Staff at the National Maritime Museum went on strike this lunchtime in a fresh row over pay and conditions – nearly three months after Royal Museums Greenwich offered to pay staff the London Living Wage from 2022. Front-of-house staff who are members of the Prospect union walked off the job between 11am and 2pm, claiming […]
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News stories about Greenwich, London SE10, from The Greenwich Wire.
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New Capital Quay: Developer should pay for fire-proof cladding, Housing Secretary says
The developer behind Greenwich’s New Capital Quay development should be paying for its flammable cladding to be replaced, the Housing Secretary has told Parliament. James Brokenshire was responding to to a question from Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook, who raised the plight of New Capital Quay’s 2,000 residents in the House of Commons on […]
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Cyclist killed at Greenwich A102 junction where Sadiq Khan cancelled safety improvements
A cyclist has died this morning after a collision at the Woolwich Road roundabout in east Greenwich where mayor Sadiq Khan cancelled plans to improve road safety. The rider is reported to have been hit at about 8.20am at the A102/A206 junction, where the Blackwall Tunnel approach and Woolwich Road meet. Khan removed the junction […]
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Save Jumbo: East Greenwich gasholder petition nears 700 signatures
A petition objecting to the demolition of east Greenwich’s historic gasholder is nearing 700 signatures just a few days after launching. Last month, Greenwich Council planning officers approved plans to demolish the 130-year-old gasholder, which sits close to the entrance of the Blackwall Tunnel. Now the Greenwich Industrial History Society is calling on Greenwich Council […]
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Greenwich Labour councillors fight back over Silvertown Tunnel legal deal
A group of Greenwich Labour councillors are objecting to their council’s legal deal with Transport for London over its proposed Silvertown Tunnel – a week before Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is due to approve or reject the scheme. A decision on the £1 billion road tunnel, due to run between the Greenwich Peninsula and Royal […]
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Hustings highlights: Plumstead councillor joins ‘toxic’ Greenwich cruise port rebellion
Plumstead councillor Matt Morrow added his voice to the growing rebellion against his own council’s endorsement of the planned London City Cruise Port in east Greenwich – backing calls for the terminal to force ships berthed at the terminal to use power from the National Grid instead of highly polluting marine fuel. The cruise port […]
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I’ll defy leadership on ‘toxic’ Greenwich cruise port and Silvertown Tunnel, Labour candidate pledges
Labour candidate Leo Fletcher pledged to defy his council’s leadership last night and vote against plans for the Silvertown Tunnel and London City Cruise Port. Fletcher, who is standing in Blackheath Westcombe ward for 3 May’s Greenwich Council election, told the audience at the Westcombe Society’s hustings: “If I feel strongly about something, I will […]
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Council backs demolishing Greenwich’s historic gasholder
Greenwich Council planning officers have approved plans to demolish the 130-year-old gasholder that sits close to the entrance of the Blackwall Tunnel. Onwer SGN plc, which says the gasometer is a “significant security and safety liability”, has been told it can dismantle the structure, which was one of a pair constructed for the old East […]
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