There are a few signs that the South Dock Marina in Rotherhithe is finally creeping back to normality. On Friday, a welder fired embers into the air while repairing a rusted hull and a carpenter put the finishing touches onto a new porthole that he had carefully assembled. For the last three months, workers have […]
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What’s in the box? How Covid-19 has transformed Blackheath’s Age Exchange
A vital charity in Blackheath reinvented itself in a matter of days as it fought to keep up with the strange new world that Covid-19 plunged it into. Age Exchange was due to celebrate its 35th year supporting the community before the country locked-down. The Blackheath charity is a national body that supports dementia sufferers […]
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Greenwich primary schools should all be open by 29 June, leader says
All primary schools in Greenwich borough should be open for pupils in selected years from June 29, council leader Danny Thorpe said last night. Thorpe told councillors on the town hall’s overview and scrutiny panel that two of the borough’s schools opened for reception classes as well as years 1 and 6 yesterday, and that […]
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Coronavirus patients would have been moved to care homes, council leader says
The leader of Greenwich Council has said he is “absolutely sure” hospital patients with coronavirus were transferred to care homes in attempt to free up intensive care space during the early stages of the deadly pandemic. The revelation came as it was confirmed eight of Greenwich’s 11 care homes recorded outbreaks of Covid-19 as the […]
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TfL bailout: Scrapping free child travel will cost us £16m, councils tell government
London’s 32 borough councils want the government to scrap the suspension of free travel for under-18s, complaining that it will cost them £16 million and will be impossible to administer before the new school year. Transport secretary Grant Shapps imposed the condition two weeks ago as part of a £1.6 billion bailout of Transport for […]
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel to open at weekends again after virus shutdown
Greenwich Foot Tunnel will stay open this weekend after several weeks of closures during the coronavirus lockdown. The tunnel, which runs between Cutty Sark Gardens in Greenwich and Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs, closed suddenly on 5 April because of crowds of people in the tunnel. It has been closed every weekend since […]
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Limited access to Old Royal Naval College grounds from 8 June
The Old Royal Naval College will allow people to walk and cycle through its grounds again from 8 June – but only on weekdays, and only between 8am and 6pm. People have been banned from walking and cycling through the grounds since the beginning of the coronavirus emergency – a ban which was swiftly followed […]
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‘It’s an insult to us all’: Greenwich Tory leader tells No 10 aide Cummings to go
The leader of Greenwich Council’s Conservative opposition has joined calls for Boris Johnson’s closest aide to resign – calling his actions in taking his family from London to Durham while his wife had coronavirus symptoms “a personal insult to us all”. Nigel Fletcher, a former adviser on education to the Tories, spoke out this morning […]
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