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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News about Danny Thorpe, former council leader, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Former Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe stands down
Danny Thorpe, the Greenwich Council leader who led the borough through the coronavirus crisis, has stood down as a councillor after 20 years at the town hall. The Shooters Hill councillor became leader in 2018, but lost his position as leader two years ago when Anthony Okereke beat him by one vote in a poll […]
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Ban King’s Troop horses from residential streets, ex-council leader demands
The horses of the King’s Troop have been trusted with Britain’s most important state events – including the funeral of Queen Elizabeth two years ago. But the ceremonial regiment, which is based off Woolwich Common, has been leaving a trail of damage in the quiet streets of Shooters Hill, according to a former Greenwich Council […]
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Greenwich Council leaders’ trips to controversial Cannes property fair revealed
Greenwich Council says that local residents benefit from little-publicised trips by the borough’s leaders to a major property festival in Cannes. It recently emerged that Anthony Okereke, who is about to mark his first anniversary as council leader, visited the Mipim fair in the French resort in March. Both Okereke and the council say that […]
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‘You’ll be busy!’: Former Greenwich Council leader joins troubled housing association
Former Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has begun a new role trying to repair the reputation of the country’s biggest housing association. Thorpe, who was ousted by fellow Labour councillors in May, has joined Clarion Housing, which owns and manages 125,000 homes, as its new head of public affairs. Clarion was featured in a BBC […]
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Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke pays tribute to predecessor as he takes over
Greenwich Council’s new leader Anthony Okereke officially took charge of the borough last night and led tributes to his predecessor Danny Thorpe. Okereke defeated Thorpe in a close vote of Labour councillors earlier this month after the party won a thumping victory in the local elections. His election was confirmed last night at the council’s […]
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Thorpe out as new leader Okereke names Greenwich Council cabinet
Greenwich Council’s outgoing leader Danny Thorpe will not be in his successor Anthony Okereke’s first cabinet – and neither will the councillor who scrapped west Greenwich’s low-traffic neighbourhood. Thorpe finds himself on the backbenches after a tumultuous four years in charge as the public face of the borough during the coronavirus pandemic. He lost his […]
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Anthony Okereke beats Danny Thorpe to be new Greenwich Council leader
Anthony Okereke will be the new leader of Greenwich Council after beating current boss Danny Thorpe in a vote of the borough’s Labour councillors tonight. 853 understands from multiple sources that there was just one vote separating the two men – echoing the situation four years ago when Thorpe won the leadership by the same […]
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