Bexley Council has asked Thameslink to stop its trains at Belvedere and Erith stations to provide a much-needed boost to public transport in the area. The north-south rail link began running on the Greenwich and North Kent lines two years ago – but skips stops at Woolwich Dockyard, Belvedere and Erith on its route between […]
Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter
Lachlan Leeming was the Local Democracy Reporter for Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley. We used Lachlan's stories to supplement our own reporting of Greenwich, and also picked up occasional Bexley and Bromley stories. He now writes for the Sydney Daily Telegraph.
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Extinction Rebellion to bring samba band Silvertown Tunnel protest to Woolwich
Extinction Rebellion will begin a travelling protest featuring a samba band, speeches and banshees in Woolwich on Bank Holiday Monday to protest against London mayor Sadiq Khan’s £1.2 billion Silvertown Tunnel project. The environmental protest group says it wants to make it “politically difficult” for Khan to carry on with the project, which will see […]
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TfL cash crisis: Action needed to save DLR to Thamesmead, Greenwich councillor says
Greenwich Council’s cabinet member for transport has called for “concrete action” to secure the future of a Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead, which is in doubt because of Transport for London’s financial crisis. Sizwe James, who represents Thamesmead Moorings on the council, also accused the government of playing “political football” with TfL’s finances, which […]
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Greenwich leisure provider’s six-month ‘unpaid career break’ offer criticised by union
An offer for library and leisure centre workers in Greenwich to take six months of unpaid leave, on the promise that they would have a job when they return, has been criticised by a union. Unite, one of the UK’s largest unions, blasted the plans by Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) for thousands of its staff to […]
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TfL cash crisis: Give Lewisham its Bakerloo extension, Tory councillors tell government
Government minister Grant Shapps has been urged to guarantee the future of the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham, which is in jeopardy following the financial crisis at Transport for London. Greenwich councillor Charlie Davis, who is also standing as a Conservative candidate for the London Assembly, fellow councillor Matt Clare and Tory assembly candidate Hannah […]
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Greenwich Council rent hike ‘could see neighbours paying different rates’
A rise in some Greenwich Council rents could see neighbours paying different sums to live in their homes, senior councillors were told on Wednesday. The council’s cabinet approved plans to hike rents by up to 6.7 per cent for new tenants moving into council properties, in a move which saw opposition Conservatives accuse the Labour […]
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All children’s centres could go as Bexley Council faces huge coronavirus cuts
All Bexley Council’s children’s centres could be closed as town hall chiefs try to pay off the cost of steering the borough through the coronavirus pandemic. The Conservative council needs to save £14 million over the next two years, its senior councillors heard last night. David Leaf, Bexley’s cabinet member for resources, said he was […]
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Greenwich Council leader reports Labour councillor over ‘antisemitism’ Twitter row
An investigation is set to take place after the leader of Greenwich Council referred a fellow Labour councillor to the party’s national office over a series of tweets. Council leader Danny Thorpe said on Thursday that he had flagged fellow councillor David Stanley’s social media activity after tweets emerged which showed Stanley seemingly expressing support for a […]
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