Parents and pupils at the International Academy of Greenwich free school have been left shocked and dismayed after the Department for Education decided to close the school last week. The controversial school had planned to build a 765-pupil base at the Bowring Sports Ground in Lee, but the application was unanimously blocked by Greenwich councillors […]
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Give Londoners a break from City Airport flight noise, mayor demands
Sadiq Khan warned London City Airport that “unfettered growth is not an option” as he attacked its plans for expansion. The mayor of London said residents must have a break from flight noise, and the airport should take its air pollution and environmental responsibilities more seriously. The airport, in the Royal Docks, wants more people […]
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TfL to push on with Silvertown Tunnel after legal block lifted
Transport for London has announced it will proceed with arrangements for the construction of the controversial Silvertown Tunnel “as soon as possible” following the lifting of suspensions on the process. The transport network had been blocked from awarding the contract to build and operate the £1 billion project to the Riverlinx consortium after a rival […]
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Mayor condemns ‘counterproductive’ Extinction Rebellion train protests
Climate protestors who targeted Tube and Docklands Light Railway trains this morning were “extremely dangerous and counterproductive”, the Mayor of London has said. Sadiq Khan said the Extinction Rebellion demonstrators caused “unacceptable disruption to Londoners” by gluing themselves to trains. He urged them to work with the police to protest safely and lawfully in future. […]
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Polluters to cough up as Lewisham Council introduces £60 idling fines
Drivers who leave their vehicles idling for more than three minutes in the borough of Lewisham are to be stung with a £60 fine, a move which councillors hope will improve air quality. Lewisham Council’s cabinet gave the green light to the new fine at a meeting last week, which will be enforced by December […]
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Greenwich Foodbank’s future unclear because of council home-building plans
The future of Greenwich borough’s food bank remains unclear despite the council easing back from a deadline for it to move out of its base in Eltham by December. The charity, which is based at a distribution centre in Orangery Lane, has handed out more than 7,000 food packages to desperate residents in the last […]
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Silvertown Tunnel hits new delay after legal wrangle
Story by Tom Bull and Jessie Mathewson, Local Democracy Reporters Transport for London has been suspended from awarding a contract to build and operate the highly contentious Silvertown Tunnel, it emerged on Friday afternoon – hours after demonstrators blocked traffic in east Greenwich to protest against the scheme. One of the two bidders to build […]
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‘Amazing’ Abbey Wood toy library wins lifeline after charity steps in
A children’s centre in Abbey Wood in danger of closure due to a council rent hike has been given a vital lifeline after a charity stepped in to offer it short-term funding. Greenwich Toy and Leisure Library is a vital lifeline for families of children with special needs, offering them somewhere safe to play without […]
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