Part of a new Greenwich Council housing development in Kidbrooke has been named in honour of Christine Grice, a senior councillor who died five years ago. Christine Grice Gardens is part of the development being built by the Brook Estate off Rochester Way, which will provide 80 new homes when completed later this year. Grice […]
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Greenwich councillors remember colleague Christine Grice at virtual meeting
Greenwich councillors remembered their late colleague Christine Grice last night as they elected a new ceremonial mayor in the borough’s first full council meeting to be conducted remotely. Labour and Conservative councillors gathered around their webcams to elect the Labour councillor for Eltham North, Linda Bird, as the borough’s new mayor. She will chair meetings […]
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Greenwich Council mourns death of cabinet member Christine Grice
Colleagues from across Greenwich Council are mourning the death of Christine Grice, the cabinet member for finance, after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of stomach cancer. Grice, 68, who had represented the Kidbrooke with Hornfair ward for Labour since 2014, was an enormously popular figure in the town hall. She was presented with […]
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Danny Thorpe trounces rival to stay as Greenwich Council leader – and has new deputy
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe will stay in his post for at least the next two years after winning a vote among its Labour councillors last night. Thorpe beat his rival, deputy leader David Gardner, by 27 votes to 13, at the Labour group’s annual general meeting last night. It was a doubly bad night […]
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‘Overspending’ Greenwich Council given festive financial warning
Greenwich councillors signed off for Christmas after hearing a warning about the council’s spending – having been told the borough faces “significant financial risk” because of the uncertain future for local government. Councillors heard auditor Paul Dossett, from Grant Thornton, warned them about overspending and emphasising the importance of the borough keeping healthy reserves in […]
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Greenwich councillor questions ‘mouthwatering’ £5m spent on agency staff
A Greenwich councillor has questioned why “mouthwatering” sums of money are being shelled out on hundreds of temporary workers at Greenwich Council. The cost of agency staff and consultants has shot up in the last year, sparking concerns over how temporary roles are being filled with workers not on the council’s books. Agency staff are […]
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‘I have no idea how this money is spent’ – Greenwich councillors criticise how it deals with developers’ cash
Greenwich Council’s lack of transparency over how it spends millions of pounds from developers was lambasted by councillors and residents’ groups last night – while the councillor in charge said the borough was not promoting its achievements enough. Councillors on the overview and scrutiny panel picked apart how the council deals with Section 106 payments […]
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Losses double to £2.8m at Greenwich Council’s spin-off firm GS Plus
Losses at Greenwich Council’s spin-off firm, GS Plus, have more than doubled, a year after its bosses warned it faced trouble because of a decision to pay all staff the London Living Wage. GS Plus lost more than £2.8 million in the year ending March 2018, according to figures submitted to Companies House last week. […]
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