Traffic and housing were the hottest topics at a packed hustings for Blackheath Westcombe ward, held with a week to go until the Greenwich Council elections. Candidates from Labour, the Greens, Tories and Liberal Democrats responded to voters’ questions in front of more than 100 people at Mycenae House, while Reform stayed away. Mariam Lolavar, […]
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City Hall to investigate London’s soaring service charges
City Hall is to investigate how high service charges are affecting London’s housing crisis after assembly members found that an average household was paying nearly £4,000 per year in fees. The Greater London Authority, which is headed by the mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan, has approached the London Housing Panel – a group set up to […]
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Over 1,600 homes approved for site facing Greenwich Peninsula
A Newham councillor said she was “dismayed and heartbroken” at the low level of social-rent housing planned for a major new development opposite the Greenwich Peninsula. Property developer Ballymore won approval from councillors on Tuesday to build a new 1,667-home development at Knights Road in Silvertown on Tuesday, but just 153 homes for the borough’s […]
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Reform UK candidate criticised for already being a councillor in Kent
A Reform UK candidate in next week’s Greenwich Council elections has been criticised for standing in Woolwich when he is already a councillor in Kent. Alan Cecil, who is chair of Reform’s Greenwich branch, was elected to represent Wilmington, south of Dartford, on Kent County Council last year. He is now also on the ballot […]
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Thousands of election leaflets scrapped after Labour included Lib Dem candidate
Greenwich Labour has been forced to scrap local election leaflets targeting thousands of voters after including a photo of a Liberal Democrat candidate without his permission. The leaflet, which has been delivered to wards across the borough, summarises the party’s manifesto for the poll on May 7. But a man seen laughing alongside Greenwich Council […]
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Greenwich Council denies sharing confidential info with Labour candidates
Greenwich Council has denied giving Labour candidates confidential information after details of what appeared to be plans to ease traffic congestion in Charlton featured in a campaign leaflet. Another candidate has also claimed that the Army is close to a deal to take over the Olympic legacy equestrian centre at Shooters Hill, which the council […]
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Two-day 2027 London Marathon would be one-off, boss confirms
A two-day London Marathon next year would be a one-off to keep its “position of love” among people who live in the capital, the event’s director has said. As preparations continue on Blackheath and in Greenwich Park for the start of this year’s marathon on Sunday, Hugh Brasher said a weekend-long event would raise more […]
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Woolwich Rotunda: Trust aims to restore the ‘200-year-old Millennium Dome’
A newly-formed trust hopes to save what it calls a “200-year-old Millennium Dome” by taking over the derelict Rotunda near Woolwich Common to turn it into an events venue. The Rotunda Trust has joined forces with the Greenwich Enterprise Board to bid for the historic building, which was originally erected in Westminster but was moved […]
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