Vital funding announced by the Government today to replace flammable lining wrapped around more then 170 buildings will lead to a “cladding lottery”, an action group has warned. Nearly two years after 72 people died in a fire at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, 28 buildings in Greenwich borough still have combustible cladding. New Capital […]
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Borough Hall sale could threaten Greenwich Theatre, councillors fear
Councillors claim a plans to sell Greenwich’s Borough Hall to a theatre company could eventually spell the end of Greenwich Theatre. The council plans to sell the Borough Hall, on Royal Hill, for a “performing arts hub” and it insists the style of theatre would be drastically different from what is on offer at the […]
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28 Greenwich borough buildings still covered in lethal cladding
More than two dozen buildings in Greenwich are still wrapped in dangerous cladding two years after the Grenfell fire tragedy. Hundreds of Greenwich residents continue to live in private homes lined with dangerous material blamed for the spread of the fatal blaze in North Kensington. The borough is thought to have one of the highest […]
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Greenwich’s Borough Hall faces sale to theatre company
Greenwich Council could sell its historic Borough Hall in west Greenwich to a theatre company as part of a deal to create a “performing arts hub”, papers for a council meeting reveal. The council had wanted to operate the Borough Hall, home to Greenwich Dance until last year, as a “joint venture” but has now […]
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New Capital Quay developer denies keeping residents in the dark over lethal cladding
The developer behind west Greenwich blocks covered in Grenfell-like cladding has denied claims it has ceased safety work and stopped replying to residents’ emails. Galliard Homes has hit out at “extraordinary” comments made during last night’s Greenwich Council meeting over New Capital Quay, which is thought to be Europe’s largest development with flammable cladding. For […]
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Councillors back plans to destroy Greenwich’s Royal Hill community garden
Campaigners desperate to save an unlawful community garden in Greenwich have been dealt a blow by the council. Greenwich Council’s cabinet agreed last night to close and fence off Royal Hill Community Garden as it investigates building a new housing scheme. Neighbours got together three years ago to clear what was the car park for […]
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Royal Hill Community Garden faces eviction under new council building plans
Residents who have turned a former car park in west Greenwich into a community garden face eviction within weeks under new plans by Greenwich Council to build on the site. The Royal Hill Community Garden has survived two attempts to build on the narrow strip of land close to the former Greenwich police station. But […]
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Silent councillors condemn Greenwich’s Thames pub to bulldozer
Councillors voted tonight for an 19th century pub building in west Greenwich to be knocked down without discussing the issue. Developers were given the go-ahead to replace The Thames, on the corner of Thames Street and Norway Street, with a seven-storey block containing 20 flats and a unit on the ground floor which could serve […]
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