Harrowing details about how proposed increases to social care charges could impact some of Greenwich borough’s most vulnerable disabled residents have been heard at an emotional meeting. Among the statements from locals were that any increase would force them to cut their own spending on necessities such as food and clothes, as well as potentially driving […]
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28-storey Deptford Creek tower backed by councillors despite lack of ‘affordable’ housing
Plans for a new 28-storey tower on the banks of Deptford Creek have been approved due to their “architecturally superior” design, amid concerns over its height and lack of “affordable” housing. The Edition Group’s full planning application for Ravensbourne Wharf, which includes 129 residential units as well as office and cafe space, was approved by […]
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Greenwich Council leader rejected cross-borough alliance to stop Silvertown Tunnel
A last-ditch attempt by Hackney Council to suspend the contentious Silvertown Tunnel was rejected by Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act to the Local Democracy Reporting Service reveal. Correspondence released by Greenwich Council begins with a letter written at 2am on 24 October urging London mayor Sadiq Khan […]
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Government spent £766,000 on doomed free school planning application
The government’s Department for Education spent more than three quarters of a million pounds on the doomed planning application for the International Academy of Greenwich free school – taking the total bill for the controversial school so far to over £7 million. The school announced its closure in October after the Greenwich Council refused planning […]
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London Living Wage strike to halt Woolwich Ferry again
Woolwich Ferry workers will hold another one-day strike on 19 December in a dispute over pay. Transport for London (TfL) is responsible for the service, which carries 20,000 cars and 50,000 passengers each week between Woolwich and North Woolwich, but it is currently run by contractor Briggs Marine. The service has already been halted by […]
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Eltham Tory candidate backing building private homes on Erith park
The Conservative candidate for Eltham in next month’s general election has backed controversial plans to build private housing on a public park in his role as a senior Bexley councillor. Louie French, who is taking on Labour’s Clive Efford in the seat, supported the plans to build on West Street Small Park in Erith in […]
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Crossrail opening delays could cost TfL up to £750 million
Delays to Crossrail could cost Transport for London as much as £750 million in lost revenue, rail bosses admitted today as they warned that they may miss their target of opening the rail line in early 2021. The new rail line, linking Abbey Wood and Woolwich with Heathrow and Reading, was originally set to open […]
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NHS winter crisis bites early after black alerts at Queen Elizabeth and Lewisham hospitals
Health bosses have moved to reassure patients after both Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Lewisham Hospital reached full capacity this week, triggering a “black alert”. Black alerts are issued when a hospital is “unable to deliver comprehensive emergency care”, according to the NHS’s official definition. It usually means the ambulance service is asked to take patients […]
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