Small businesses in Woolwich have been threatened with legal action over non-payment of rent during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving some tenants being prescribed sleeping pills due to the stress. Citibase, which manages serviced offices at Gunnery House in the the Royal Arsenal development, suspended services and threatened court action if tenants couldn’t pay their rent. According […]
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital cleaner faces sack over PPE row, union says
A cleaner at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich faces the sack because he complained about not being given PPE to wear, his trade union says. The GMB union says the man, who is employed by the outsourcing company ISS, was told he was not entitled to wear a facemask, even though he lives with his […]
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Greenwich Council ‘concerned’ after housing site workers ignore social distancing
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council has said it is “concerned” after workers on a site in Charlton that is part of its home-building programme were seen ignoring guidelines telling people to keep more than two metres apart during the coronavirus emergency. Pairs of workers building 32 houses at Sandpit Place for Meridian Home Start, a company […]
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Coronavirus: Worried bus drivers speak out over safety ‘failures’
A former TfL safety panel member has blamed the disproportionate number of deaths among bus drivers on “a failure to do basic things” and “a mayor that doesn’t take responsibility”, while bus drivers – including one at a garage in Greenwich – say a “deep cleaning” of their vehicles is rushed and patchy. JESSIE MATHEWSON, […]
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Volunteers’ Help Lewisham Hospital effort aiding 200 NHS workers a day
Volunteers have stepped up to create a vital support group serving up to 200 exhausted NHS workers from Lewisham Hospital each day. Laurence Smith, a 34-year-old cycle courier, and Julie Commons, a childminder who has lived in the area for decades, have been quick to establish what is now a huge and vital resource for […]
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The Charlton cafe owner giving back to the community after a break-in
The owner of a Charlton cafe offering free lunches to the vulnerable says he is giving back to the community following an outpouring of support after a break-in last year. As the coronavirus outbreak turns the lives of vulnerable residents upside down, Michael Lauricourt, along with his wife Mimi and an employee from the Old […]
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Greenwich councillor’s false 5G petition call disowned by town hall
Greenwich Council has disowned a Labour councillor’s call to halt the rollout of 5G telecom networks based on discredited theories that they are harmful. Ann-Marie Cousins, who represents Abbey Wood, tweeted a link to a 38 Degrees petition last Thursday calling for the UK government and local councils to “to cease and desist from any […]
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Coronavirus: Easter weekend closure for Greenwich Foot Tunnel
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel is to close for Easter weekend, Greenwich Council has confirmed, because of worries that users will not be able to stay sufficiently apart from each other to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The tunnel closed for a time on Sunday because of the numbers of people using it, and with more […]
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