Labour councillors have pressed their own housing department to build more family homes while approving plans for 15 new council homes on a green in Plumstead. A five-storey block of 13 flats and two townhouses on Gilbourne Road, near Rockliffe Manor primary school, were given approval on Tuesday night. They form part of the Greenwich […]
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‘Schoolchildren’ Greenwich councillors hand themselves a 2% pay rise
Greenwich councillors handed themselves a 2% pay rise last night amid shambolic scenes at Woolwich Town Hall – before their own civic mayor scolded them for acting like “schoolchildren”. While the increase to their allowances was the first in seven years, a disagreement between councillors erupted into a full-blown row after the motion to give […]
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How former Greenwich Council leader represented borough in Berlin – with taxpayers paying his hotel bill
Former Greenwich Council leader Chris Roberts, who left the council after accusations of bullying were made against him, represented the borough on a trip to Berlin this summer, with accommodation paid for as part of a taxpayer-funded town twinning scheme. Roberts, who is now deputy chairman of a company which lobbies for property developers, joined […]
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Greenwich councillors spent £20,000 on toasting new mayor
Greenwich Council spent nearly £20,000 on an invite-only function celebrating the inauguration of its new mayor at the Old Royal Naval College last month. The event came less than three weeks before Labour councillors met to discuss the prospect of future government budget squeezes, which are likely to see services cut further over the next […]
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