As Greenwich’s Labour councillors get ready to vote tonight on whether or not they’ll give long-serving leader Chris Roberts the heave-ho, here’s an example of the secretive culture that challenger John Fahy wants to overturn. Last December, the council agreed to spend £45,000 on further studies into a possible DLR extension to Eltham, which would […]
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Woolwich riot: The report Greenwich Council tried to hide
It’s seven months since Woolwich burned in last summer’s riots. So it seems a good time to share with you a document I had a bit of trouble obtaining – an internal report into how Greenwich Council handled the aftermath of the disturbances. The report was compiled for the 40 Labour Party councillors – the […]
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Eltham DLR bid ‘to challenge TfL’, says council leader
Greenwich Council’s cabinet has agreed to spend up to £45,000 on further studies into a Docklands Light Railway extension to Eltham, with leader Chris Roberts declaring he wanted to “challenge Transport for London’s mentality” on new transit links. The council has already spent £25,000 on the report via its Eltham Regeneration Agency, which suggests an […]
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Greenwich Council report suggests DLR on stilts to Eltham
Greenwich Council’s cabinet is preparing to mull over proposals for a £1 billion Docklands Light Railway extension to Eltham, which it claims could be built above the A102 and A2 dual carriageways – and pits the Labour council against the transport policies of the party’s mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone. The report, commissioned by the council […]
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Greenwich Council urged 286 bus cut to fund gyratory
Greenwich Council suggested cutting the frequency of one of the borough’s few north-south bus links to help pay for its plans to pedestrianise Greenwich town centre, according to documents released by Transport for London. The scheme was shelved after objections from Transport for London, and the documents outline TfL’s worries – including its estimate that […]
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Capital Ring 1: Charlton to Grove Park
A bit of time on your hands? Sun shining? Have a blog that needs livening up? Time to put on some walking shoes, grab the camera, and head out for a walk. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be walking the Capital Ring, which runs in a loop right around (roughly) inner London. […]
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