Greenwich Council is to declare a climate emergency, a senior councillor revealed last night, just two months after she dismissed a proposal to make the borough carbon neutral by 2030. Denise Scott-McDonald made the revelation under pressure from councillors at a meeting of the regeneration, transport and culture scrutiny panel which also saw a veteran […]
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Greenwich Peninsula councillors back Silvertown Tunnel – after claiming to oppose it
853 exclusive: Greenwich Labour councillors reaffirmed their backing for the Silvertown Tunnel last week, with the help of councillors in the area most affected by the scheme who had pledged their opposition to it when appealing for votes last year. Peninsula ward councillors Denise Scott-McDonald and Stephen Brain voted against a motion that would have […]
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‘It’s time to panic’: Lewisham Council declares climate emergency – but Greenwich won’t
Lewisham Council declared a “climate emergency” last week, backing the need for urgent action on the environment – but neighbouring Greenwich rejected the same calls, saying it was already doing enough. After a February day in which temperatures in SE London reached 19C, the two councils discussed the issue of what they could do about […]
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Silvertown Tunnel work due to start in late 2019, TfL says
Work will begin on the controversial Silvertown Tunnel late next year, Transport for London has announced in its latest business plan. The £1 billion tunnel, which was approved by transport secretary Chris Grayling in May, will run alongside the Blackwall Tunnel to link the Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Docks. Despite the scheme getting the green […]
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Sunk: Greenwich’s Enderby Wharf cruise port scheme abandoned
Plans to build a “toxic” cruise liner terminal at Enderby Wharf in east Greenwich have been abandoned, council leader Danny Thorpe announced last night. Pressure has been mounting on Morgan Stanley, the investment bank which owns Enderby Wharf, since Greenwich Council reversed its own stance on the issue in the summer. Thorpe said that the […]
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Greenwich gasholder order set to bring Silvertown Tunnel a step closer
Greenwich councillors are poised to bring the Silvertown Tunnel construction one step closer next week when they will vote on removing permission for hazardous substances to be stored inside the historic East Greenwich gasholder. Councillors on the planning board will be asked to agree to the order, which will help clear the way for more […]
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Cyclist killed at Greenwich A102 junction where Sadiq Khan cancelled safety improvements
A cyclist has died this morning after a collision at the Woolwich Road roundabout in east Greenwich where mayor Sadiq Khan cancelled plans to improve road safety. The rider is reported to have been hit at about 8.20am at the A102/A206 junction, where the Blackwall Tunnel approach and Woolwich Road meet. Khan removed the junction […]
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Silvertown Tunnel approved – but Greenwich councillors throw out TfL legal deal
A Greenwich Council scrutiny panel voted yesterday to send back a legal deal with Transport for London about the construction of the Silvertown Tunnel – even though officers warned TfL could walk away from the agreement now it has permission to build the tunnel. The decision does not prevent TfL from building the tunnel, which […]
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