Wednesday night at the council: Residents at the New Capital Quay development, which is covered in flammable cladding, were denied the chance to quiz Greenwich councillors about the issue at last week’s council meeting. Snowy and icy conditions led to the cancellation of most of Greenwich Council’s full meeting last week, meaning all parts of […]
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Greenwich Council can’t revamp Blackheath Standard toilets – because it can’t prove it owns them
Greenwich Council is unable to sell or convert disused public toilets at the Royal Standard in Blackheath – because it cannot confirm it owns the facility. The underground loos at the Standard have been closed for about a decade, but legal problems mean it can’t reopen them or do something new with them. Other underground […]
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Tories take aim at Greenwich Info and mayoral ceremony as councillors back tax rise
Greenwich councillors voted through a total council tax rise of nearly 6% on Wednesday night – rejecting proposals to scrap its fortnightly Greenwich Info paper, cut back on the mayor’s inauguration ceremony and introduce free bulky waste collections. Councillors backed a rise of 2.99%, along with an additional increase of 3% approved last year to […]
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Council tax to rise by 2.99% (and then some more) in Greenwich
Greenwich Council is set to increase its portion of council tax by 2.99% to boost services for the homeless and to cover increased wage bills. Residents will also have to pay an extra 3% charge to pay towards adult social care costs, a move which was approved last year. The new tax rate, which needs […]
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‘Pay London Living Wage’: Labour members urge Greenwich Council to intervene in museums dispute
Rank and file Labour members are urging Greenwich Council’s leadership to take a stand in a dispute over pay and conditions at some of Greenwich’s leading tourist attractions. Members of the Prospect union at Royal Museums Greenwich are to stage a second strike on Saturday after management imposed changes to their pay and conditions which […]
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Street Feast lands licence for ‘wonderful’ Woolwich Public Market transformation
Plans for a street food market in the old covered market in Woolwich town centre were given the go-ahead by Greenwich councillors on Tuesday night – with operator Street Feast planning to open at the start of March. The firm had threatened to pull out after Greenwich Council’s own officers and the Metropolitan Police objected […]
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Woolwich’s ousted Rust Bucket Pizza operator gets support from councillors
A Woolwich pizza operator who pitched his business on council land without permission after being refused planning consent has been given support from local councillors. Vito Marino, who used to run Charlton’s White Swan pub (and still runs a Facebook page dedicated to it, despite requests from the current owner to close it), moved his […]
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‘You make your decisions, we’ll make ours’, Greenwich Council leader tells Labour NEC after Haringey row
Greenwich Council’s leader has said the Labour Party’s ruling committee should recognise the independence of its local councils, after her counterpart at Haringey resigned after a row over its plans to spin off council homes into a part-private company. Denise Hyland was speaking at Woolwich Town Hall the day after Claire Kober announced her departure […]
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