Greenwich Labour’s election pledge to give every child in the borough a £150 voucher to buy a new bike is an “incredible policy” that will transform children’s lives, one of the party’s councillors has said. Aidan Smith, who is seeking re-election in Greenwich Park, spoke out as the flagship policy came under criticism from rival […]
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Traffic and housing raise hackles at busy Blackheath hustings
Traffic and housing were the hottest topics at a packed hustings for Blackheath Westcombe ward, held with a week to go until the Greenwich Council elections. Candidates from Labour, the Greens, Tories and Liberal Democrats responded to voters’ questions in front of more than 100 people at Mycenae House, while Reform stayed away. Mariam Lolavar, […]
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Greenwich Council denies sharing confidential info with Labour candidates
Greenwich Council has denied giving Labour candidates confidential information after details of what appeared to be plans to ease traffic congestion in Charlton featured in a campaign leaflet. Another candidate has also claimed that the Army is close to a deal to take over the Olympic legacy equestrian centre at Shooters Hill, which the council […]
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Greenwich local elections: Labour pledges £150 bike vouchers for children
Greenwich Labour would offer every child in the borough a £150 voucher to help them buy a bike if it wins next month’s council election. The party, which has ruled the borough since 1971, is also pledging to deliver 6,000 social and “low-rent” homes over the next decade, a crackdown on crime and antisocial behaviour […]
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New-look Morden Wharf towers passed with fewer ‘affordable’ homes
Revamped plans for the controversial Morden Wharf development on the Greenwich Peninsula have been rubber-stamped by councillors – with the developer hoping to finish the scheme by 2032. But councillors were unhappy about having to accept just 20 per cent “affordable” housing for the scheme after London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan cut targets in an […]
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What’s holding up Woolwich Exchange? Traders angry after years of delays
Businesses waiting to find out if they will lose their premises for a major development in Woolwich say they have been “thrown under the bus” as uncertainty over the project goes on, some 12 years after it was first announced. Both Greenwich Council and the housing association Notting Hill Genesis say they are still committed […]
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Liz Truss’s husband among Greenwich Council election candidates
The husband of former prime minister Liz Truss is among the candidates in the most unpredictable Greenwich Council election for more than half a century. Hugh O’Leary is standing for the Conservatives in Woolwich Arsenal ward on May 7, nearly four years after his wife began her short but calamitous spell in Downing Street. Greenwich […]
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Morden Wharf could get more ‘affordable’ homes after mayor cuts targets
More “affordable” housing could be built at the controversial Morden Wharf development in Greenwich after London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan cut the targets that developers have to meet. Plans for towers of up to 36 storeys on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula were narrowly approved in September 2021. Opponents included Greenwich & Woolwich […]
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