Abena Oppong-Asare, the Labour MP for Erith & Thamesmead, has had a start to her parliamentary career unlike any other. SAM DAVIES spoke to her about a turbulent year. “This sounds really cheesy and probably like a politician’s answer,” says Abena Oppong-Asare, asked why the plight of homeless people in her constituency is so important […]
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News about Abbey Wood, London SE2, from The Greenwich Wire.
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DLR to Thamesmead: Councils and developers stump up £1m to push project on
Councils and developers have paid £1m to fund further work on developing a DLR extension to Thamesmead, which TfL says could support up to 15,000 new homes in the area. Greenwich and Newham councils, together with Aberdeen Standard Investments, Peabody, Lendlease, Berkeley Homes and National Grid have stumped up the cash to help develop plans […]
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Lesnes Abbey Woods looking for new volunteers as historic landmark looks to the future
Perched above Abbey Wood, Lesnes Abbey may be a 12th century landmark, but it has had to spend 2020 dealing with a modern-day pandemic. HUGO GREENHALGH found out how the staff and volunteers who run the site have coped. Lesnes Abbey, which gives Abbey Wood its name, may have been built in the 1170s, but […]
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Lewisham Covid-19 test centre joins growing list of SE London facilities
A new walk-in Covid-19 test centre has opened in Lewisham town centre, Lewisham Council announced at the weekend, increasing the number of testing facilities in south-east London. The new centre is in a car park on Molesworth Street, behind the Lewisham Centre, and is open from 8am to 8pm every day. However, tests are only […]
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Relief as plans for more weekend London City Airport flights shelved
Campaigners have voiced their relief at news that London City Airport has shelved plans to increase its operating hours. The airport published its long-term vision for the future today after a consultation with neighbours and passengers last summer. Campaign groups like Hacan East were previously concerned by suggestions the airport might seek to increase flights […]
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Erith & Thamesmead’s Oppong-Asare jointly wins new MP award
Erith & Thamesmead MP Abena Oppong-Asare has has been jointly named newcomer MP of the year for her work in championing disadvantaged communities. Oppong-Asare accepted the prize this evening from the Patchwork Foundation, which works to help young people from under-represented and minority backgrounds take part in British society. The award comes just under a […]
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Greenwich Council’s ‘residents’ rainbow’ cost over £200 per message
853 exclusive: A Greenwich Council project to put messages from residents on trees cost the borough a total of £95,000 – more than £200 per message – after it included a laser show which was branded an “epic fail”. The Residents’ Rainbow, which was launched in September, was a response to the coronavirus crisis. It […]
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Erith and Thamesmead’s MP Abena Oppong-Asare joins Labour front bench
Abena Oppong-Asare, the MP for Erith & Thamesmead, has been given a role on the Labour front bench by party leader Sir Keir Starmer, less than a year after being elected to the seat. She becomes shadow exchequer secretary, working alongside the shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds on the party’s Treasury team. She became an aide […]
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