Greenwich Council’s cabinet is poised to rubber-stamp plans to turn John Roan School into an academy at its meeting next week. The council is compelled to assist the process by law, and next Wednesday’s decision will allow officers to make arrangements for the switch to happen on 1 February. The school, in Blackheath, is due […]
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‘We don’t want gentrification in Greenwich borough’, council leader says
Fears of social cleansing in Greenwich borough have been played down by council leader Danny Thorpe, who says gentrification is “not wanted”. Hundreds of new homes are planned for the borough and controversial developments such as Rockwell’s Charlton Riverside scheme have sparked campaigns across the area. Huge towers in Woolwich as well as Rockwell’s proposals […]
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Senior Greenwich councillor promises crackdown on illegal parking
A senior Greenwich councillor has pledged to beat the rash of illegal parking blighting the borough and is planning to recruit an army of temporary wardens to do it. Community safety cabinet member Jackie Smith admitted the borough’s parking enforcement was “not good enough” and told last week’s full council meeting that new measures such […]
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Blackheath fireworks under threat because of cutbacks, Lewisham Council says
853 exclusive: Lewisham Council says it is considering the future funding of Blackheath fireworks because of continuing government cutbacks. The future of the display, which brings up to 100,000 people to the heath every year, has had a question mark over it ever since Greenwich Council cut its half-share of the funding eight years ago. […]
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Immersive theatre company Punchdrunk ‘on cusp’ of agreeing move to Woolwich’s Royal Arsenal
Immersive theatre company Punchdrunk is “on the cusp” of signing up to move into Woolwich, Greenwich Council’s assistant chief executive told councillors last week. The company, which stages productions where the audience are free to wander around and take part in the shows, is due to be the anchor tenant in the council’s £31 million […]
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TfL starts design work on lethal Greenwich junction – and will consult on cycle superhighway in 2019
Transport for London has begun design work on making east Greenwich’s notorious Woolwich Road roundabout safer – and will start consulting on plans for a cycle superhighway between Greenwich and Woolwich next year. Mayor Sadiq Khan has told London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon that work has begun on redesigning the junction, which has seen two […]
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None of Greenwich’s police officers live in the borough, report reveals
None of Greenwich borough’s police officers actually live in the area they serve, a report from London Assembly member Sian Berry has revealed. The Green Party co-leader’s research found that only 52% of Greenwich’s police officers live in Greater London – with none at all living in the borough. Neighbouring Lewisham has just 36% living […]
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Not Better Together: Greenwich Council cancels its public meetings
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has scrapped the borough’s consultation roadshow, Better Together, just two years after it was introduced. Launched by former leader Denise Hyland, Better Together was a series of meetings held to discuss council issues with local people. They were also used to gauge public opinion on council priorities, required under legislation […]
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