Election counts are funny events. While the overall result was never in doubt, there were enough mini-dramas to make spending most of Friday in a hall at Woolwich’s Waterfront leisure centre a strangely compelling experience. Maybe it’s the hypnosis that kicks in after staring at ballot papers being counted. Anyway, enough waffle. Here are the […]
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Greenwich Ikea: Planning permission halted by Government
The Government has stepped in to halt the outline planning permission for a new Ikea in east Greenwich after complaints from local protesters. Greenwich Council gave outline permission for Ikea to build a store on the site of the “eco-friendly” Sainsbury’s store in Peartree Way earlier this year, with planning officers ignoring concerns about increased […]
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Royal barge farewell for Greenwich Council’s Dear Leader
His former colleagues may have been tramping the streets in search of votes in today’s poll, but Greenwich Council leader Chris Roberts decided to end his 14 years in charge in lavish style on Tuesday – with a cruise along the Thames on a royal barge. Roberts and chums set off from St Katherine Docks […]
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Will Ukip help Labour tighten its hold on Greenwich?
One thing’s clear about this Thursday’s council elections – Labour will gallop to victory again. It’s 50 years since the first elections for the London Borough of Greenwich, and Labour has won all but one poll, in 1968, when a stunning London-wide landslide saw it fall to the Conservatives. Business as usual resumed in 1971, […]
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Greenwich Council bullying: Who’s out to get Labour’s John Fahy?
An anonymous hoax emailer has been posing as Greenwich councillor John Fahy in an attempt to get incriminating information about whether or not he leaked a bullying voicemail left by council leader Chris Roberts, this website can reveal. Fahy was at the centre of controversy last year when Roberts left a foul-mouthed message on his […]
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Buried Greenwich Council report criticises Silvertown Tunnel
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council suppressed a report which criticised Tory mayor Boris Johnson’s plans for a new road tunnel between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks – while the council’s Labour leadership was launching a campaign to push for the tunnel to be built. Published in May 2012, the Hyder Consulting report into a […]
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Air pollution and SE London: The No to Silvertown Tunnel study
It’s been a little bit quiet on this website over the past few weeks, and one of the reasons why is that I’ve been busy with the No to Silvertown Tunnel campaign. The results of our latest air pollution study were released last Thursday, and they’re horrifying – with nearly all of the 150 sites […]
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Residents launch fight against ‘planned chaos’ of Greenwich Ikea
Recognise the green space above? It’s the little eco-garden behind Sainsbury’s in Greenwich, which is due for demolition along with the supermarket if Ikea’s plans to build a store here go ahead. It’s also going to be where the No Ikea Greenwich Peninsula campaign will be launching with a picnic a week on Saturday (12 […]
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