Lewisham Labour members have chosen Damien Egan to be their candidate for next May’s mayoral election in the borough – making the councillor red-hot favourite to succeed Sir Steve Bullock as the council’s figurehead. Unlike Greenwich, which operates a leader and cabinet system, Lewisham is one of a handful of boroughs where residents directly elect […]
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Greenwich’s newest local paper drops news coverage after council pressure
853 exclusive: Greenwich borough’s newest local paper scrapped its news coverage after Greenwich Council objected to “negative” stories and considered withdrawing its advertising, sources have said. The free Greenwich Weekender launched in May this year after publisher Southwark Newspaper successfully bid for a contract to carry the council’s public notices – official notifications about planning […]
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New petition calls on Sadiq Khan to move Woolwich Arsenal into zone 3
A new petition has been set up to get Woolwich Arsenal station rezoned, three years after former mayor Boris Johnson turned down calls to the station moved into zone 3. Woolwich Arsenal currently sits in zone 4, even though equivalent Docklands Light Railway stations north of the Thames – King George V, Gallions Reach and […]
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Khan cycling cuts mean Woolwich Road flyover becomes Silvertown Tunnel sticking point
Cuts made by mayor Sadiq Khan to London’s cycling programmes mean the Woolwich Road flyover in east Greenwich has become a late sticking point in the planning process for the controversial Silvertown Tunnel. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will announce within the next seven weeks whether or not he will give permission for the new road, […]
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Greenwich Inc bar chain collapse leaves council out of pocket
The collapse of the company which dominated Greenwich town centre’s leading bars and restaurants has left Greenwich Council with a six-figure hole in its finances, council documents reveal. Greenwich Inc Trading Ltd operated venues including the Trafalgar Tavern, Admiral Hardy and Bar du Musee, and expanded to include locations at the O2, Canary Wharf as […]
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Put local newspapers on buses to help save London reporting, Assembly report urges
London buses should carry copies of local newspapers to make sure communities have access to local news, a report from London Assembly members says. The Assembly’s economy committee has been investigating the decline in local journalism in the capital, which in this part of London has manifested itself in the collapse of the firm which […]
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Blackheath residents fear phone mast at end of their gardens after Greenwich Council planning blunder
A Greenwich Council planning blunder means residents in Blackheath may get a mobile phone mast at the end of their gardens – despite planners refusing permission for it. Residents who thought their protests against the mast had paid off were shocked to find diggers turning up last week – and had to persuade contractors to […]
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Greenwich Council to review civic awards after giving prize to church which calls homosexuality ‘darkness’
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council is to review its civic awards scheme after it gave a community prize to a Woolwich-based church whose sermons are critical of homosexuality. New Wine Church – which advertises in the council’s media – was a winner at March’s Civic Awards for “organisations and activities which support the local community and […]
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