Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke has tightened his grip on the town hall in a cabinet reshuffle less than five months before the next election. As well as being leader, Okereke will now also be cabinet member for planning and regeneration, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. The deputy leader, Averil Lekau, has been effectively demoted […]
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Controversial Kidbrooke housing scheme recommended for approval
Plans for council homes on an estate in Kidbrooke that have been criticised by Labour councillors have been recommended for approval at a planning meeting next week. Greenwich Council plans to build three three-bedroom houses on garages and parking spaces at Woodville Close, a small estate next to the Sun-in-the Sands roundabout, as part of […]
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Former council leader to be quizzed on Plumstead Slade toilet café
Greenwich Council’s former leader Denise Hyland is to be asked to appear before a scrutiny panel to discuss the controversial conversion of a public toilet in Plumstead into a café. The Slade café opened in October 2018 after the council spent more than half a million pounds refurbishing the former conveniences opposite Plumstead Common. While […]
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Greenwich Labour councillors criticise Sadiq Khan over ‘contradictory’ bus cuts
Greenwich Labour councillors criticised their own London mayor last night over cuts to south-east London’s bus services – with a senior councillor admitting getting into “a bit of trouble” for campaigning against the shortening of the key 53 routes. Transport cabinet member Denise Scott-McDonald said that the mayor’s office objected to Greenwich launching a joint […]
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Greenwich Council to change its mind and declare a climate emergency
Greenwich Council is to declare a climate emergency, a senior councillor revealed last night, just two months after she dismissed a proposal to make the borough carbon neutral by 2030. Denise Scott-McDonald made the revelation under pressure from councillors at a meeting of the regeneration, transport and culture scrutiny panel which also saw a veteran […]
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Greenwich councillor questions ‘mouthwatering’ £5m spent on agency staff
A Greenwich councillor has questioned why “mouthwatering” sums of money are being shelled out on hundreds of temporary workers at Greenwich Council. The cost of agency staff and consultants has shot up in the last year, sparking concerns over how temporary roles are being filled with workers not on the council’s books. Agency staff are […]
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Morris Walk Estate: ‘Misleading rumours’ criticised as estate redevelopment delayed
Greenwich Council has hit out at “misleading rumours” that a major scheme to redevelop Morris Walk Estate has been delayed for nine years. The programme, which will see the estate on the border of Woolwich and Charlton knocked down and replaced with new housing, was due to begin this year. Demolition was due to start […]
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Spray Street demolitions: Labour candidates criticise Greenwich Council’s Woolwich consultation
Greenwich Council’s consultation around a scheme to demolish part of Woolwich town centre and replace it with a new retail, housing and leisure development was criticised by Labour candidates at a hustings meeting on Friday evening. Developers plan to knock down shops – including scores of businesses run by and for black and ethnic minority […]
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