Bexley councillors are poised to approve a 10-storey block of flats on the site of the old Harrow Inn pub, two months after their counterparts in Greenwich approved a five-storey development across the road. Members of Bexley’s planning committee will vote on whether to allow the housing association Peabody to build 66 flats on the […]
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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‘You cowards’: Greenwich Council’s cabinet backs social care charge hike
Greenwich Council’s cabinet were branded “cowards” as they voted to impose new social care charges on Wednesday night, despite a last-ditch plea by campaigners to abandon them. The changes, which aim to claw back £1.6m in adult social care costs, are part of the council’s budget plans for the next four years. Jenny Hurst, who […]
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Stop Silvertown Tunnel, West Ham MP pleads in Parliament
The MP who represents the area where the Silvertown Tunnel’s northern exit will be has sharply criticised mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans for the new road, branding it a “dirty investment”. West Ham MP Lyn Brown added that politicians needed to make “green investments now” to avoid a “climate disaster”. The comments came during a Westminster Hall debate […]
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Greenwich councillors called ‘murderers’ as social care cuts approved
Senior Greenwich councillors voted through controversial new charges for social care at their cabinet meeting last Wednesday, with one service user branding them “murderers” for making the funding cuts. Cabinet members unanimously voted to move forward with the package of new charges as part of a wider package of budget cuts, which the council says […]
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Social care charge hikes could cost lives, Greenwich councillors told
Harrowing details about how proposed increases to social care charges could impact some of Greenwich borough’s most vulnerable disabled residents have been heard at an emotional meeting. Among the statements from locals were that any increase would force them to cut their own spending on necessities such as food and clothes, as well as potentially driving […]
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28-storey Deptford Creek tower backed by councillors despite lack of ‘affordable’ housing
Plans for a new 28-storey tower on the banks of Deptford Creek have been approved due to their “architecturally superior” design, amid concerns over its height and lack of “affordable” housing. The Edition Group’s full planning application for Ravensbourne Wharf, which includes 129 residential units as well as office and cafe space, was approved by […]
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