Erith & Thamesmead MP Abena Oppong-Asare has has been jointly named newcomer MP of the year for her work in championing disadvantaged communities. Oppong-Asare accepted the prize this evening from the Patchwork Foundation, which works to help young people from under-represented and minority backgrounds take part in British society. The award comes just under a […]
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News about Thamesmead, SE2 and SE28, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich councillors swallow doubts to back 1,750 homes on former Arsenal football ground
A major development of 1,750 new homes on land which was once home to Arsenal Football Club has been given the go-ahead by Greenwich councillors – despite strong reservations about the lack of local schools and healthcare facilities. The former industrial site at Griffin Manor Way, close to Plumstead bus garage, was the venue for […]
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TfL forces £1m for buses from Thamesmead developers – but it’s not enough
Transport for London has forced developers to double the amount of money they are offering for new bus routes to serve a 1,750-home project in Thamesmead – but the £1 million on the table is still well short of what it originally asked for. Councillors will decide next week on whether Berkeley Homes and the […]
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Greenwich Council’s ‘residents’ rainbow’ cost over £200 per message
853 exclusive: A Greenwich Council project to put messages from residents on trees cost the borough a total of £95,000 – more than £200 per message – after it included a laser show which was branded an “epic fail”. The Residents’ Rainbow, which was launched in September, was a response to the coronavirus crisis. It […]
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Royal Artillery Quays: ‘Nightmare’ for Thamesmead residents facing £13m cladding bill
Hundreds of Thamesmead residents fear they’ll be lumped with a £13m bill to remove potentially-disastrous flammable cladding from their tower block homes, with one describing the situation as an ongoing “nightmare”. Occupants in the Royal Artillery Quays development fear bankruptcy after being served a Section 20 notice – the first step in being charged with […]
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Erith and Thamesmead’s MP Abena Oppong-Asare joins Labour front bench
Abena Oppong-Asare, the MP for Erith & Thamesmead, has been given a role on the Labour front bench by party leader Sir Keir Starmer, less than a year after being elected to the seat. She becomes shadow exchequer secretary, working alongside the shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds on the party’s Treasury team. She became an aide […]
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TfL to ask government for £800m for Thamesmead DLR – but Bakerloo extension goes on back burner
Transport for London is asking the government for £800m to build a Docklands Light Railway route to Thamesmead – but the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham appears to have been deferred. London mayor Sadiq Khan announced plans to run the DLR to Thamesmead four years ago when approving the Silvertown Tunnel, but no funding has […]
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Mayor drops legal challenge against new Belvedere incinerator
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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