Lewisham Council has reversed its planning permission for abandoned swimming baths to be redeveloped after the company that was due to deliver the scheme said it could not afford the project. The Ladywell Playtower was one of London’s first public pools when it was built in 1884, although it stopped being used as baths in […]
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‘Fair funding’ cuts could cost Greenwich £25m, councillors warned
Labour government cuts to London funding could punch a £25 million hole in Greenwich Council’s finances by 2029, councillors have been told. The warning came as it was revealed that the council has already overspent its budget for this year by more than £15.7 million – with the possibility of new cutbacks coming soon. Conservative […]
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Huge 3,000-seat theatre set to open on Greenwich Peninsula
A 3,000-seat theatre could come to the Greenwich Peninsula in what is being billed as “a new landmark for London”. Troubadour Theatres wants to open two auditoriums with 1,500 seats each next to the London Cable Car, on land currently used for coach parking and recently occupied by the HQ of the Silvertown Tunnel project. […]
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Two more councillors quit Greenwich Labour while ten women stand down
Two Greenwich Labour councillors – including a former cabinet member – have quit the party after being told they cannot stand in the council elections next May. They are among four sitting councillors that have been barred by Labour officials, while more than a third of women councillors have decided to not to stand again, […]
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‘Why we’re leaving Greenwich Labour to sit as independents’
Two Greenwich Labour councillors have quit the party and will sit as independents until the next election on May 7, The Greenwich Wire has revealed. Read the full story: Two more councillors quit Greenwich Labour while ten women stand down LAKSHAN SALDIN, a Charlton Hornfair councillor, has posted this message for his residents: I am […]
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Blackheath Fireworks tickets go on sale as live performances revealed
Tickets for the first Blackheath fireworks display in six years have gone on sale – with Radio 2 DJ Spoony among the acts appearing on the night. The new-look event, to be held on November 1, features live entertainment, DJs, comedians, a food village, craft beer festival and funfair as well as the return of […]
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Car-free Deptford High Street plans shelved by Lewisham Council
Plans to pedestrianise Deptford High Street have been halted by Lewisham Council following opposition from local traders and residents. A campaign group, Save Deptford High Street, had urged the council not to ban cars from accessing most of the street during set hours hours seven days a week, arguing that it would “destroy local businesses, […]
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Cash-strapped Greenwich Council creates £120,000 communications job
Cash-strapped Greenwich Council is recruiting a new communications chief this week, with a salary of up to £120,000 – despite increasing debts at the town hall. Council leader Anthony Okereke has been leading interviews for the new role in the wake of the fiasco surrounding its “sustainable streets” scheme for controlled parking zones, where residents […]
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