Thought demolishing the Ferrier Estate would rid Kidbrooke of tower blocks? Think again – these are the first images of the 31-storey tower planned as a new centrepiece for the Kidbrooke Village development, currently being built by Berkeley Homes. The plans for the third phase of the Kidbrooke Village development were revealed at an exhibition […]
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Greenwich Council ignores locals and backs new Ikea store
Greenwich Council’s planning board ignored well over an hour of public criticism last night to back outline plans by furniture giant Ikea to build a store in east Greenwich. The seven-strong board split on party lines to endorse the proposal, with the council’s Labour leader Chris Roberts among the five members backing the scheme – […]
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Blackheath fireworks: Senior Greenwich councillor breaks ranks
Greenwich Council cabinet member John Fahy has broken ranks on his council’s refusal to help fund the annual Blackheath fireworks display by declaring it should fund the event. Since 2010, Lewisham Council has been left alone to raise funds for the annual event, which straddles the boundary of the two boroughs, after Greenwich pulled its […]
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Will Charlton’s pitch problems flush out ground move?
There’s a new owner at Charlton Athletic – but the scale of the rebuilding job facing Belgian businessman Roland Duchâtelet became apparent yesterday when the team’s match against Barnsley was postponed less than two hours before kick-off due to ongoing problems with The Valley pitch. But Charlton fans should be vigilant that the current problems […]
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Greenwich’s whitewash Christmas – council leader gets off
So, get this through your f***ing thick skulls – Greenwich Council leader Chris Roberts has been let off a telling-off for threatening and abusing one of his cabinet members in a sweary voicemail. A standards committee meeting on Friday decided Roberts should face no further action over the voicemail, in which he threatened to strip […]
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Greenwich councillor’s bullying document kept secret
March 2015: The document in question is now in the public domain. A document drawn up by a Greenwich councillor to deal with bullying at the authority is being withheld from the public – because it was sent as an attachment to an email. Two Labour councillors – Alex Grant and Hayley Fletcher – are […]
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Greenwich Council bullying: The cleaner’s story revealed by BBC
‘if you don’t mind I can collect the keys and come back when you’re ready’. “Again, he just went beserk, went into a tantrum and just threw the keys at my mum. The keys were almost going for her face, she put her hands up to protect herself and the keys smashed onto her wrist. […]
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Run to the Beat: Greenwich Council won’t probe leader’s interest
Greenwich Council has refused to investigate a possible conflict of interest revealed by leader Chris Roberts’ threatening voicemail, where he demands that his administration takes the decision on whether or not the Run to the Beat half-marathon goes ahead. Roberts is the chair of Greenwich Starting Blocks, a charity founded in 2007 to distribute funds […]
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