Greenwich Council and its leader Anthony Okereke have been accused of breaking a pledge to consider selling its Olympic legacy equestrian centre to a community group. The Greenwich Equestrian Centre, in Shooters Hill was opened by Princess Anne a year after Greenwich Park was used for horse-riding events in the London Games. But the centre […]
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‘Ray of light’ as council agrees to meet equestrian centre campaigners
Greenwich Council has agreed to meet campaigners who want to save the borough’s Olympic legacy equestrian centre from development. The “ray of light” came after Greenwich refused permission for the site in Shooters Hill to be designated an asset of community value – even though one of the conditions set for the original centre was […]
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Army linked to potential takeover of Greenwich’s equestrian centre
Mystery surrounds claims that the Army has expressed an interest in taking over the Olympic legacy equestrian centre in Shooters Hill. The Greenwich Wire has been told by a Greenwich Labour source that the military would like a long lease on the site, close to the Bexley border, to provide additional exercise space for its […]
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Labour candidate boycotts hustings and criticises residents’ campaigns
Labour’s candidate for the Shooters Hill by-election boycotted community hustings held over the weekend, claiming campaigns to stop council land sales in the ward had attracted little support. Jummy Dawodu also used a letter sent to residents’ homes to accuse the ward’s former councillor, Ivis Williams, of “siding with the Conservatives” in speaking up for […]
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Don’t speak up for Green by-election candidate, Labour councillors warned
Greenwich’s Labour councillors have been ordered not to express their support for the Green candidate in this month’s by-election in Shooters Hill. The extraordinary warning came as organisers of hustings taking place this weekend said that Labour had not responded to a request to take part – even though all six other candidates had pledged to […]
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Labour councillor quits after facing sanction for defending residents
A Greenwich Labour councillor who spoke up for local residents protesting against the sale of council land in her ward has quit after being threatened with a six-week suspension. Ivis Williams, who had been a councillor since 2018, spoke out in March about the disposal of the Greenwich Equestrian Centre, as well as the sale […]
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Flats could be built on Shooters Hill equestrian centre, council leader suggests
The Labour leader of Greenwich Council has raised the possibility of flats being built on the site of the borough’s Olympic legacy equestrian centre, which is set to be put up for sale. Anthony Okereke compared criticism of the sale to a campaign against council homes on the site of a community garden in west […]
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Newham Council shrugs off ‘mismanaged’ comment by Greenwich councillor
An east London council has shrugged off comments by a senior Greenwich councillor that appeared to accuse it of “financial mismanagement” last week, wrongly claiming that it had been placed in special measures. Majid Rahman, the cabinet member for planning, singled out the financial affairs of Labour -run Newham at a meeting about plans to […]
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