Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook has launched a petition against plans to cut bus route 53 back to County Hall, after saying they will “punish” his low-paid constituents who rely on the service. The plan to cut the 53, which currently runs from Plumstead station to Whitehall, was among a batch of proposals revealed […]
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Help us look for dumped knives, Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley’s top policeman says
Greenwich borough’s top policeman has appealed for communities’ help in dealing with knife crime – including helping officers look for weapons hidden in bushes. Metropolitan Police Commander Simon Dobinson, who controls the police service in Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley, told a Greenwich Council-convened community meeting held in Woolwich on Tuesday that the public needed to […]
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New Capital Quay: Developer should pay for fire-proof cladding, Housing Secretary says
The developer behind Greenwich’s New Capital Quay development should be paying for its flammable cladding to be replaced, the Housing Secretary has told Parliament. James Brokenshire was responding to to a question from Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook, who raised the plight of New Capital Quay’s 2,000 residents in the House of Commons on […]
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Woolwich’s ‘overbearing’ 27-storey Tesco tower set to be thrown out by Greenwich Council
Plans for a 27-storey tower block in front of Woolwich’s Tesco store are set to be thrown out by Greenwich councillors next week, after planning officers recommended they refuse to grant permission for the building. Developer Meyer Homes wants to build the tower along with three other blocks of between nine and 16 storeys behind […]
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Royal Museums Greenwich staff set to get London Living Wage by 2022
Staff at the National Maritime Museum and other Greenwich attractions are set to be paid the London Living Wage after two days of strike action over pay and conditions. The climbdown by bosses at Royal Museums Greenwich – which also runs the Queen’s House, Old Royal Observatory and Cutty Sark – follows pickets outside the […]
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SE London MPs queue up to criticise Southeastern in parliament
Five of south east London’s MPs criticised rail operator Southeastern in Parliament last night after Greenwich and Woolwich representative Matt Pennycook secured a debate on the future of the franchise. Southeastern has been criticised by passengers following service problems after lines through London Bridge were closed over Christmas as part of the final phase of […]
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Woolwich Tesco tower public meeting planned as MP leads protests
A public meeting has been organised about a controversial plan to build a 27-storey tower block in front of Woolwich’s Tesco store. Developer Meyer Homes wants to build the tower along with three other blocks of between nine and 16 storeys behind the store, providing 804 flats in total. But there are no homes planned […]
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Six thoughts after June 2017’s general election in Greenwich borough
The dust may never settle on the 2017 general election until the next one comes along. But the result was clear-cut in this part of south-east London – a big “up yours” to the woman currently barricading herself inside 10 Downing Street with the help of strange men in bowler hats. So, only a few […]
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