Greenwich Council’s leader has been told to mind his language after releasing a sweary video to promote an anti-flytipping initiative. Anthony Okereke said that fly-tipping was “lazy and criminal, and we’re not putting up with this shit any more” in a press release and social media videos issued on Monday, with the offending word either […] The post Clean up your language, council leader told after swearing in fly-tipping ad appeared first on The Greenwich Wire.| The Greenwich Wire
Greenwich’s Ikea store could get a 20-storey tower for a neighbour after the developers of the Millennium Village submitted new plans for the final phase of the site. But neighbours are unhappy because a planned green space would be built upon as part of the scheme. They say the development’s slogan of “village life in […] The post Greenwich’s Ikea store could get a 20-storey tower as a neighbour appeared first on The Greenwich Wire.| The Greenwich Wire
Greenwich Council is promising to spend £5 million on a fly-tipping crackdown as the ruling Labour group gets ready for its most difficult election in decades. The cash, to be spent over the next four and a half years, is part of a package of spending promises being announced by the council, with just six […]| The Greenwich Wire
There are too few passengers to justify building a second entrance at Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station, despite complaints about crowding, Greenwich Council’s planning officers have concluded.| The Greenwich Wire
A few stories on The Greenwich Wire carry the bylines of “Local Democracy Reporters”. This is part of a BBC-funded scheme to ensure local councils are covered properly in local media. The Greenwich Wire has been a partner in the scheme since November 2018, and so receives some stories as part of it. Here’s some […]| The Greenwich Wire
Greenwich councillors have signed off on a 5 per cent council tax hike and £33.7 million in cuts - with the warning that more cuts will come next year.| The Greenwich Wire
A two-way cycle lane will be installed on the north side of the Greenwich one-way system after plans were approved by Anthony Okereke, the council leader.| The Greenwich Wire
Greenwich Council has ruled out using Woolwich’s historic barracks building as a new home for the borough archives once the army moves out in 2028. Up to 1,920 homes could be built on the site – including converting the Grade II*-listed main building with its Georgian frontage, said to be one of the longest in […]| The Greenwich Wire
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Greenwich Council has agreed to meet campaigners who want to save the borough’s Olympic legacy equestrian centre from development.| The Greenwich Wire
A consultation on the future of Greenwich Council’s adventure playcentres has been delayed — after promises that it would begin in the summer. The council approved plans in February to review the future of the five centres, which include activities such as ropeswings, zipwires and table tennis, as part of a £33 million package of […]| The Greenwich Wire
The two councillors who quit Greenwich Labour last month have helped form a new political group on the council – but have lost their places on committees that scrutinise town hall policies.| The Greenwich Wire
The part-time low-traffic neighbourhood in Greenwich and Blackheath could be made permanent next month — despite the council admitting that it has exacerbated rat-running through side streets in Charlton.| The Greenwich Wire
Public interest news for Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Plumstead, Charlton, Blackheath, Kidbrooke, Shooters Hill, Abbey Wood, Mottingham and Thamesmead.| The Greenwich Wire
Transport for London does not have the money to fund an extension of its cycle hire scheme into Deptford, Lewisham Council has warned. Lewisham and neighbouring Greenwich have both long wanted Santander Cycles to be available in their boroughs, particularly along the route of Cycleway 4 close to the Thames. But with TfL still in […]| The Greenwich Wire
A bar by the Thames Barrier has been told to close for a month after reports of violence and allegations that gang members were bribing door staff so they could bring in guns. Greenwich Council has suspended the licence of Hayatt Lounge, a shisha lounge with a bar and restaurant on industrial land at Westmoor […]| The Greenwich Wire
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A disgruntled user of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel has created a web app so fellow walkers and cyclists can warn each other when the crossing’s unreliable lifts are broken.| The Greenwich Wire
An east Greenwich pub that was at the centre of a lengthy planning dispute is to close later this month.| The Greenwich Wire
A shisha lounge near the Thames Barrier will have its opening hours cut by an hour after a series of stabbings, armed robberies and large-scale fights in its vicinity. Police had applied for a 1.30am curfew on the Hayatt Lounge, in Westmoor Street, Charlton. The venue said such a move would “kill the business” and […]| The Greenwich Wire
About 30 protesters brought a Greenwich Council meeting to a halt last night after criticising the council for not calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Police led the demonstrators out after they started yelling from the public gallery. The council chamber was cleared by security guards and the meeting was suspended. Some of the protesters […]| The Greenwich Wire
Bus users and drivers face another fortnight of delays because of the closure of a short stretch of road outside Plumstead bus garage.| The Greenwich Wire
Greenwich’s Labour and Conservative councillors have united to call for a banking hub to open in Eltham High Street, following the closure of Santander.| The Greenwich Wire
