Greenwich Council signed off on its plans to build 750 new council homes last night – with a sheltered housing complex in east Greenwich set to be redeveloped as part of the scheme. The council’s cabinet agreed the plans, which include starting 750 new council homes before 2022 along identifying sites for a further 300 […]
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Music, horns and sirens as Woolwich Ferry bids farewell to its 1960s vessels
The vessels that have run the Woolwich Ferry for the past 55 years made their last trips on Friday night before the service closed for a three-month refurbishment. The three ships, the John Burns, the Ernest Bevin and the James Newman, have plied the route between Woolwich and North Woolwich since 1963. But they have […]
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Council and heritage trust sorry after bungled Greenwich archive closure
Greenwich Council and the Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust have apologised for the way they handled the closure of the borough’s archive after the issue threatened to hold up plans for the £31 million “creative district” in Woolwich. Angry archive users addressed Tuesday night’s planning board meeting, which gave approval for the change of use of […]
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Ex-Thomas Tallis School site earmarked as Greenwich confirms plans for 750 council homes
The former Thomas Tallis School site in Kidbrooke has been earmarked for up to 400 new homes as Greenwich Council confirmed plans to start building around 750 council properties before 2022. Proposals first emerged last month, when housing cabinet member Chris Kirby gave an outline of the plans in a guest piece for a local […]
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Matthew Pennycook MP: ‘Universal Credit is failing – and it’s just arrived in Greenwich borough’
The government’s controversial Universal Credit was introduced to Greenwich borough this week, completing its roll-out in south-east London. Greenwich & Woolwich MP MATTHEW PENNYCOOK writes for 853 on why the new system isn’t working – and why the government needs to take action. Universal Credit is failing. Beset by delays since its introduction and subject […]
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Greenwich’s Thames Path to finally reopen after months of delays
Earlier this year, 853 reported on the lengthy closure of the Thames Path on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula, and reported that it would be fully open again by September. GUY MIDDLETON saw the calendar, asked some questions, and has come back with good news… 853 exclusive: The river path that connects East […]
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Five-year wait for safety improvements at Greenwich’s lethal Woolwich Road roundabout
853 exclusive: Walkers and cyclists will have to wait five years for much-needed safety improvements to be made at Greenwich’s Woolwich Road roundabout, a document released by London mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed. Last month, Khan agreed to send London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon a list of dates for when 33 of London’s most dangerous […]
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Fraud charge Greenwich councillor Tonia Ashkodi to go on trial in April
A Greenwich councillor who has been charged with fraud and perverting the course of justice will go on trial next spring, Woolwich Crown Court heard today. Tonia Ashikodi, 29, appeared in court this afternoon alongside her father, Tony Ashikodi, 49, after an investigation into her council tenancy and the ownership of private properties. The Glyndon […]
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