Closing almost half of London’s police station front counters – including the one at Plumstead – is a “pragmatic” decision that will improve safety for Londoners, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. The London mayor claimed that the Metropolitan Police’s proposal to cut the number of front counters from 37 to 19 would see more funding […]
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East Greenwich’s Thames Path set to open again by September
The Thames Path on the west side of Greenwich Peninsula has been largely closed for two years – but Greenwich Council now expects the walkway to be open again by September, with developer Barratt hoping to have some of the work finished by May. GUY MIDDLETON takes a look behind the closure signs to see […]
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Blackheath fireworks 2017: Greenwich Council refuses to pay more to help Lewisham with costs
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council has turned down a new request from Lewisham Council to increase its funding for the annual Blackheath fireworks display. The event used to be jointly-funded, but Greenwich pulled out in 2010, claiming it could no longer afford to pay its £37,000 share of the costs. Since then, Lewisham has sought public […]
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Greenwich’s newest local paper drops news coverage after council pressure
853 exclusive: Greenwich borough’s newest local paper scrapped its news coverage after Greenwich Council objected to “negative” stories and considered withdrawing its advertising, sources have said. The free Greenwich Weekender launched in May this year after publisher Southwark Newspaper successfully bid for a contract to carry the council’s public notices – official notifications about planning […]
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Buried Greenwich Council report criticises Silvertown Tunnel
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council suppressed a report which criticised Tory mayor Boris Johnson’s plans for a new road tunnel between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks – while the council’s Labour leadership was launching a campaign to push for the tunnel to be built. Published in May 2012, the Hyder Consulting report into a […]
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Will Greenwich Labour pick right-wing party founder for council?
Yesterday, this website reported on the shenanigans as Greenwich borough’s political parties select their candidates for next year’s council elections – and how leading Labour figures have suffered for their loyalty to outgoing leader Chris Roberts. Keepers of the Roberts flame are still battling away, though. But one of those ultra-loyalists – who has been […]
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Just 16 commuters touching into Greenwich’s cable car
It’s a bit lonely up there in the mornings. More over at Snipe.
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