Local residents have persuaded Greenwich councillors to visit the site of 80 new council homes planned for green space in Kidbrooke after telling them they had their own plans for the land. Council officers had recommended the planning board rubber-stamp the new homes for the Brook Estate, planned as part of a pledge to start […]
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Brook Estate: Greenwich councillors urged to back 80 council homes on green space
Plans for 80 Greenwich Council homes on green space between Kidbrooke and Eltham are set for approval next week. Councillors on the planning board will discuss plans to build next to the Brook Estate as part of the council’s Greenwich Builds programme to begin 750 new council homes by 2022, with planning officers recommending they […]
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Lewisham Covid-19 test centre joins growing list of SE London facilities
A new walk-in Covid-19 test centre has opened in Lewisham town centre, Lewisham Council announced at the weekend, increasing the number of testing facilities in south-east London. The new centre is in a car park on Molesworth Street, behind the Lewisham Centre, and is open from 8am to 8pm every day. However, tests are only […]
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Maze Hill could get relief from rat-run jams with its own road blocks
Relief could be on the way for frustrated residents who live in streets east of Greenwich Park who have endured traffic jams since the introduction of an anti-ratrunning scheme the other side of the park. Greenwich Council has indicated it could spend some of £711,000 in funding from Transport for London on modal filters to […]
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Relief as plans for more weekend London City Airport flights shelved
Campaigners have voiced their relief at news that London City Airport has shelved plans to increase its operating hours. The airport published its long-term vision for the future today after a consultation with neighbours and passengers last summer. Campaign groups like Hacan East were previously concerned by suggestions the airport might seek to increase flights […]
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Greenwich Council’s ‘residents’ rainbow’ cost over £200 per message
853 exclusive: A Greenwich Council project to put messages from residents on trees cost the borough a total of £95,000 – more than £200 per message – after it included a laser show which was branded an “epic fail”. The Residents’ Rainbow, which was launched in September, was a response to the coronavirus crisis. It […]
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Cray Valley PM: Eltham’s FA Cup heroes miss out on second-round tie
Dreams of FA Cup glory in Eltham are over for another season after Cray Valley PM narrowly lost their first-ever first round tie at Havant & Waterlooville yesterday. While Millers, who play in the eighth tier of English football, had been hoping to bring the likes of Charlton or Sunderland to Badgers Sports Ground on […]
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No big tie for Cray Valley PM but Eltham’s FA Cup side hopeful of first-round upset
Eltham’s Cray Valley PM football club may not have landed a big name in their first ever FA Cup first round match – but they are still hopeful of causing an upset when they play Havant & Waterlooville next month. The Millers, who play in the eighth tier of English football, made history on Saturday […]
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