Greenwich councillor Chris Lloyd has missed out on being selected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for South Swindon – after losing to the former Lewisham East MP Heidi Alexander. Lloyd, who represented the old Peninsula ward for eight years until May when he switched to the new West Thamesmead seat, made it to a shortlist of […]
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Greenwich’s ex-deputy leader in race to be Labour candidate in Derby
Greenwich Council’s former deputy leader is angling to become an MP in the East Midlands – just weeks after winning her seat back at the town hall. Denise Scott-McDonald, the cabinet member for health and adult social care, is on the long list to be Labour’s candidate for Derby North, the authoritative Labour List website […]
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‘Disgusted’ councillor promises investigation into sale of library to controversial church
A Labour councillor in east Greenwich has said he is “disgusted” by the sale of the area’s former library to a church whose head branded gay marriage an evil that would bring about the end of the world. Chris Lloyd, who represents Peninsula ward and is also Greenwich Council’s chair of scrutiny, said he would […]
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Greenwich rose garden sale: I’ll help objectors beat town hall’s email ban, councillor pledges
One of the ward councillors for the area where Greenwich Council plans to sell open space has said he will help residents who inconvenienced by a town hall ban on postal objections to the sale. The council plans to sell a small green space between Tunnel Avenue and Blackwall Lane in east Greenwich. The old […]
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Labour vote slumps in ward where councillors reneged on Silvertown Tunnel pledge
Voters have deserted the Labour party in the Greenwich Council ward where two councillors went back on their word and backed the controversial Silvertown Tunnel, internal figures from this weekend’s European election have suggested. Denise Scott McDonald, the council’s cabinet member for transport and air quality, and Stephen Brain aligned themselves with opposition to the […]
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Greenwich Peninsula councillors back Silvertown Tunnel – after claiming to oppose it
853 exclusive: Greenwich Labour councillors reaffirmed their backing for the Silvertown Tunnel last week, with the help of councillors in the area most affected by the scheme who had pledged their opposition to it when appealing for votes last year. Peninsula ward councillors Denise Scott-McDonald and Stephen Brain voted against a motion that would have […]
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Greenwich Ikea: Pedestrian improvements will come in the spring, council says
Greenwich Council says promised improvements to make it easier to walk to east Greenwich’s controversial new Ikea, which opens on Thursday, will be completed in the spring. The council has come under sharp criticism for not installing two pedestrian crossings on Bugsby’s Way, behind the store, or signage to nearby railway stations ahead of the […]
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Greenwich councillors decide £1.3m of cuts to voluntary groups in secret
Greenwich Council has held a series of behind-closed-doors meetings to discuss cuts to voluntary sector. Members of the press were asked to leave the second of three Overview and Scrutiny sessions on Tuesday as volunteer organisations would ask the council for cash. The council said the meetings were being held in secret as they dealt […]
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