Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke has insisted that the town hall will be “on the pulse” of the troubled Woolwich Works creative hub as councillors pressed for an outsider to be brought in to monitor its finances. A panel of three councillors, sitting in a specially-called meeting, last night called for a feasibility study to […]
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Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke: Here’s how we can help you in cost of living crisis
Soaring energy bills and rising prices threaten thousands of local people this autumn and winter. In a special article for 853, Greenwich Council’s leader ANTHONY OKERERE outlines what the town hall is doing, and where you can go for help. What does it matter that we live in one of the greatest economies, when people […]
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New Greenwich Council leader backs away from plan to halt Silvertown Tunnel
Greenwich Council’s new leader has backed away from his pledge to try to get the Silvertown Tunnel halted, seven weeks after he told Labour councillors that he would work with his counterpart in Newham on the issue. Anthony Okereke was elected leader on the promise that he would meet Rokhsana Fiaz, the elected mayor of […]
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Give households £50 to help with cost of living, Greenwich Tories tell council
Nearly 100,000 Greenwich households should be paid £50 straight away to help with the cost of living crisis, Conservative councillors have said – but the Labour council has responded by saying it wants to ask residents what to do. The town hall’s three remaining Tory councillors – leader Matt Hartley, Pat Greenwell and John Hills […]
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Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke pays tribute to predecessor as he takes over
Greenwich Council’s new leader Anthony Okereke officially took charge of the borough last night and led tributes to his predecessor Danny Thorpe. Okereke defeated Thorpe in a close vote of Labour councillors earlier this month after the party won a thumping victory in the local elections. His election was confirmed last night at the council’s […]
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Thorpe out as new leader Okereke names Greenwich Council cabinet
Greenwich Council’s outgoing leader Danny Thorpe will not be in his successor Anthony Okereke’s first cabinet – and neither will the councillor who scrapped west Greenwich’s low-traffic neighbourhood. Thorpe finds himself on the backbenches after a tumultuous four years in charge as the public face of the borough during the coronavirus pandemic. He lost his […]
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I’ll make developers pay more, new Greenwich Council leader pledges
Greenwich Council’s incoming leader has promised to make developers pay more into council coffers and to ensure they do not sit on land they have permission to build on. Anthony Okereke, who won an internal vote of Labour councillors on Wednesday night, is also promising a new strategy for the borough’s public realm and transport […]
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Anthony Okereke beats Danny Thorpe to be new Greenwich Council leader
Anthony Okereke will be the new leader of Greenwich Council after beating current boss Danny Thorpe in a vote of the borough’s Labour councillors tonight. 853 understands from multiple sources that there was just one vote separating the two men – echoing the situation four years ago when Thorpe won the leadership by the same […]
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