More than 300 new Greenwich Council homes were approved by councillors last night – but with Labour representatives criticising their administration’s own scheme for being too tall and not having enough family homes. One Labour councillor, who will be standing in a nearby ward in next month’s election, even called for fewer council homes to […]
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Eltham to Greenwich Park cycle route scrapped by Greenwich Council
Plans to create a cycle route between Eltham and Greenwich Park have been quietly scrapped in the latest setback for campaigners hoping to make the borough safer for walking and cycling. Greenwich Council had planned to create a cycle route from Eltham High Street to Greenwich Park, using a segregated route on Eltham Hill and […]
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Damp forces tenants out of new Greenwich Council-backed homes in Eltham
Tenants have been forced to leave two of the first homes built by a Greenwich Council-backed housing company because of structural problems, 853 can reveal. Workers are on site at Jack’s Acre, off Rochester Way in Eltham, after householders found water and damp were getting into their homes, which were completed in 2019. Patio doors […]
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Greenwich Council confirms plans for 322 homes on Thomas Tallis site
Plans for 322 new homes in “a blossoming, leafy and green neighbourhood” on the old Thomas Tallis school site in Kidbrooke have been unveiled by Greenwich Council. The scheme, which would turbocharge Greenwich leader Danny Thorpe’s plans to start work on 750 new council homes by next year, when his Labour group faces re-election. The […]
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Sabina Nessa: Vigil to be held for teacher murdered in Kidbrooke
A vigil will be held on Friday evening for Sabina Nessa, the teacher who was murdered in Kidbrooke last week. Police believe that the 28-year-old, who worked at Rushey Green Primary School in Catford, was killed in Cator Park, on the Kidbrooke Village development, at about 8.30pm last Friday. Her body was not found until […]
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Mind the swans! Nearly 200 take part in first Sutcliffe Parkrun
Almost 200 people ran or walked their way around Sutcliffe Park in Eltham this morning as Greenwich borough gained its second Parkrun. The free weekly event’s debut comes 21 months after 853 reported how Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe intervened to help volunteers after they complained of town hall officials being obstructive. Since then, the […]
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Mercury Man: Finding cricket’s new generation in Hervey Road
Been switched on to cricket by The Hundred? 853‘s special correspondent and turf investment adviser MERCURY MAN returns with the man who’s helping children from across Greenwich and Lewisham get to grips on the crease. I don’t like cricket. I love it. Especially compared to that game where all sorts of dastardly foul play are […]
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More Greenwich Council housing planned for Kidbrooke’s old Thomas Tallis school site
Greenwich Council has confirmed plans to build homes on the remaining parts of the Thomas Tallis School site, which has sat empty for a decade. Plans were approved last November for 117 council homes on part of the old school grounds, which became vacant when the school moved to an adjoining site. Now a technical […]
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