘takes your breath away’
A woman living with a kitchen that was damaged after a leak says residents in her Greenwich Council estate have been waiting up to ten years for repairs to homes that reek of mould. Sarah Saitch moved into Ellison House on the Orchard Estate with her husband 14 years ago. She says that for the […]
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Tory councillor Shaun Slator sorry for Plumstead ‘prostitute’ tweet
A councillor who suggested an alleged victim of a rape in Plumstead was “likely” to be a sex worker has apologised for his comments. Bromley Council voted to condemn the comments of Shaun Slator, who was elected as a Conservative in St Mary Cray ward last year, after he replied to a tweet from a […]
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Hurry up and fix our mouldy homes, estate residents tell Greenwich Council
Greenwich Council has admitted to damp and mould problems on one of the borough’s estates after tenants demanded quicker action to repair their homes – with one saying problems had been going on for more than four years. Residents of the Orchard and Coldbath estates, off Lewisham Road, petitioned the council to say that they […]
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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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