Greenwich’s planning board has backed down and allowed a legal procedure which will stop gas from being stored at the site of the historic gasholder next to the Blackwall Tunnel. Councillors were told the borough could face legal action if they continued blocking the procedure, which would also stop the nearby St Mary Magdalene school […]
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Jumbo hold-up: Greenwich councillors’ gasholder stand-off throws school opening in doubt
Greenwich councillors have refused to revoke a legal order allowing gas to be stored at the historic East Greenwich gasholder site – throwing into doubt the opening date of a new school just a few hundred metres away. Planning officers have already given permission for the No 1 gasholder, which sits at the entrance to […]
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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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‘Do the right thing’ on Enderby Wharf cruise port, Sadiq Khan tells new Greenwich leader
London mayor Sadiq Khan is to talk to new Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe about the future of the planned cruise liner terminal at Enderby Wharf, east Greenwich, urging him to “do the right thing” about cutting pollution from the scheme. The London City Cruise Port, which is backed by the council, would allow berthed […]
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Cyclist killed at Greenwich A102 junction where Sadiq Khan cancelled safety improvements
A cyclist has died this morning after a collision at the Woolwich Road roundabout in east Greenwich where mayor Sadiq Khan cancelled plans to improve road safety. The rider is reported to have been hit at about 8.20am at the A102/A206 junction, where the Blackwall Tunnel approach and Woolwich Road meet. Khan removed the junction […]
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Save Jumbo: East Greenwich gasholder petition nears 700 signatures
A petition objecting to the demolition of east Greenwich’s historic gasholder is nearing 700 signatures just a few days after launching. Last month, Greenwich Council planning officers approved plans to demolish the 130-year-old gasholder, which sits close to the entrance of the Blackwall Tunnel. Now the Greenwich Industrial History Society is calling on Greenwich Council […]
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Hustings highlights: Plumstead councillor joins ‘toxic’ Greenwich cruise port rebellion
Plumstead councillor Matt Morrow added his voice to the growing rebellion against his own council’s endorsement of the planned London City Cruise Port in east Greenwich – backing calls for the terminal to force ships berthed at the terminal to use power from the National Grid instead of highly polluting marine fuel. The cruise port […]
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‘Listen to our residents’: Greenwich cabinet member breaks ranks on cruise port
A Greenwich Council cabinet member has broken ranks to criticise the controversial Enderby Wharf cruise liner terminal – demanding that its operators “plug in or ship out”. Housing spokesperson Averil Lekau called for the council to “listen to our residents” on the issue of pollution from the terminal. Under current plans, ships using the terminal […]
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