Thousands of Greenwich borough’s poorest residents are set to lose their exemption from council tax bills as part of the council’s £33 million programme of cuts. Since 2020, about 15,000 working-age residents on low incomes have been given a 100 per cent discount on their council tax. Before that a maximum of 85 per cent […]
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Yet more cuts coming to Greenwich after 5 per cent council tax rise signed off
Greenwich councillors signed off on a 5 per cent council tax hike and £33.7 million in cuts on Wednesday night – with the warning that more cuts will be on their way next year. Streets will be cleaned less often, children’s centres likely to close and library opening hours may be cut back as part […]
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Greenwich Council leader: We’re making budget cuts, but also investing in the future
The Greenwich Wire has been the only news outlet to examine Greenwich Council’s plans to cut £33 million from next year’s budget. Now ANTHONY OKEREKE, the council leader, has his say on what Greenwich residents can expect from their council over the year ahead. After over a decade of austerity, everyone – including me – […]
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Greenwich Labour’s council budget is a £26m admission of failure, says Tory leader
The Greenwich Wire has been the only news outlet to examine Greenwich Council’s plans to cut £33 million from next year’s budget. MATT HARTLEY, the leader of the council’s Conservative opposition, has his say on what the Labour town hall is offering. This year the Labour councillors who run Greenwich Council are bringing forward a […]
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Park cafés may face extra bills as part of Greenwich Council cuts
Cafés in Greenwich Council’s parks are set to be asked to pay for their own gas, electricity and water bills as part of the town hall’s £33 million cost-cutting programme. One councillor said he knew of a cafe that would struggle if it had to pay for its utilities as the issue came up before […]
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Greenwich Council could hire out part of its Woolwich HQ to save cash
The rise of hybrid working means Greenwich Council could hire out two floors of its HQ to other organisations – just 13 years after the showpiece building opened. The Woolwich Centre, which has room for 3,000 staff, opened in 2011 as the first part of the still-unfinished development that includes the next-door Tesco store and […]
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Parking enforcement in Greenwich is unfair, council’s deputy leader admits
Greenwich Council’s parking enforcement system is unfair because it relies on having just 18 wardens on the borough’s streets at any one time, the town hall’s deputy leader has said. The council is thinking about outsourcing its service as part of a £33 million package of cuts, with consultants set to be brought in to […]
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Residents won’t be celebrating the end of Greenwich Info, council leader insists
Residents will not be celebrating the end of Greenwich Council’s fortnightly freesheet Greenwich Info, the town hall’s Labour leader Anthony Okereke has said. Greenwich Info will go online-only in the coming year as part of a £33m package of cuts at the council. First published in 2016, it is thought to be the most frequently-published […]
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