Greenwich Council’s leader Danny Thorpe said he was left “pretty angry” after Boris Johnson’s ministerial broadcast on the coronavirus pandemic last night – saying much was still unclear about the next steps in the crisis. Johnson used a 13-minute broadcast last night to announce a slight weakening in England’s lockdown from Wednesday and a “conditional […]
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We will open up streets to walkers and cyclists, Greenwich Council leader insists
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has insisted the town hall has a plan to make it easier for pedestrians and cyclists to get about in safety during the coronavirus pandemic – hours after the government said it expected local authorities to make “significant changes” to road layout to enable people to stay two metres apart. […]
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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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Coronavirus grants for Greenwich community groups announced
Charities and community groups in Greenwich borough can apply for up to £10,000 in funding to help them through the coronavirus crisis, it was announced today. Greenwich Council and a charity linked to the local NHS, the Greenwich Charitable Trust, have each put in £75,000 to fund the grants, with the voluntary service organisation Metro […]
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Coronavirus: Stay at home, borough leaders plead as sunshine arrives
Council leaders have pleaded with people to stay at home this weekend as the first warm weather of spring provides a stern test for London’s lockdown. London politicians fear that parks will have to be closed if people travel long distances to them this weekend, rather than staying at home or taking exercise in their […]
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Coronavirus: Care staff shouldn’t be depending on donations, Greenwich Council leader says
The leader of Greenwich Council has warned that London’s boroughs need proper protective equipment to deal with the coronavirus outbreak – and cannot keep depending on the public to donate items such as masks and sanitisers. Danny Thorpe made a public appeal on social media on Thursday evening after a promised delivery of PPE equipment […]
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Can you help? Greenwich Council leader issues urgent appeal for PPE equipment
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has made an urgent appeal for PPE equipment to help its social care staff in care homes across the borough after being let down by a supplier. Thorpe used Twitter on Thursday evening to ask for supplies, which he said would help free up at least one bed at Queen […]
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Coronavirus: New Wine Church told worshippers they would be safe during epidemic
853 exclusive: A Greenwich Council-backed church which has advertised in council media told worshippers they would be safe during the Covid-19 epidemic. New Wine Church, which was given a civic award by the council in 2017, told its congregation on its website: “You will not lose your loved ones; your loved ones will not lose […]
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