A controversial free school which was refused permission to build on a sports ground in Lee is to be closed down by the government. The International Academy of Greenwich, which had hoped to build a school for 765 pupils on the Bowring Sports Ground, off Eltham Road, will begin winding down in summer 2020 after […]
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Abena Oppong-Asare is Labour’s pick for Erith & Thamesmead
Former Bexley councillor Abena Oppong-Asare will be Labour’s candidate for Erith and Thamesmead in next month’s general election after topping the vote at a party meeting in Erith last night. Oppong-Asare, who represented Erith ward for four years until 2018, is now in prime position to replace Teresa Pearce as the area’s local MP. Pearce […]
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Election could delay plans for Greenwich to Woolwich cycle route
The snap general election could delay a consultation on a new Greenwich to Woolwich cycle route – including plans to revamp the lethal Woolwich Road roundabout. Work is already well under way on Cycleway 4, which will link Tower Bridge with Deptford Creek Bridge by providing a safer, segregated cycle route. The route had initially […]
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We won’t back Silvertown Tunnel judicial review, Greenwich Council leader says
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe will not commit the council to a judicial review of the Silvertown Tunnel scheme, two weeks after writing to the mayor of London to ask Sadiq Khan to review his controversial plans for a new road tunnel. Plans for the tunnel between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, which is […]
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Woolwich’s Royal Arsenal and Kidbrooke Village up for transport award
The Royal Arsenal in Woolwich and the redevelopment of the Ferrier Estate in Kidbrooke have both been nominated for an award honouring housing schemes designed so residents do not need cars. Royal Arsenal Riverside and Kidbrooke Village, both built by Berkeley Homes, are in line for the first Transport for New Homes Award, set up […]
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Labour trio battle it out for Erith and Thamesmead
With a general election looming on December 12, Labour party members in Erith and Thamesmead will have their own poll on Friday as they choose who will succeed longstanding MP Teresa Pearce on the ballot paper. Greenwich Council cabinet member Denise Scott-McDonald is on the three-woman shortlist, alongside former Bexley councillor Abena Oppong-Asare and GMB […]
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Greenwich councillors jeered over social care charge hike ‘cop out’
Controversial plans by Greenwich Council to increase charges for social care were deferred at Tuesday night’s cabinet meeting – angering disabled people who had travelled to Woolwich Town Hall to tell councillors about their experiences. The council plans to increase charges for homecare services, stop subsidising meals, remove caps on care charges and “charge those […]
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Greenwich councillors back cutting payments for special guardians
Special guardians who claim child tax credits are to have their payments cut by Greenwich Council, which says it is following new guidance laid down by central government. There are 220 special guardians in Greenwich borough, looking after 303 children. Special guardians are people who look after children who are not their own but take […]
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