The trial of a Greenwich councillor on charges of fraud and perverting the course of justice will now take place in February 2020, Inner London Crown Court heard today. Tonia Ashikodi, 30, the councillor for Glyndon ward, is charged with two counts of fraud by misrepresentation in applications to Greenwich Council for housing in October […]
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Greenwich Council set to reject call to rip out Woolwich Common flytipping hotspot
Calls to rip out a road running across Woolwich Common have been rejected by Greenwich Council officers, despite neighbours complaining of it being used for flytipping – although it says will consider further measures to control who uses the street. The newly-formed Friends of Woolwich Common petition signed by 225 people was presented to the […]
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Greenwich Park bosses ask: Should we ban rush-hour traffic?
Greenwich Park users are being asked if through traffic should be banned from travelling through the open space in the evening rush hour. Royal Parks, which runs the park along with seven other open spaces, is asking users for their views as part of a new “movement strategy” for its parks. Through traffic was banned […]
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Silvertown Tunnel: Greenwich Council’s leader shrugs off calls to oppose new road
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has played down growing pressure for the council to condemn London mayor Sadiq Khan’s controversial Silvertown Tunnel. The council has consistently supported the new road between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, which is due to open in 2025, despite neighbouring Newham, Lewisham and Southwark opposing the crossing. Last week, […]
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‘World class’ Cycle Superhighway 4 gets Lewisham Council’s approval
Transport for London’s plans to build Cycle Superhighway 4 through Deptford have been given the green light by Lewisham’s elected mayor and cabinet. The segregated, two-way cycle route will run from Tooley Street down to Jamaica Road and onto Evelyn Street before ending at Deptford Creek Bridge, connecting Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Deptford and west Greenwich. Work […]
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Revealed: (Some of) the words you can’t say to Greenwich councillors by email
Hundreds of words are banned from being sent to Greenwich councillors and officers to avoid abuse and harassment, it can be revealed. The authority has become the latest to release its list of barred words and phrases, following investigations by the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Birmingham City Council was the first to reveal its list […]
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Silvertown Tunnel slips to 2025 as TfL names the company to run it
Transport for London has confirmed that the Silvertown Tunnel now will not open until 2025 after naming the consortium that will build and operate the new road, which will run between Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Docks. Originally due to open in 2023, then 2024, the £1bn project – which many local residents fear will increase […]
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Mayor Sadiq Khan objects to ‘polluting’ Belvedere incinerator scheme
Sadiq Khan has thrown his weight behind a campaign to stop a controversial incinerator being built next to a nature reserve in Belvedere. The Mayor of London has urged the government to pull the plug on Cory Riverside Energy’s proposed waste incinerator at their site near to Crossness Nature Reserve. Bexley councillors and wildlife enthusiasts […]
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