Greenwich Council is making a second attempt to sell green space close to the congested Blackwall Tunnel approach road – despite leader Danny Thorpe criticising Tories in Bexley for doing the same thing last year. The council plans to sell a small green space between Tunnel Avenue and Blackwall Lane in east Greenwich, according to […]
denise hyland
Posted inLocal Democracy Reporting Service, News
Coronavirus: Lewisham and Greenwich councillors demand more help for self-employed
Senior councillors in Lewisham and Greenwich have asked the government for more protection for the self-employed during the coronavirus outbreak. Joe Dromey, Lewisham’s member for jobs and skills, arranged a cross-party letter to the chancellor of the exchequer, with signatures from his counterparts across 23 London boroughs. Denise Hyland, the economy and skills cabinet member in Greenwich, was among them. Last week, […]
Posted inNews
Woolwich Barracks closure raised in Commons after 4,000 sign petition
Local MP Matt Pennycook has raised the fate of Woolwich Barracks in the House of Commons after 4,000 people signed a petition against its closure. The barracks will close by 2028 under plans outlined by the government in 2016, and the Greenwich & Woolwich MP has been fighting a campaign to keep the historic site […]
Posted inNews
‘Why you should vote Labour in Greenwich on 3 May’
In the last of a series of pieces from the main political parties in the borough, Greenwich Council leader DENISE HYLAND outlines why her Labour group deserve your vote on Thursday. Labour has achieved a great deal in Royal Greenwich: we have worked to protect the most vulnerable; supported schools – with our primary schools […]
Posted inNews
Wellington Street Diary: Drummers herald the end of term at Greenwich Council
A round-up of stories and observations from last week’s Greenwich Council meeting, the last one before elections on 3 May. A lot happened, so it seems to make sense to bring them all together like this. Strange things happen in London’s town halls every four years. On Monday in Camden, it was a veteran Tory […]
Posted inNews
‘We are not the enemy’: New Capital Quay fire risk residents appeal to Greenwich Council
Residents of Greenwich’s New Capital Quay development, which is covered in flammable cladding, have asked for more help from Greenwich Council while their freeholder and insurer squabble over how the dangerous material is replaced. The 12-block development, next to Deptford Creek, features a similar material to that used at Grenfell Tower, north Kensington, where 71 […]
Posted inNews
£1m Greenwich Council land settlement for Kidbrooke school is ‘an investment’, leader says
Greenwich Council leader Denise Hyland has called a £1m settlement on a land dispute at a Kidbrooke academy an “investment” in the school’s future. The council is paying £1m to settle an issue dating back to when the former Kidbrooke School became Corelli Academy, “London’s first co-operative academy”, in 2011. However, the school has now […]
Posted inNews
Greenwich councillors escape questioning over New Capital Quay fire risk and housing issues
Wednesday night at the council: Residents at the New Capital Quay development, which is covered in flammable cladding, were denied the chance to quiz Greenwich councillors about the issue at last week’s council meeting. Snowy and icy conditions led to the cancellation of most of Greenwich Council’s full meeting last week, meaning all parts of […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.