The proposed extension of the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham cannot be guaranteed as Transport for London reels from the financial pressure heaped upon it by the coronavirus pandemic, Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for transport has revealed in a letter to a Greenwich councillor. Eltham North councillor Charlie Davis, who is also standing as a Conservative candidate […]
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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Streets and blocks of flats could face local lockdowns, councils are told
Blocks of flats, residential streets and town centres could be hit with local lockdowns if a spike in coronavirus cases are linked to them, meetings at Greenwich and Bexley councils have been told. The neighbouring councils have both held health and wellbeing board meetings in recent days to discuss their roles in the government’s “test […]
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Coronavirus patients would have been moved to care homes, council leader says
The leader of Greenwich Council has said he is “absolutely sure” hospital patients with coronavirus were transferred to care homes in attempt to free up intensive care space during the early stages of the deadly pandemic. The revelation came as it was confirmed eight of Greenwich’s 11 care homes recorded outbreaks of Covid-19 as the […]
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Silvertown Tunnel may be delayed again by virus but won’t be cancelled, TfL says
Transport for London is not ruling out a further delay to the Silvertown Tunnel, but says its financial problems will not affect the building of the new link. TfL awarded a £1 billion contract to the Riverlinx consortium in November to build and operate the controversial tunnel between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, feeding […]
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You can’t walk your dogs on Kidbrooke playing field, Greenwich Council tells neighbours
Greenwich Council has told residents in Kidbrooke that they can’t walk their dogs on a playing field in Kidbrooke which has been leased to Blackheath rugby club – despite a Conservative councillor offering to clear up any mess left behind. Neighbours of the Hervey Road playing field are able to use the land when nobody […]
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Stop dumping goods outside our shops, under-pressure hospice charity pleads
Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice has appealed to people to stop dumping items outside its 17 charity shops, as it is having to pay for the cost of clearing the rubbish up. The hospice, which is based in Abbey Wood, is already having to deal with a loss of funding due to the coronavirus shutdown […]
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Woolwich landlord threatens to sue locked-down businesses over rent
Small businesses in Woolwich have been threatened with legal action over non-payment of rent during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving some tenants being prescribed sleeping pills due to the stress. Citibase, which manages serviced offices at Gunnery House in the the Royal Arsenal development, suspended services and threatened court action if tenants couldn’t pay their rent. According […]
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‘We’ve lost 90 per cent of our trade’: Greenwich businesses reveal virus impact
Businesses in Greenwich borough have revealed the extent of the issues they face as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 60 participants tuned into an online meeting of the South East London Chamber of Commerce yesterday, where members also heard Greenwich Council had received more than 16,000 calls for support since March 31. […]
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