Campaigners desperate to save an unlawful community garden in Greenwich have been dealt a blow by the council. Greenwich Council’s cabinet agreed last night to close and fence off Royal Hill Community Garden as it investigates building a new housing scheme. Neighbours got together three years ago to clear what was the car park for […]
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Think of our future, GS Plus staff plead as Greenwich Council spin-off firm hits buffers
Dozens of school catering workers have pleaded with Greenwich Council to delay deciding on their futures. The bleak financial forecast for GS Plus and Greenwich Services Solutions – companies set up by Greenwich Council to provide ICT, school meals and transport among other things – has sparked an in-depth review into their future trading set-ups. […]
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Find £2m in cuts, Greenwich council officers told as leader warns of ‘perfect storm’
Council bosses in Greenwich are to be tasked with finding £2m in cuts following a warning the authority is “at the end of the line”. Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe said last night that years of Westminster austerity policies have pushed local government to breaking point over funding frontline services. As the council looks to […]
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30-storey Lewisham Gateway phase two to begin in autumn – despite councillors’ concerns
Phase two of Lewisham Gateway, the huge development next to Lewisham station, will begin this autumn after councillors approved final “cosmetic” details of the £375m scheme last night. The plans include four blocks of between four and 30 storeys containing 530 flats, 20 per cent of which will be let at “London living rent”, where […]
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Greenwich Council tax set for 2.99% hike to deal with Universal Credit and knife crime
Council tax in Greenwich is to be hiked up as the authority looks to establish a new anti-knife crime unit, deal with the impact of Universal Credit and balance stretched budgets. Greenwich Council’s financial plans have been published ahead of a formal sign-off at a meeting next week. According to the draft budget, council tax […]
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Government’s £210k isn’t enough to prepare for Brexit, Greenwich Council leader says
Greenwich Council is to get £210,000 from the government to prepare for Brexit – but it won’t be enough to deal with the problems the split from the European Union could bring, leader Danny Thorpe has said. Local government secretary James Brokenshire said last month that councils in England will receive £56.5m to help them […]
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‘We’re fed up’: The Woolwich traders blighted by Spray Street demolition scheme
The multi-billion pound Spray Street redevelopment scheme Woolwich, promoted by Greenwich Council, has kept long-standing and family business owners up at night fearing for their future. Local Democracy Reporter TOM BULL spoke to some of them. Traders in and around Spray Street have faced five years of uncertainty over controversial plans to bulldoze the covered […]
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South Circular air pollution: Crowdfund for new Ella inquest hearing hits £25,000 target
A crowdfunding campaign to raise £25,000 for a High Court hearing into the death of a nine-year-old asthmatic girl who lived next to the polluted South Circular Road at Hither Green has hit its target. The success means Rosamund Kissi-Debrah will be able to make a case to the High Court to grant a new […]
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