Greenwich Labour councillors criticised their own London mayor last night over cuts to south-east London’s bus services – with a senior councillor admitting getting into “a bit of trouble” for campaigning against the shortening of the key 53 routes. Transport cabinet member Denise Scott-McDonald said that the mayor’s office objected to Greenwich launching a joint […]
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Greenwich Council to change its mind and declare a climate emergency
Greenwich Council is to declare a climate emergency, a senior councillor revealed last night, just two months after she dismissed a proposal to make the borough carbon neutral by 2030. Denise Scott-McDonald made the revelation under pressure from councillors at a meeting of the regeneration, transport and culture scrutiny panel which also saw a veteran […]
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Greenwich Low Emissions Neighbourhood is ineffective, residents’ group says
A residents’ group in east Greenwich has questioned the effectiveness of Greenwich Council’s “low emissions neighbourhood” – claiming it is failing to address poor air quality in the area. The scheme, part-funded with money from City Hall, was introduced after the council’s backing for the Enderby Wharf cruise liner terminal, east Greenwich’s Ikea store and […]
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Greenwich Peninsula councillors back Silvertown Tunnel – after claiming to oppose it
853 exclusive: Greenwich Labour councillors reaffirmed their backing for the Silvertown Tunnel last week, with the help of councillors in the area most affected by the scheme who had pledged their opposition to it when appealing for votes last year. Peninsula ward councillors Denise Scott-McDonald and Stephen Brain voted against a motion that would have […]
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When will the Woolwich Ferry reopen? Greenwich councillor criticises ‘uncooperative’ TfL
A senior Greenwich councillor has criticised TfL over continuing delays in the reopening of the Woolwich Ferry, branding the mayor’s transport agency “uncooperative” in its handling of the refurbishment of the ferry. The service has been closed since October so it can be adapted for new vessels, Ben Woollacott and Dame Vera Lynn, which arrived […]
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Greenwich Council cools on dockless hire bikes after firms pull out of area
Greenwich Council has eased back on a scheme to bring dockless cycle hire to the borough after two firms providing a scheme in Southwark scaled back their coverage. Southwark Council began a trial with Ofo and Mobike earlier this year to bring a hire scheme to its borough. Users download an app which controls locks […]
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Stuff Jumbo: Greenwich Labour refuses to back threatened gasholder
Greenwich Labour councillors have voted down a motion opposing the proposed demolition of East Greenwich’s historic gasholder, which has stood on the peninsula for over 130 years. Plans by the gasholder’s owner, SGN, to take down the structure next to the Blackwall Tunnel were given the go-ahead by council officers earlier this year. A motion […]
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How former Greenwich Council leader represented borough in Berlin – with taxpayers paying his hotel bill
Former Greenwich Council leader Chris Roberts, who left the council after accusations of bullying were made against him, represented the borough on a trip to Berlin this summer, with accommodation paid for as part of a taxpayer-funded town twinning scheme. Roberts, who is now deputy chairman of a company which lobbies for property developers, joined […]
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