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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You were wrong, Greenwich councillors told as Thorpe overrules them on ‘undelivered’ freesheet
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has opted to continue publishing its fortnightly freesheet Greenwich Info – even though a scrutiny panel of councillors threw out a £1.3m deal for its printing and distribution at the end of last year. The three councillors have even been told they were wrong to say they did not receive […]
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Councillors reject £1.3m Greenwich Info contract after admitting they don’t get council freesheet
Greenwich councillors have rejected a £1.3m contract to print and distribute the council’s fortnightly magazine Greenwich Info – with all three councillors on the panel declaring it was not delivered to their homes. Council officers had planned to spend the money renewing a joint three-year deal alongside other boroughs for printing and delivery services, but […]
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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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