“Should we wash hands before changing papers, Paul?” It’s a Tuesday night in Eltham and Eric, a regular in pubs around here, is asking quizmaster Paul Partridge about the hygiene of teams marking each other’s answers, with just a hint of a smirk. “I’m highly sanitised, Eric,” replies Paul. Then without missing a beat: “It’s […]
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TfL refused to pay for ‘paint on road’ cycle route on Plumstead High Street
Greenwich Council’s plans for a major new cycle route included a stretch that was little more than paint on a main road – despite long-established guidance calling for riders to be given segregated routes instead. The plans for a route from Woolwich to Abbey Wood called for cyclists to mix with lorries and buses on […]
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We’re delighted and thrilled to announce that Flyover Media, the publisher of 853, has been awarded a grant to help us report on the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic in SE London. The €5,000 grant comes from the European Journalism Covid-19 Support Fund, which has been set up to support independent reporting across the […]
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‘Backdoor ghettoisation’: Next phase of Kidbrooke Village thrown out by Greenwich councillors
Greenwich councillors have thrown out revised plans for the next phase of the Kidbrooke Village development after voicing worries about the lack of local transport capacity, density and placing all the homes for affordable rent in one block. Berkeley Homes had hoped to build 1,306 homes to the south and east of the development, on […]
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Greenwich Council asks for views on nearly 200 Kidbrooke council homes
Greenwich Council is consulting this weekend on plans to build 197 council homes in Kidbrooke – including on green space off Rochester Way and the old Thomas Tallis school site. The plans make up nearly a quarter of the council’s Greenwich Builds programme to start 750 new council homes by 2022. All homes will go […]
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Petition prompts Greenwich Council to start locking park gates again
A 216-signature petition has helped persuade Greenwich Council to start locking its parks at night once again, two months after it left them open because of budget cuts. The council said it would save nearly £9,000 by leaving gates unlocked as part of a £7.1 million, four-year package of cuts agreed earlier this year. Park […]
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Virtual consultations fine for our new homes, Greenwich Council says
Greenwich Council has defended launching virtual consultations into two new housing developments, weeks after one of its senior councillors criticised developers for doing the same. Last week the council launched two short consultations into developments at Well Hall Road in Eltham and Sam Manners House in east Greenwich. The Well Hall Road development would see […]
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Developers should pause their plans, councillors say as 3,000 object to new school
Labour and Conservative councillors have criticised developers for launching consultations on new schemes during the coronavirus lockdown, including one for a new school in Eltham that has seen over 3,000 objections. Developers have launched “virtual consultations” to replace the exhibitions that they usually hold before applying for planning permission on new sites. They include a […]
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