A councillor elected only three weeks ago has been given one of Greenwich’s biggest cabinet roles, taking charge of planning and new developments in the borough. Tom Creswell, who was voted in as an Abbey Wood councillor on May 7, will become the cabinet member for planning and development in Anthony Okereke’s new-look team. Okereke […]
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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Rail services through Greenwich will be cut during summer to save cash
Summer might be peak tourist season for Greenwich – but it will be harder to get there during the school holidays because of temporary cuts to rail services in the area. Greenwich Council has written to Thameslink asking it to reconsider plans to cut trains between July 20 and August 29 as part of a […]
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Charlton Athletic women win WSL play-off to bring top-flight football to SE7
Goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse was the hero as Charlton Athletic won promotion to the Women’s Super League on Saturday – nearly two decades after the team was almost closed down. Whitehouse saved four out of the five penalties after a tense play-off at The Valley against Leicester City finished 0-0 after extra time. The Foxes were […]
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Plan to cut down Greenwich trees halted after council steps in
Plans to cut down much-loved trees in a small street near Greenwich station have been halted after council officers intervened to place a protection order on them. Hyde Housing had applied to the council to fell the trees in Straightsmouth, and in a nearby courtyard, claiming that they were a threat to the railway line […]
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Greenwich Council’s chief executive Debbie Warren to retire
Greenwich Council’s chief executive Debbie Warren is to retire this year after nine years in the top job. Warren began working for the council’s finance department in 1980 and became its director of finance in 2009. She became acting chief executive in 2017, and was confirmed in the role the following year. While the council […]
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Greenwich Market ‘not for sale’ as naval charity set to sell properties
The naval charity that owns much of Greenwich town centre is planning to sell some of the properties there it has owned for centuries – but says it is holding on to Greenwich Market. Greenwich Hospital is looking for £80 million from the sale, according to the property industry website CoStar, which first reported the […]
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Greenwich street trees still face cutback – despite residents’ campaign
Much-loved trees in a street near Greenwich station still face being cut back after residents began a campaign to stop them being chopped down. Hyde Housing applied to Greenwich Council for permission to fell the trees in Straightsmouth and in a nearby courtyard last month. The housing association said the trees were damaging a boundary […]
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Weekend Hopper: Pay one fare, get all day free on TfL buses this summer
London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is offering unlimited daily bus journeys for the cost of one fare over six weekends during the school summer holidays. The Weekend Hopper promotion, which will run from July 25 until August 31, means that once a passenger pays for one trip on a bus or tram, all the other […]
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