An outdoor theatre production celebrating the life of Mexican surrealist artist Frida Kahlo has gained £100,000 in funding from Greenwich Council after backing from council leader Denise Hyland. The Four Fridas is the headline show for this year’s Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, and will take place at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich from […]
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Greenwich Council plans to reveal ‘affordable’ housing assessments
This has been covered elsewhere but it’s worth noting a welcome change of heart from Greenwich Council – it wants to force developers to reveal why they can’t provide set amounts of ‘affordable’ housing in the borough. The council’s consulting on new rules on the information firms must provide when they apply for planning permission. […]
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Stuck at North Greenwich: Can the peninsula cope with its new masterplan?
Update, Friday 17 April: The consultation period has now been extended to Tuesday 28 April. The general election’s well under way. But an arguably bigger decision for this part of south east London is also open for your thoughts – although you’ve only got until Friday to make your views known. Last month, Greenwich Council […]
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Greenwich Council saves playing field from Greenwich Council
The election doesn’t stop Greenwich Time – it just removes councillors from its pages for a few weeks. But the weekly paper remains to subtly associate the council with Good Things in the area, and to drone on about “royal borough” this and “royal borough” that. This week’s Good Thing is the rescuing of Kidbrooke’s […]
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50 years ago: Farewell Woolwich Council, ta-ta Deptford borough
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Greater London – and half-a-century since shotgun marriages between metropolitan boroughs, urban districts and county boroughs formed today’s 32 London boroughs. Even all those years on, you can still hear the occasional grumble about Greenwich being forced to merge with (and move to) Woolwich, or Deptford having to pitch […]
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Greenwich Time: Council leader mocks ‘shut it down’ petition
Greenwich Council leader Denise Hyland has mocked the the number of signatures on a petition calling for the closure of its weekly newspaper Greenwich Time, saying: “I didn’t know the Tories and Liberal Democrats had so many members.” Hyland also predicted other boroughs would join Greenwich’s judicial review into communities secretary Eric Pickles’ order demanding […]
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How the Greenwich Time row could be ended tomorrow
One thing that was notable about Tuesday’s Greenwich Council decision to go to court to fight for the future of its weekly paper, Greenwich Time, was the response on Twitter that evening – it was unanimously hostile. The justification for Greenwich Time that appeals the most to its Labour defenders is that it allows the […]
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The battle begins: A brief history of Greenwich Time
Greenwich Council’s cabinet will challenge Eric Pickles’ decision to outlaw its weekly newspaper, Greenwich Time, it confirmed after a meeting yesterday. Greenwich remains the only Labour council in the country to print a weekly paper – and yet has decided to seek a judicial review of a direction by the communities secretary telling the council […]
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