853 exclusive: A Greenwich councillor is at the centre of an investigation after she acted as a magistrate on cases brought by her own council, potentially jeopardising convictions of people who have committed crimes in the borough. Ann-Marie Cousins, a Labour councillor for Abbey Wood, sat in judgment on cases brought by Greenwich Council, despite […]
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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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Passengers asked for ideas for reopened £220,000 Thameslink fund
Rail passengers are being asked for ideas for what can be done to improve their journeys from six Greenwich and Woolwich line stations after local MP Matt Pennycook successfully fought to have a little-publicised scheme reopened for suggestions. As part of its apology for the botched introduction of May 2018’s timetable – which saw a […]
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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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Silvertown Tunnel: Protesters plan slip road demo as Newham mayor appeals to Khan
Extinction Rebellion protesters are planning to hold a demonstration at one of the entrances to the A102 on Friday as pressure mounts on London mayor Sadiq Khan to cancel the controversial Silvertown Tunnel road crossing. The pressure group plans to “swarm” the Woolwich Road roundabout in east Greenwich from 7am on the morning of 9 […]
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Old Royal Naval College to keep its name as rebrand dumped
The Old Royal Naval College is to keep its name after the charity which runs the focal point of Greenwich’s World Heritage Site scrapped plans to rebrand the world-famous buildings. 853 revealed the plans last November, which could have seen the college, which is home to the recently-revamped Painted Hall, the University of Greenwich and […]
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Vanbrugh pub developer loses appeal to build house behind beer garden
Plans to build a house behind one of Greenwich’s best-loved pubs have been rejected by a planning inspector, a year after Greenwich Council threw out the plan. Wakaf Ltd had wanted to erect a three-bedroom house on land next to the beer garden of The Vanbrugh, the latest in a long line of attempts to […]
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