Greenwich Council’s deputy leader has called for four derelict terraced homes in Woolwich to be restored and brought back into use after a developer revealed plans to knock them down. The four homes on Sandy Hill Road, which have stood empty for years, would be demolished along with a neighbouring garage. They would be replaced […]
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‘Poor door’ Greenwich Peninsula residents fear L&Q service charge hikes
Residents living in shared ownership flats on Greenwich Peninsula claim they will be priced out if service charges continue to be hiked. Neighbours in the Waterman Building and Bessemer Place claim their service charges have shot up 30 per cent over the last two years with little explanation from housing association L&Q. They say the increases […]
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‘Flooded gardens and broken promises’: Abbey Wood MP’s anger as Crossrail delayed again
Businesses in Abbey Wood have faced years of “broken promises” from Crossrail, its local MP has said, as the Elizabeth Line’s opening date has been put back still further. The line was due to launch in December but has been delayed after a series of problems. Yesterday it was announced the line from Abbey Wood, […]
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Greenwich Council cools on London Overground to Thamesmead
Greenwich Council’s top transport officer has downplayed hopes that the London Overground could be extended to Thamesmead – telling a scrutiny meeting that the borough would prefer to see the Docklands Light Railway run to the area. Graham Nash told councillors on Tuesday that Thamesmead would need a new bus rapid transit system – a […]
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Borough Hall sale could threaten Greenwich Theatre, councillors fear
Councillors claim a plans to sell Greenwich’s Borough Hall to a theatre company could eventually spell the end of Greenwich Theatre. The council plans to sell the Borough Hall, on Royal Hill, for a “performing arts hub” and it insists the style of theatre would be drastically different from what is on offer at the […]
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28 Greenwich borough buildings still covered in lethal cladding
More than two dozen buildings in Greenwich are still wrapped in dangerous cladding two years after the Grenfell fire tragedy. Hundreds of Greenwich residents continue to live in private homes lined with dangerous material blamed for the spread of the fatal blaze in North Kensington. The borough is thought to have one of the highest […]
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Greenwich Labour councillors criticise Sadiq Khan over ‘contradictory’ bus cuts
Greenwich Labour councillors criticised their own London mayor last night over cuts to south-east London’s bus services – with a senior councillor admitting getting into “a bit of trouble” for campaigning against the shortening of the key 53 routes. Transport cabinet member Denise Scott-McDonald said that the mayor’s office objected to Greenwich launching a joint […]
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Greenwich Council to change its mind and declare a climate emergency
Greenwich Council is to declare a climate emergency, a senior councillor revealed last night, just two months after she dismissed a proposal to make the borough carbon neutral by 2030. Denise Scott-McDonald made the revelation under pressure from councillors at a meeting of the regeneration, transport and culture scrutiny panel which also saw a veteran […]
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