Labour candidate Leo Fletcher pledged to defy his council’s leadership last night and vote against plans for the Silvertown Tunnel and London City Cruise Port. Fletcher, who is standing in Blackheath Westcombe ward for 3 May’s Greenwich Council election, told the audience at the Westcombe Society’s hustings: “If I feel strongly about something, I will […]
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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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Greenwich councillor drops Green Party police threat over cruise terminal leaflet
A Greenwich councillor has pulled back from a threat to report the local Green Party to police after it published a newsletter explaining how Labour representatives supported the controversial Enderby Wharf cruise liner terminal. Peninsula councillor Stephen Brain saw red after the Greens condemned his party’s record on pollution, noting that “in 2012, Labour councillors […]
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Greenwich cruise terminal campaigners take heart from European ruling
Campaigners who want to cut pollution from the proposed Greenwich cruise liner terminal say they have been given a boost by a ruling from the European Commission. The East Greenwich Residents Association objects to the London City Cruise Port, at Enderby Wharf, not having facilities to power ships while they are staying at the terminal. […]
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Greenwich cruise liner terminal pollution: A warning from Sydney
7pm update: A High Court judge today allowed the judicial review against Greenwich Council’s decision to proceed. Greenwich Council said it was “disappointed at the further delay“. On Tuesday morning, a High Court judge will hear an application to hold a judicial review into Greenwich Council’s decision to allow the London City Cruise Port to […]
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Sadiq Khan sides with Enderby Wharf campaigners in clean air battle with Greenwich Council
Labour’s mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has backed campaigners who are taking Greenwich Council to court over the planned Enderby Wharf cruise liner terminal. Khan has issued a statement of support backing the East Greenwich Residents’ Association, which is crowdfunding a legal action against the council’s decision to allow the terminal to permit ships to use […]
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Crap development: Enderby Wharf neighbours disturbed by Greenwich’s ‘poo wagon’
It’s another tall ships weekend, but for a real sniff of what life’s like by the river in Greenwich these days, head down to Christchurch Way. Here, Barratt Homes has recently unveiled the first homes at Enderby Wharf – adjacent to the planned cruise terminal site. Unfortunately, these homes haven’t yet been properly linked up […]
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Greenwich cruise liner terminal: Planners shrug off pollution fears
10.40pm update: The cruise liner terminal was passed by six votes to three, with one abstention. Read on for the story from before the meeting. Greenwich Council planners have dismissed fears of air pollution from the new cruise liner terminal at Enderby Wharf, recommending councillors pass the scheme at a meeting on Tuesday evening. Groups […]
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