Town centre wardens are set to return to Eltham for the first time in over 18 months after being moved to Plumstead, it has been confirmed. The twice-a-week patrols come as the council reviews the best way to manage “limited resources”. Town centre wardens had patrolled Eltham until 2017, when services were scaled back so Plumstead […]
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital staff protest against ‘exploitative’ employer ISS
The words “they’re hospital workers too, they have a right to be treated like human beings” echo from a microphone as ambulances drive past Queen Elizabeth honking their horns in support of protesting staff. Angry cleaners, security, caterers and porters protested outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich yesterday in a bid to send a message […]
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Easter shutdowns to wipe out SE London rail and DLR services
Two separate Network Rail engineering projects will cut off many of SE London’s rail and DLR links to central London over Easter – forcing passengers onto replacement buses or to the Jubilee Line from North Greenwich. On Southeastern and Thameslink, both the Greenwich and Bexleyheath lines will be closed from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, […]
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Abbey Wood’s MP slams ‘epic mismanagement’ of Crossrail
Abbey Wood’s MP has has called Crossrail “mismanagement on an epic scale” as fears grow that commuters in south-east London could be forced to wait even longer for the train line to start running. The Elizabeth line, Europe’s biggest infrastructure project, had been due to open in December 2018, but will not now open fully […]
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Greenwich Council ‘considering action’ after investigation highlights segregated developments
Greenwich Council is considering enforcement action after an investigation revealed shared ownership residents are being “segregated” at new builds in the borough. Officers are inspecting two housing developments after a Guardian report highlighted a trend with shared ownership residents being treated differently to private owners. At developments across the capital, residents in shared ownership have […]
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Greenwich Mercury to disappear after 185 years in merger with South London Press
853 exclusive: The Greenwich Mercury has published its last edition after 185 years and will be merged into the South London Press from next week, 853 understands. The freesheet’s owners – Romford-based leaflet distribution firm Street Runners – made the decision to kill off London’s oldest local newspaper nearly two years after buying it out […]
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Greenwich Council never fully installed flytip reporting service
Greenwich Council has never fully installed a system aimed at improving the way it responds to reports of flytipping and other street faults, councillors heard on Monday night. In common with many councils, Greenwich uses FixMyStreet, a service provided by civic technology specialists MySociety, best known for the What Do They Know freedom of information […]
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New Capital Quay developer denies keeping residents in the dark over lethal cladding
The developer behind west Greenwich blocks covered in Grenfell-like cladding has denied claims it has ceased safety work and stopped replying to residents’ emails. Galliard Homes has hit out at “extraordinary” comments made during last night’s Greenwich Council meeting over New Capital Quay, which is thought to be Europe’s largest development with flammable cladding. For […]
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