Labour has kept hold of Greenwich Council after the most dramatic council election in many years – but its majority was slashed in what the party leader admitted was a “bruising day”. The Greens won 13 seats and the Tories went from four to six councillors. Reform UK won just one seat, in Eltham Page, […]
Darryl Chamberlain
Journalist and SE Londoner. Founder/editor of The Greenwich Wire (also reporter, sub-editor, features editor, membership manager, head of finance and business development manager).
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As it happened: Greens surge, Tories gain but Labour win majority in Greenwich
It’s all over in Woolwich after the most dramatic Greenwich Council election count for some years. DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN and RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL were live from the count providing updates on what happened. The final results were declared at about 7pm after counts for 23 wards and 55 seats. A party needs 28 seats to win […]
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Antique Chinese carpet returns to Eltham Palace after 80 years
An antique Chinese carpet has returned to its original home at Eltham Palace after 80 years and will go on show to visitors from Saturday. The carpet was donated to English Heritage by the estate of Mrs MR Bernard, the niece of Stephen Courtauld, who lived with his wife Virginia in the art deco mansion […]
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Only one HMO grant handed out in three years, Greenwich Council says
A scheme offering grants of up to £50,000 to HMO landlords has only been used once in the past three years, Greenwich Council has said, after parties in Thursday’s election pushed for the handouts to be scrapped or paused. Landlords who own a house in multiple occupation and allow the council to use them as […]
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More than 2,000 students could be living by Silvertown Tunnel entrance
Another tall student accommodation block could be built next to the Silvertown Tunnel entrance in Greenwich after planning documents were filed with the council. More than 2,000 students could be living close to the tunnel if three separate schemes in the area are built. Your Tribe, which recently had plans for student blocks by Deptford […]
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Labour’s £150 bike vouchers will transform lives, Greenwich councillor says
Greenwich Labour’s election pledge to give every child in the borough a £150 voucher to buy a new bike is an “incredible policy” that will transform children’s lives, one of the party’s councillors has said. Aidan Smith, who is seeking re-election in Greenwich Park, spoke out as the flagship policy came under criticism from rival […]
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Bus route 54 linking Woolwich and Lewisham hit by latest TfL cut
Another key bus route in Greenwich borough is being reduced in frequency as cash-strapped Transport for London makes more cuts to its network. Route 54, linking Woolwich with Elmers End, will be cut back from six buses an hour to five on weekdays, as part of a new timetable which begins this weekend. Evening and […]
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Thousands of election leaflets scrapped after Labour included Lib Dem candidate
Greenwich Labour has been forced to scrap local election leaflets targeting thousands of voters after including a photo of a Liberal Democrat candidate without his permission. The leaflet, which has been delivered to wards across the borough, summarises the party’s manifesto for the poll on May 7. But a man seen laughing alongside Greenwich Council […]
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