Greenwich Council leader Chris Roberts is to quit the authority altogether at next month’s council election, he’s announced in an email to councillors. Roberts, who was first elected to the council in the 1990s and became leader in 2000, had previously announced he would stand down as leader but seek re-election in Glyndon ward. But […]
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Silvertown Tunnel will cause ‘pressure’, Boris Johnson admits
London mayor Boris Johnson has admitted his proposals for the Silvertown Tunnel will cause “much more pressure and much more traffic” on local roads – despite his allies at Greenwich Council claiming the opposite. Johnson’s admission also gives campaigners against a new Ikea in Greenwich a new line of argument while the mayor considers whether […]
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Last chance: Have your say on Greenwich Council’s pavement tax
I’m very late with this, but this weekend’s your last chance to respond to the consultation on Greenwich Council’s “pavement tax”, the charge on shops and cafes placing items on the pavements outside their premises, which led to people dressing up as fruit and veg outside Woolwich Town Hall last year. (Go via here if […]
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Return of the high-rises: Kidbrooke Village’s 31-storey tower
Thought demolishing the Ferrier Estate would rid Kidbrooke of tower blocks? Think again – these are the first images of the 31-storey tower planned as a new centrepiece for the Kidbrooke Village development, currently being built by Berkeley Homes. The plans for the third phase of the Kidbrooke Village development were revealed at an exhibition […]
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Beyond the Silvertown Tunnel: TfL eyes Ringway road revival
With smog levels high in London this week, you might think that anyone proposing major new road schemes for the capital would be laughed out of town. But Transport for London is considering reviving long-dead proposals for new orbital roads around the capital – raising the spectre of decades-old plans which threatened Blackheath Village and […]
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Lib Dems endanger Lewisham Hospital – and themselves
Lewisham Hospital is back in the firing line after parliament voted last night to give the health secretary powers to close local hospitals – a clause inserted after Jeremy Hunt’s failure to close Lewisham Hospital. Despite talk of concessions, there’ll now be renewed worries for the future of Lewisham, which now forms a joint NHS […]
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Greenwich councillors objecting to Blackheath ‘peace’ festival
Greenwich Labour and Conservative councillors have teamed up to object to a Blackheath peace festival planned by the family of murdered teenager Jimmy Mizen. The non-profit Good Hope Festival, which could take place on 2 and 3 August, will be a “beautiful and peaceful music and arts festival bringing people together to celebrate all that […]
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Greenwich Council ignores locals and backs new Ikea store
Greenwich Council’s planning board ignored well over an hour of public criticism last night to back outline plans by furniture giant Ikea to build a store in east Greenwich. The seven-strong board split on party lines to endorse the proposal, with the council’s Labour leader Chris Roberts among the five members backing the scheme – […]
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