London Mayor Sadiq Khan has made the “difficult decision” to abandon a legal challenge against controversial plans for a new waste-burning incinerator by the Thames at Belvedere, with the cash-strapped office citing “substantial costs” of continuing with the case as the reason. Mr Khan’s office confirmed on Wednesday the judicial review, which had been due to […]
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Greenwich’s George & Dragon gets LGBT venue funding from London mayor
A Greenwich pub has been given a grant from City Hall as part of a scheme to help lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) venues a survive the coronavirus pandemic. The George & Dragon on Blackheath Road is one of 11 bars and clubs have been handed grants totalling almost £130,000 to weather the latest […]
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MPs demand Sadiq Khan reviews Silvertown Tunnel as Assembly declines to investigate
The two MPs for each side of the planned Silvertown Tunnel have again called on mayor Sadiq Khan to pause the project – saying Transport for London’s financial crisis means the £1.2 billion scheme should now be reviewed. Matt Pennycook, MP for Greenwich & Woolwich, and Lyn Brown, MP for West Ham, say that the […]
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Coronavirus highlights need for Silvertown Tunnel, Sadiq Khan claims
London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan has doubled-down on his support for the Silvertown Tunnel – claiming the coronavirus pandemic simply highlights the need for the controversial crossing. Preliminary work has begun on the £1.2 billion new road between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, which Khan’s administration says will “eliminate” congestion at the Blackwall […]
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TfL bailout: Scrapping free child travel will cost us £16m, councils tell government
London’s 32 borough councils want the government to scrap the suspension of free travel for under-18s, complaining that it will cost them £16 million and will be impossible to administer before the new school year. Transport secretary Grant Shapps imposed the condition two weeks ago as part of a £1.6 billion bailout of Transport for […]
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Coronavirus: Worried bus drivers speak out over safety ‘failures’
A former TfL safety panel member has blamed the disproportionate number of deaths among bus drivers on “a failure to do basic things” and “a mayor that doesn’t take responsibility”, while bus drivers – including one at a garage in Greenwich – say a “deep cleaning” of their vehicles is rushed and patchy. JESSIE MATHEWSON, […]
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Coronavirus: We can come out of this more united, mayor says
Human rights and civil liberties will have to be “changed, curtailed and infringed” to prevent further deaths from coronavirus, the mayor of London has said. Sadiq Khan spoke in the strongest terms of the risk to the capital, as he urged more Londoners to follow Government advice and avoid public places and unnecessary travel. It […]
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TfL to take Woolwich Ferry service in-house after year of disruption
Transport for London is to take over the operation of the Woolwich Ferry, after “unacceptable” delays over the past year. The free river crossing, which carried an estimated two million passengers each year between Woolwich and North Woolwich, is currently run by the Scottish contractor Briggs Marine on behalf of TfL. It has been run […]
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