None of Greenwich borough’s police officers actually live in the area they serve, a report from London Assembly member Sian Berry has revealed. The Green Party co-leader’s research found that only 52% of Greenwich’s police officers live in Greater London – with none at all living in the borough. Neighbouring Lewisham has just 36% living […]
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Five-year wait for safety improvements at Greenwich’s lethal Woolwich Road roundabout
853 exclusive: Walkers and cyclists will have to wait five years for much-needed safety improvements to be made at Greenwich’s Woolwich Road roundabout, a document released by London mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed. Last month, Khan agreed to send London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon a list of dates for when 33 of London’s most dangerous […]
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TfL bus cuts: New figures reveal SE London routes set for cuts are getting busier
Two south-east London bus routes which are threatened with service cuts saw an increase in passengers last year, according to new figures released by Transport for London. TfL plans to withdraw routes 53 (Plumstead station to Whitehall) and 171 (Bellingham to Holborn) from parts of central London as it grapples with money problems following the […]
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We have a date for fixing lethal Woolwich Road roundabout, Sadiq Khan says
A scheme to revamp Greenwich’s notorious Woolwich Road roundabout to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists does exist, London mayor Sadiq Khan has indicated. Software engineer Edgaras Cepura was killed while trying to cycle around the junction of the A206 and the Blackwall Tunnel approach in May this year, nine years after fashion website […]
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‘Listen to residents’: Greenwich Council frustrated after mayor blocks housing refusals
Greenwich Council says London mayor Sadiq Khan needs to listen to local residents after he blocked its decision to refuse permission for two major housing developments in Charlton and Abbey Wood. Khan has called in decisions about the 771-home Rockwell Charlton Riverside scheme at Anchor & Hope Lane along with a 272-home proposal at Eynsham […]
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Ex-cycling czar criticises council ‘cowardice’ after Deptford bike death
London’s former cycling commissioner Andrew Gilligan has accused Lewisham Council and City Hall of “cowardice” after a cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision on a road which was originally planned to be closed to cars. The man was killed on Sunday after his bicycle was hit by a silver B Class Mercedes at the […]
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‘Do the right thing’ on Enderby Wharf cruise port, Sadiq Khan tells new Greenwich leader
London mayor Sadiq Khan is to talk to new Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe about the future of the planned cruise liner terminal at Enderby Wharf, east Greenwich, urging him to “do the right thing” about cutting pollution from the scheme. The London City Cruise Port, which is backed by the council, would allow berthed […]
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Greenwich Council’s Hyland brands Tory leader ’emasculated’ in angry Taxicard row
Wednesday night at the council: Greenwich Council leader Denise Hyland angrily lashed out at local Tory leader Matt Hartley in a town hall row over planned cuts to London’s Taxicard scheme, branding him “emasculated”. The row blew up at Wednesday night’s council meeting, when Hartley asked Hyland if she would raise the issue with London […]
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