Greenwich Council will finally introduce an initial 29 parking bays for Lime bikes – and is set to sign an agreement so Forest bike users will have to use them too. Plans to introduce 55 locations were revealed in August last year, mostly in Deptford, Greenwich and Blackheath, but objections by residents mean this total […]
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London City Airport expansion ‘should be paused to protect residents’
Plans to expand London City Airport should be put on hold until “robust, independent real-world assessments” have been carried out to see how residents will be affected, according to a London Assembly member. Two years ago the government approved a proposal to increase capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers a year by putting […]
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Campaigners condemn new plan for flats at Charlton’s White Swan pub
Campaigners hoping to save the White Swan pub in Charlton have appealed to residents to object to the latest attempt to turn part of the building into flats. The developer Mendoza has applied to Greenwich Council to build four flats above the pub, adding an extra floor to recreate the building’s appearance before it was […]
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Newcomer to take over key Greenwich Council planning role
A councillor elected only three weeks ago has been given one of Greenwich’s biggest cabinet roles, taking charge of planning and new developments in the borough. Tom Creswell, who was voted in as an Abbey Wood councillor on May 7, will become the cabinet member for planning and development in Anthony Okereke’s new-look team. Okereke […]
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Rail services through Greenwich will be cut during summer to save cash
Summer might be peak tourist season for Greenwich – but it will be harder to get there during the school holidays because of temporary cuts to rail services in the area. Greenwich Council has written to Thameslink asking it to reconsider plans to cut trains between July 20 and August 29 as part of a […]
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Charlton Athletic women win WSL play-off to bring top-flight football to SE7
Goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse was the hero as Charlton Athletic won promotion to the Women’s Super League on Saturday – nearly two decades after the team was almost closed down. Whitehouse saved four out of the five penalties after a tense play-off at The Valley against Leicester City finished 0-0 after extra time. The Foxes were […]
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Plan to cut down Greenwich trees halted after council steps in
Plans to cut down much-loved trees in a small street near Greenwich station have been halted after council officers intervened to place a protection order on them. Hyde Housing had applied to the council to fell the trees in Straightsmouth, and in a nearby courtyard, claiming that they were a threat to the railway line […]
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Greenwich Council’s chief executive Debbie Warren to retire
Greenwich Council’s chief executive Debbie Warren is to retire this year after nine years in the top job. Warren began working for the council’s finance department in 1980 and became its director of finance in 2009. She became acting chief executive in 2017, and was confirmed in the role the following year. While the council […]
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