So we know Greenwich Council is happy to spend money on a mayoral booze-up instead of contributing its rightful sum to a fireworks party which attracts 100,000 people to the area. We also know that its councillors, both Labour and Conservative, failed to question these priorities when they had the chance last month. But sooner […]
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Greenwich cable car inches forward
Not entirely new news, but the application for the Greenwich cable car has now made its way onto both Greenwich Council and Newham Council‘s websites, should you want to take a look and respond to it. In planning terms, it’s the “erection of a cable car, extending for a length of 1,100m over the River […]
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Greenwich ‘had two days to decide on Blackheath fireworks’
Greenwich Council’s deputy leader Peter Brooks came out fighting when quizzed about Blackheath fireworks last night – claiming he was only given two days by Lewisham Council to make a decision on funding the event, and that the £37,000 saved by cutting cash from the display would save “a job and a bit”. Lewisham is […]
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Greenwich Council faces cuts of at least £65m
Greenwich Council has confirmed it faces at least £65m in cuts following the coalition government’s spending review. But there are fears it could be worse. A lengthy statement which looks like it’s been hastily slapped onto the front of this week’s Greenwich Time – yep, very Pravda-like – says that out of an annual budget […]
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Greenwich Council cut fireworks cash, but kept mayor’s bash
As Lewisham Council confirms it has raised £10,000 towards the cost of next month’s Blackheath fireworks following Greenwich Council’s withdrawal, some of the sums involved have been confirmed. Last year’s fireworks cost £104,000, Lewisham says. It and Greenwich stumped up £37,000 each, with outside sponsorship covering the remaining £30,000. So, by withdrawing support from 2010’s […]
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Election expenses: The story in Greenwich and Eltham
With the recent kerfuffle over Zac Goldsmith’s election expenses, and following on from Jim Jepps’ investigation of who spent what in Camden borough, I thought I’d do the same work for Greenwich. You’re free to do the same if you like – make an appointment with Greenwich Council’s electoral office, tell them what you’re after, […]
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Tunnel Refineries to go out with a whimper, not a bang
A bit of excitement a couple of weeks ago as news reached 853 Towers of a “controlled explosion in Tunnel Avenue”. Not that anyone locally had been told, but Canary Wharf workers had been informed in case they thought the worst. Two and two were put together, and it seemed as if the silos at […]
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Greenwich Park 2012 closure cut to four weeks
Greenwich Park will now be closed for four weeks in summer 2012 to accomodate the Olympics, organisers confirmed tonight. It had been planned to close the entire park for between six and eight weeks to allow equestrian events to take place. But organising body LOCOG now says the restrictions will now run from 6 July […]
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