Friday, 27 January, 2012 - 19:04
This evening Eltham North Councillor Spencer Drury met with Progress Residents’ Association Committee Member Keith Billingshurst and a Council Officer to discuss the future of the fencing at Lovelace Green.   The meeting was arranged after Cllr Drury discussed with local residents the poor state of the Green and the tatty state of the fencing.  At the meeting it was agreed that:-   ·        As much of the remaining fencing as...
Thursday, 26 January, 2012 - 08:25
At the monthly meeting of Greenwich Council, the Labour Cabinet Member for Community Safety & Environment refused to confirm figures for the number of police officers in the borough which had been used in her own party’s leaflets. At the Council meeting Conservative Council Group Leader Cllr Spencer Drury asked the Cabinet Member to provide figures for the change in the number of regular (warranted) police officers in the borough since March 2008.  In response, the Labour Cabinet...
Tuesday, 24 January, 2012 - 19:13
On Thursday evening Leader of the Opposition Cllr Spencer Drury revealed publically that the full cost of the new Equestrian Centre on Shooters Hill is more than £4m and called for it to be stopped as a waste of money.   In a speech to the Overview and Scrutiny Call-In Sub-Committee, Cllr Drury pointed out that the £3.1m cost previously mentioned in answer was simply the cost of construction, when in fact the whole cost (including fees and a ‘Pegasus’ horse crossing...
Wednesday, 11 January, 2012 - 23:45
Greenwich Council has failed to address residents concerns about the introduction of parking charges on Eltham High Street and has instead given an irrelevant response to a petition with hundreds of signatures.   At a Highways Committee meeting on Tuesday (10th January) the response to a 255 signature petition ran to less than a side of A4 and amounted to little more than a repetition of Council policy.  The response made no attempt to address the concerns expressed in the petition...
Wednesday, 28 December, 2011 - 22:58
At the start of the last week before Christmas a sudden hole appeared in Hardy Road, next to Ingleside Gardens. Quick to respond were Conservative Councilors Neil Dickinson and Alex Wilson who were able to inform the Council’s highway's department about the danger in the road. The Council has now repaired the road surface, allowing traffic to use the road again. Cllr Alex Wilson said: "We spotted this problem and reported it right away, the Council acted fast to repair this...
Thursday, 15 September, 2011 - 15:59
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published new guidance for food and drink manufacturers.
Thursday, 15 September, 2011 - 09:26
New welfare reform plans include the proposal that free English language training would be required for jobseekers whose poor English is stopping them getting a job.
Monday, 12 September, 2011 - 15:31
Today's report from the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) has been welcomed by the Government as an important step towards a new banking system that supports lending, the economy and jobs.
Wednesday, 7 September, 2011 - 17:25
A new £10million fund to find and back innovative new ideas for increasing volunteering and charitable giving was opened today by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.
Monday, 5 September, 2011 - 17:31
Around a dozen Free Schools are set to open their doors this week.