A Greenwich Labour councillor who backed the Silvertown Tunnel when it was first proposed has admitted the town hall “totally screwed up” on the issue. John Fahy, who supported the new road when the council launched a campaign to see the crossing built, was speaking as the borough’s chair of scrutiny, Chris Lloyd, agreed to […]
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You must work with TfL on Silvertown Tunnel, lawyer tells Greenwich councillors
Greenwich councillors must co-operate with work on the Silvertown Tunnel even if they belatedly call on Sadiq Khan to pause the £2 billion road link, they will be told next week. A panel of nine councillors will meet next week to decide whether to recommend that the council calls on TfL, which is chaired by […]
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Tell us how much it would cost to cancel Silvertown Tunnel, London Assembly tells Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan has been urged to reveal what it would cost to cancel the Silvertown Tunnel by members of the London Assembly. The planned crossing between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks has been the subject of fierce criticism from locals, environmental campaigners and politicians who fear it will increase traffic and contribute to poor […]
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Kings Ferry dethroned as its commuter coaches run for last time
The Kings Ferry commuter coaches – a frequent sight for SE London commuters for decades – are running for the last time today, after being driven off the road by the coronavirus pandemic. With Kent commuters staying at home, coach services through the Blackwall Tunnel are drying up as companies struggle to turn a profit […]
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Scrapping £2bn Silvertown Tunnel would make TfL’s cash crisis worse, Khan insists
Cancelling the Silvertown Tunnel would only add to Transport for London’s financial crisis, Sadiq Khan has insisted – but the London mayor has refused to reveal how much it would cost to axe the £2 billion new road. Construction work is under way on the controversial tunnel between the Royal Docks and the Greenwich Peninsula, […]
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Silvertown Tunnel campaigners barred from addressing Greenwich Council cabinet
Campaigners against the Silvertown Tunnel have been told they cannot address Greenwich Council’s cabinet tomorrow evening – just days after a panel of councillors recommended that the town hall call for the new road to be put on hold. The Stop the Silvertown Tunnel Coalition had been hoping to address a full council meeting tomorrow, […]
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Tell Khan to stop Silvertown Tunnel, Greenwich councillors demand
Greenwich Council should call for work on the Silvertown Tunnel to be halted, a scrutiny panel of councillors declared last night – as work gets under way to bring the new road’s tunnelling machine to London. In a rebuke to Danny Thorpe, the council’s Labour leader, the borough’s regeneration, transport and scrutiny panel called for […]
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Silvertown Tunnel protests in sights of law targeting Insulate Britain
Protests against the Silvertown Tunnel are among those targeted by Priti Patel in the wake of Insulate Britain blocking key routes in and around London, it has emerged. The climate emergency protest group, which is demanding that all social housing in the UK is properly insulated by 2025 and all other homes by 2030, has […]
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