Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke has tightened his grip on the town hall in a cabinet reshuffle less than five months before the next election. As well as being leader, Okereke will now also be cabinet member for planning and regeneration, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. The deputy leader, Averil Lekau, has been effectively demoted […]
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Promoted councillor to oversee ‘sustainable streets’ CPZ scheme
A backbench Labour councillor has been given a temporary promotion to Greenwich Council’s cabinet and will be taking charge of the controversial “sustainable streets” scheme to extend controlled parking zones in the north of the borough. Calum O’Byrne Mulligan, who represents Creekside, will step up to be cabinet member for climate action, sustainability and transport […]
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Greenwich deputy leader: ‘I’m proud to put my name to our low-traffic scheme’
In a week’s time, on November 27, the rush-hour low-traffic neighbourhood will begin on the streets of Greenwich and Blackheath. Through traffic will be banned from using roads east and west of Greenwich Park between 7am and 10am, and 3pm to 7pm on weekdays, with exemptions for buses, taxis and people in special circumstances. AVERIL […]
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Parking enforcement in Greenwich is unfair, council’s deputy leader admits
Greenwich Council’s parking enforcement system is unfair because it relies on having just 18 wardens on the borough’s streets at any one time, the town hall’s deputy leader has said. The council is thinking about outsourcing its service as part of a £33 million package of cuts, with consultants set to be brought in to […]
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Southeastern ‘not listening to Greenwich Council’ about rail cuts
Southeastern has been accused of “not listening” by Greenwich Council’s transport chief – who said that the government-owned rail company had not responded to her complaints about service cuts. Averil Lekau, the cabinet member for transport for the council’s deputy leader, praised the petition set up by this website calling on the government to transfer […]
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Stop raffling tea with the mayor to raise cash, Greenwich Labour told in ‘damning’ report
Greenwich Labour has been told to stop raffling off tea with the mayor or lunch with the council leader by the town hall’s top anti-fraud officer. The instruction came after an inquiry into allegations that council staff were told to help organise a Labour fundraising event exonerated Averil Lekau, the deputy leader, and found that […]
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Greenwich Council staff ‘were asked to promote Labour fundraiser’
Updated story: Greenwich Council is investigating claims that its staff were asked to help organise a Labour fundraiser featuring the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner. The event last December was a fundraising dinner for Greenwich Labour Women. Staff are said to have been asked by the council’s deputy leader, Averil Lekau, to help drum up […]
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Town hall sorry after missing Greenwich councillors’ role in charity sleepout
Town hall chiefs have apologised to two Greenwich councillors after a feature on a charity sleepout failed to mention that they took part. Thamesmead Moorings councillor Averil Lekau and Woolwich Dockyard’s Dominic Mbang spent the night of November 19 on the steps of the council’s Woolwich Centre HQ to raise funds for homelessness services in […]
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