853 exclusive: Greenwich Council has turned down a new request from Lewisham Council to increase its funding for the annual Blackheath fireworks display. The event used to be jointly-funded, but Greenwich pulled out in 2010, claiming it could no longer afford to pay its £37,000 share of the costs. Since then, Lewisham has sought public […]
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Greenwich Council backs 300-home scheme to transform Woolwich’s old polytechnic buildings
Plans to transform the old Greenwich University block in Woolwich town centre with 300 new homes were backed unanimously by Greenwich Council’s main planning committee last night – but the proposals immediately ran into criticism for not including enough “affordable” housing. The “Island Site” – which includes the original 1880s Woolwich Polytechnic building – will […]
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Blockbuster £20.8million bill hits council’s Eltham cinema scheme
Greenwich Council’s flagship scheme to build a cinema in Eltham High Street has seen its costs rocket by nearly half after contractors demanded another £6.8 million to finish the job. The scheme, which was originally costed at £14million, is now set to cost £20.8 million, according to papers for next week’s meeting of the council’s […]
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Greenwich Council silent as Corbyn attacks estate ‘regeneration’ policies
Greenwich Council is keeping quiet after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn appeared to attack its policy of redeveloping housing estates at last week’s party conference in Brighton. Corbyn pledged that a future Labour government would ensure that residents affected by plans to rebuild estates “must get a home on the same site and the same terms […]
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Greenwich residents who live at bottom of hill can borrow electric bikes
Residents of parts of east and west Greenwich can borrow electric bikes for four weeks for £10 as part of an anti-pollution drive. If you live near Trafalgar Road or Greenwich town centre, you can take part in the scheme, with an option to buy a discounted e-bike at the end of the trial. E-bikes […]
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SE London’s first cycle superhighway to stop short of Greenwich town centre
Long-awaited plans for south-east London’s first cycle superhighway have been released – and show it stopping short of Greenwich town centre. If built, Cycle Superhighway 4 (CS4) will run from Tower Bridge Road to Deptford Creek Bridge along Tooley Street, Jamaica Road, Lower Road, Evelyn Street and Creek Road, providing a segregated two-way route and […]
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Four out as Labour picks candidates for 2018’s Greenwich Council election
Four long-serving Greenwich councillors have been deselected by Labour members after local parties picked their candidates for next May’s council elections. The casualties include Charlton councillor Allan MacCarthy, who first took a seat on the council in 1976, and Glyndon representative Don Austen, who made his council debut in 1986. Former cabinet member Harry Singh […]
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Cable car deal sparked Garden Bridge discussions, review transcripts reveal
They’re often both damned as Boris Johnson vanity projects – but recently-released documents have revealed how TfL’s ability to fund the Thames Cable Car sparked City Hall discussions about building the controversial Garden Bridge. In the interview, former TfL planning director Michele Dix reveals that a Royal Docks developer offered to sponsor a transport project […]
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