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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Greenwich Millennium Village ‘development by stealth’ attacked by neighbours
Neighbours of Greenwich Millennium Village have hit out at what they dub “development by stealth” after councillors approved amendments to the next phase of the housing scheme on the Greenwich Peninsula. Plans to build on between Peartree Way and Bugsby’s Way have long been contentious, with a separate application to build a 13-storey block next […]
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International Academy of Greenwich planning meeting ends in chaos as new school refused
Plans to build a new free school on a sports ground in Lee were thrown out by Greenwich councillors on Tuesday night amid jeers and shouts of “you’re a disgrace”. The meeting at Woolwich Town Hall was packed with supporters of the International Academy of Greenwich and objecting neighbours, some of whom argued as they […]
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Lewisham Council ‘first to allow residents to decide on spending developers’ cash’
Lewisham Council says it is the first in the country to allow residents a say in how cash from developers is spent – and to focus spending on deprived parts of the borough. Councillors last week approved its new neighbourhood community infrastructure levy scheme, which will see money raised from developers spent on projects chosen […]
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