A residents’ group representative was blocked at the last minute from speaking in a Greenwich Council meeting because he is standing in a by-election this week. Stewart Christie, of the Positive Plumstead Project, was due to address a scrutiny panel discussion about houses of multiple occupation, but was told shortly before Tuesday’s meeting that he […]
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Glyndon by-election: Four candidates vie to replace disgraced councillor
Four candidates have put their names forward to succeed Tonia Ashikodi as the councillor for Glyndon ward, a week after the Labour representative was given a suspended sentence for housing fraud. Ashikodi, 31, was found guilty last month on two counts of fraud by misrepresentation after applying for and accepting council housing while owning three […]
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You can’t film our meeting: More secrecy at Greenwich Council
Very strange goings-on at last night’s Greenwich Council meeting – which overshadowed what seemed to be an amicable end to the row between Labour and the Tories over a scheme to boost the living wage. A security guard tried to stop one of last year’s council election candidates from filming at Woolwich Town Hall – […]
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