Greenwich’s Labour councillors burned the midnight oil on Wednesday to pass new rules restricting public questions at council meetings, just 50 days before the next election. Lengthy tributes to and from departing councillors and attempts to talk out the controversial measures by opposition councillors meant that the meeting lasted more than five and half hours, […]
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Councillors jeered as watered-down cladding fire safety motion passes
Residents of blocks in Thamesmead blighted by unsafe cladding jeered Greenwich councillors as a watered-down motion on fire safety was passed amid shambolic scenes in Woolwich Town Hall. Leaseholders in Royal Artillery Quays are in dispute with Barratt Developments, which built the riverside blocks two decades ago, over the type of cladding it plans to […]
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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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Tories get poll boost after winning Greenwich Council by-election
The Conservatives won a Greenwich Council by-election last night – providing a shot in the arm for the beleaguered party’s general election hopes in the borough. Roger Tester won the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham poll with a majority of 258 – retaining it for the Tories. Tester picked up 1,359 votes, compared with 1,101 […]
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Greenwich Labour’s council budget is a £26m admission of failure, says Tory leader
The Greenwich Wire has been the only news outlet to examine Greenwich Council’s plans to cut £33 million from next year’s budget. MATT HARTLEY, the leader of the council’s Conservative opposition, has his say on what the Labour town hall is offering. This year the Labour councillors who run Greenwich Council are bringing forward a […]
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Residents won’t be celebrating the end of Greenwich Info, council leader insists
Residents will not be celebrating the end of Greenwich Council’s fortnightly freesheet Greenwich Info, the town hall’s Labour leader Anthony Okereke has said. Greenwich Info will go online-only in the coming year as part of a £33m package of cuts at the council. First published in 2016, it is thought to be the most frequently-published […]
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We’re backing Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ, Greenwich Council leader insists
Greenwich Council will not be following its neighbours in challenging London’s expanded Ultra Low Emissions Zones in the courts, its leader said on Thursday night. Anthony Okereke defended mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to charge drivers of the most polluting vehicles £12.50 to enter Greater London, saying that they were about “promoting people’s health”. But the […]
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Greenwich Council staff ‘were asked to promote Labour fundraiser’
Updated story: Greenwich Council is investigating claims that its staff were asked to help organise a Labour fundraiser featuring the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner. The event last December was a fundraising dinner for Greenwich Labour Women. Staff are said to have been asked by the council’s deputy leader, Averil Lekau, to help drum up […]
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