Greenwich and Lewisham’s long-serving London Assembly member, Len Duvall, has been made a member of the House of Lords – as has Lewisham’s elected mayor, Brenda Dacres. Duvall was leader of Greenwich Council for eight years before being elected to the 25-strong assembly, which scrutinises the mayor, when it was set up in 2000. He […]
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Stop being negative about Woolwich, Greenwich Labour councillor says
A Greenwich Labour councillor has poured scorn on criticism of the revamped public spaces of Woolwich, telling one of her political rivals not to be so negative about the area. Jackie Smith said that residents needed to “behave” and not leave litter in the town centre, which has had a £17.1 million refurbishment with new […]
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How the road to Sadiq Khan’s election win began in Greenwich & Lewisham
Only one local reporter was at the London mayoral election count for Greenwich & Lewisham on Saturday. The Greenwich Wire editor DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN saw how Labour squeezed the Tories out – with a little help from the Greens and Reform UK. Labour’s Sadiq Khan secured a third term as mayor of London on Saturday, a […]
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Tell us how much it would cost to cancel Silvertown Tunnel, London Assembly tells Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan has been urged to reveal what it would cost to cancel the Silvertown Tunnel by members of the London Assembly. The planned crossing between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks has been the subject of fierce criticism from locals, environmental campaigners and politicians who fear it will increase traffic and contribute to poor […]
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Silvertown Tunnel scrutiny row leads to assembly bust-up at City Hall
A row over scrutinising the Silvertown Tunnel has led to Labour angrily accusing the Greens and Liberal Democrats at City Hall of “being in bed with the Tories”. The disagreement blew up on Friday as London Assembly members met to decide who will chair the scrutiny body’s committees for the new term. Labour had wanted […]
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Clean sweep for Labour in Greenwich by-elections as Duvall wins sixth Assembly election
Labour have won all four by-elections to Greenwich Council, retaining their seats in Kidbrooke with Hornfair, Greenwich West, Shooters Hill and Glyndon wards, while Len Duvall has been elected London Assembly member for Greenwich and Lewisham for a sixth time. The council results mean Labour returns to having 42 seats on the council, with nine […]
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Labour unimpressed as Tories start Bakerloo Line extension petition
Greenwich and Lewisham’s Tory candidate for the London Assembly has started a petition to push TfL into progressing with the Bakerloo Line extension – but his Labour rival says the government should get on with safeguarding the route. Charlie Davis, who is also a Greenwich councillor for Eltham North, launched the petition yesterday after TfL […]
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New Cross night buses 36, 53 and 453 hit by Sadiq Khan’s latest cuts
Night bus services through New Cross will be the next routes to suffer cuts as Transport for London grapples with cuts in its income. Government funding cuts and mayor Sadiq Khan’s partial fare freeze have led to financial problems at TfL, which last week announced it would be selling and leasing back Tube trains to […]
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