Greenwich Council’s chief executive Debbie Warren is to retire this year after nine years in the top job. Warren began working for the council’s finance department in 1980 and became its director of finance in 2009. She became acting chief executive in 2017, and was confirmed in the role the following year. While the council […]
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News about Danny Thorpe, former council leader, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Tributes to Greenwich Council leader who took on far-right protesters
A former Greenwich Council leader who faced down far-right protesters at Woolwich Town Hall was praised by colleagues as she prepared to stand down after 20 years. Denise Hyland, who held senior roles through most of her career and led the Labour council from 2014 to 2018, is among 19 councillors standing down at the election […]
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Christine Grice Gardens: New housing development honours former councillor
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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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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