AIDAN SMITH, Greenwich’s cabinet member for regeneration, explains why the community infrastructure levy is so important for the borough – and why rates for in-demand student housing are not going up. Getting people into safe and secure homes is a priority for the council. With a growing need for affordable housing, local authorities all over […]
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Greenwich Council leader: We’re making budget cuts, but also investing in the future
The Greenwich Wire has been the only news outlet to examine Greenwich Council’s plans to cut £33 million from next year’s budget. Now ANTHONY OKEREKE, the council leader, has his say on what Greenwich residents can expect from their council over the year ahead. After over a decade of austerity, everyone – including me – […]
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Greenwich Labour’s council budget is a £26m admission of failure, says Tory leader
The Greenwich Wire has been the only news outlet to examine Greenwich Council’s plans to cut £33 million from next year’s budget. MATT HARTLEY, the leader of the council’s Conservative opposition, has his say on what the Labour town hall is offering. This year the Labour councillors who run Greenwich Council are bringing forward a […]
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We’re changing our membership system — it’s now easier, simpler and could be cheaper for you
We first asked you to chip in to this website’s running costs six years ago. Thanks to you, The Greenwich Wire has gone from strength to strength. But now we’d like you to switch to a new payment system – one you’ll find simpler to use, and which will bring you more in the future. […]
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Thank you for your support: The Greenwich Wire’s top 20 stories of 2023
We’ve made it to the end of another year. Thank you to everybody who’s helped keep The Greenwich Wire running over the past 12 months – genuinely, none of this could have happened without you. Site founder and editor DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN explains why. Your generosity and support has helped this website through what’s been a […]
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‘We’ve had enough of the Ministry of Defence’s lack of care for Woolwich Common’
People who live near Woolwich Common had to put up cars being driven at them, antisocial behaviour and human waste being flytipped – despite Ministry of Defence promises that it will look after the open space. The Friends of Woolwich Common have had enough, as JANE LAWSON writes. On Sunday 30 April twenty or so […]
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Comment: ‘Tell Greenwich Council to transform our streets for the better’
A council consultation on how to deal with the endemic traffic problems in streets around Greenwich Park closes this Friday. CHRIS KING from Greenwich Cyclists says locals should call for quieter, safer streets. This time last year, we were urging the leaders of the four main parties to pledge to create Climate Safe Streets. This […]
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Greenwich Labour’s budget doesn’t do enough for our borough, says Tory leader
On Monday, Greenwich Council’s leader outlined his town hall’s new budget. Now the borough’s opposition leader, MATT HARTLEY, introduces his alternative budget, which will also be discussed by councillors tomorrow night. To govern is to choose – and the choices made by the new group of Labour councillors who run Greenwich Council, in their first […]
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