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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Greenwich knows Greenwich, so stop holding us back, council leader tells PM
COMMENT: Greenwich councillors are set to sign off a 5 per cent council tax rise this week. After 13 years of cuts and uncertainty, council leader ANTHONY OKEREKE says the government needs to fund public services fairly. Our proposed budget has been shaped by Greenwich residents. Shaped by people who love this area, its culture […]
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Thank you for your support: 853’s top 22 stories of 2022
COMMENT: Another year done and we’re all still here – just about. Site editor DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN looks back, tries to find a way forward and tells you what’s making him angry at the moment. Well, here we are again. Thank you, once again, for your brilliant support of 853 and original journalism over the past […]
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‘We’re sick of living with crashes at Shooters Hill – we want safer roads’
The junction of the South Circular Road at Shooters Hill is notorious for collisions – and those who live near by often have to pick up the pieces, with two deaths in the past 16 years. Locals have had enough and want to see action from Greenwich Council and Transport for London, writes DAN O’LOGHLEN. […]
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‘Are you a private tenant worried about energy bills? We can help you improve your home’
COMMENT: By October, the cost of energy will have tripled in a year – but there is help for private tenants and landlords in Greenwich and Lewisham who want to get energy-saving measures installed. JESS DUNNING of South East London Community Energy (SELCE) explains. With today’s news that energy bills are set to soar to […]
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Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke: Here’s how we can help you in cost of living crisis
Soaring energy bills and rising prices threaten thousands of local people this autumn and winter. In a special article for 853, Greenwich Council’s leader ANTHONY OKERERE outlines what the town hall is doing, and where you can go for help. What does it matter that we live in one of the greatest economies, when people […]
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‘Our campaign to improve Greenwich’s neglected town centre is picking up support’
Earlier this year, former Greenwich councillor MAUREEN O’MARA wrote for us about a campaign to widen pavements in Greenwich’s car-dominated town centre – and to improve the look of the historic area. Now she is back with an update on the campaign… In March we reported on the coming together of the Greenwich Society – […]
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‘Greenwich town centre should look a lot better – we need action to improve the borough’s jewel’
COMMENT: Last November, we reported how a coalition of groups had come together to call for the widening of pavements in Greenwich town centre. With council elections on their way, they are stepping up their call. MAUREEN O’MARA, who is stepping down as one of the area’s Labour councillors, explains what the campaign is about. […]
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