A West End theatre boss is to become the chief executive of the trust set up to run Woolwich’s £31m “creative district” in the Royal Arsenal. James Heaton, who will take up the role at the Woolwich Creative District Trust in August, is currently the operations director at Nimax Theatres, which runs seven venues including […]
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Greenwich Council reverses decision to scrap emergency payments for borough’s poorest
Greenwich Council has reversed its decision to scrap a scheme giving grants to help people in financial trouble after a last-minute change to how it receives business rates. The council had planned to stop its Emergency Support Scheme, which helps vulnerable people in emergencies or after fires or floods. The grants usually help people buy […]
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Bexley councillor quits Labour Party – but won’t be calling a Thamesmead by-election
A councillor who joined Labour when he was still taking his GCSEs has quit the party amid the national fallout over bullying and anti-Semitism. Now-independent councillor Danny Hackett says he will not be calling a by-election after he defected from Labour over the weekend. The councillor – who stood for Parliament in the last election […]
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Greenwich Council issues record 1,300 parking tickets in a week
Greenwich Council has handed out its highest ever number of parking tickets in a week as the deadline looms to balance its budget. The council has had problems recruiting staff and filing the gap in the parking enforcement budget in recent months. Parking income remains below its target – with a budget gap expected to […]
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Councillors back plans to destroy Greenwich’s Royal Hill community garden
Campaigners desperate to save an unlawful community garden in Greenwich have been dealt a blow by the council. Greenwich Council’s cabinet agreed last night to close and fence off Royal Hill Community Garden as it investigates building a new housing scheme. Neighbours got together three years ago to clear what was the car park for […]
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Think of our future, GS Plus staff plead as Greenwich Council spin-off firm hits buffers
Dozens of school catering workers have pleaded with Greenwich Council to delay deciding on their futures. The bleak financial forecast for GS Plus and Greenwich Services Solutions – companies set up by Greenwich Council to provide ICT, school meals and transport among other things – has sparked an in-depth review into their future trading set-ups. […]
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Blackheath public toilet among seven set to be sold by Greenwich Council
Greenwich Council is set to sell seven public toilets across the borough to raise money to fund local services, according to documents to be placed before a council meeting next week. The seven conveniences include the long-closed block on Blackheath next to the Long Pond, on Shooters Hill Road, which the council plans to sell […]
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Find £2m in cuts, Greenwich council officers told as leader warns of ‘perfect storm’
Council bosses in Greenwich are to be tasked with finding £2m in cuts following a warning the authority is “at the end of the line”. Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe said last night that years of Westminster austerity policies have pushed local government to breaking point over funding frontline services. As the council looks to […]
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