Thamesmead Moorings councillor Sizwe James has been handed the regeneration portfolio in new Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe’s first cabinet – putting him in charge of Woolwich’s controversial Spray Street development scheme, proposals for thousands of homes at Charlton Riverside, and other major planning issues. James takes over from Thorpe in the new role, now […]
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Sadiq Khan backed Silvertown Tunnel five weeks after election – despite promising ‘joined-up review’
London mayor Sadiq Khan agreed to continue with Boris Johnson’s plans to build the controversial Silvertown Tunnel within weeks of taking office, despite promising a “proper joined-up review” into the project while standing for election. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that Khan backed the tunnel after receiving a briefing from Transport […]
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Will Greenwich Council’s new boss be the same as the old boss?
So, last week, Chris Roberts said his farewells as Dear Leader. I’m told he was still in his office at Woolwich Town Hall as the minutes ticked down until the end of his reign at 7pm last Wednesday. And as the effective editor of the council’s weekly newspaper, Greenwich Time, he got to pen his […]
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