Greenwich Council’s leader and deputy leader have washed their hands of the sale of an old library to a church whose head called gay marriage “evil” – pinning the responsibility on a senior council officer instead. East Greenwich Library, which closed in 2015, was sold in 2019 for £1.8 million to the Redeemed Christian Church […]
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Resign now, Greenwich Tory tells Boris Johnson – while leader calls for ‘consequences’
A Greenwich Conservative councillor has broken ranks to call on Boris Johnson to resign after the prime minister admitted attending a party at 10 Downing Street while social gatherings were banned. Johnson told MPs this afternoon that he was sorry for attending the party, which was held on May 20, 2020 while England was under […]
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Greenwich Council leader refuses to say why residents told Woolwich Works would cost £31m
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe refused to say last night why the town hall had claimed the Woolwich creative district would cost £31 million – when it ended up costing £45.6 million. Nigel Fletcher, the Conservative opposition leader, raised the issue three weeks after it was revealed that the project in the Royal Arsenal had […]
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Councillors have faced gun threats this week, Greenwich leader reveals
Greenwich councillors faced threats earlier this week from someone saying they would shoot them, leader Danny Thorpe has revealed. Last night’s full council meeting saw a minute’s silence for Sir David Amess, the Conservative MP who was killed in his Southend West constituency earlier this month, as well as James Brokenshire, the late MP for […]
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Woolwich Works: Creative district is £14m over budget, Greenwich Council admits
Work on the Woolwich creative district project has gone £14 million over its publicised budget, Greenwich councillors will be told at a meeting next week. The project was approved in 2017 with a budget of £31.6 million, with a contingency of £11.1 million. In publicity, the council sold the project to residents as costing £31 […]
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Southeastern sacked: Greenwich Tories join calls for TfL to take over SE London’s trains
Conservatives on Greenwich Council have joined calls for southeast London’s rail services to be taken over by TfL after Southeastern was sacked as the area’s train operator yesterday. Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, announced yesterday morning that a government-owned company would be taking over trains in SE London, Kent and East Sussex from 17 October […]
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Prince Philip: Tributes paid after Baron Greenwich dies aged 99
Tributes have been paid in Greenwich to Prince Philip, who died this morning at Windsor Castle aged 99. The Duke of Edinburgh was given the title of Baron Greenwich upon his marriage in 1947, and the Queen’s consort maintained links with the area throughout his life. He was instrumental in having Greenwich declared a royal […]
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Greenwich Conservatives to demand referendums on low-traffic neighbourhoods
Conservative councillors have demanded that referendums should be held before low-traffic neighbourhood schemes are introduced in Greenwich, and are calling for the extension of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone to the South Circular Road in October to be scrapped. A motion to be put before next Wednesday’s council meeting calls for plans for LTNs to […]
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