It is five months since residents fought off Greenwich Council’s plans to close Maryon Wilson Animal Park – now the gates are being thrown open this weekend so locals can see what all the fuss was about. More than 10,000 people signed a petition against the proposal, forcing the cash-strapped council to withdraw its plans, […]
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Closing Maryon Wilson Animal Park will save just £5,000 from budget
Greenwich Council’s plans to close Maryon Wilson Animal Park in Charlton would only save £5,000 over the next four years, it has been revealed, because of the high cost of rehoming its residents. The proposal, revealed on Tuesday night as part of the Labour council’s latest budget cuts, has provoked a wave of anger in […]
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Greenwich cuts tonight: It’s all about the priorities
In just over an hour, Greenwich’s councillors will meet and rubber-stamp millions of pounds in cuts to local services, probably the steepest package of cuts since the borough was formed in the mid-1960s. The only thing that’s clear is that the cuts will be passed – with only two parties on the council, and no […]
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