Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 - 10:06
Labour has stopped participating in the Thames Gateway organisation which worked to improve employment, transport, housing and regeneration of those areas which border the Thames (including Greenwich and Woolwich).
Despite considering it ‘extremely successful’, the Labour run Council thinks our waterfront communities no longer need its support and funds.
Tuesday, 9 March, 2010 - 13:44
Charlton Conservatives recently visited St. Pauls Close, Fairfield Grove, where council tenants are awaiting works to standardise them according to the Decent Homes scheme.
Residents expressed dissatisfaction at the length of time the works have taken to start. James Garry was shown examples of homes which the council has allowed to fall into a shocking state of disrepair.
Monday, 8 March, 2010 - 12:59
Charlton Conservative James Garry attended the Woolwich & Thamesmead Planning & Environment Committee to monitor the Committee's decision on the development of Charlton Church Lane post office to accommodate flats above the Post Office. The meeting took place on the 3rd of March 2010.
Friday, 5 March, 2010 - 12:45
Poor local transport services continue to hinder Kidbrooke commuters. The 89 bus service is still presenting problems to those wishing to travel to and from Blackheath and the 486 seems to take forever on its journey to North Greenwich, often more than 30 minutes.
Tuesday, 2 March, 2010 - 19:30
With sufficient brown field sites in the borough, the Middle Park and Sutcliffe Conservatives will fight any development on Huntsman's field. Conservative Candidate Dr Arujuna Sivananthan wants to see the site returned to its original use as a playing field for community use.
Tuesday, 2 March, 2010 - 10:46
Local Conservative David Brinson writes: “Since I started campaigning to be a councillor, I have met numerous residents who share many of the same concerns. The state of their streets is probably one of the most talked about issues, with many people citing dog fouling, graffiti and littering as being especially big concerns. They see it as a respect issue with too many people taking no pride at all in their local area.
Friday, 26 February, 2010 - 14:24
Following requests by local residents, Blackheath Westcombe's Conservative Councillors persuaded the Council to plant a number of trees in Blackheath. These were to replace trees lost over the years and were planted in the large area of green by the Pond Road Estate.
Thursday, 25 February, 2010 - 13:40
Conservatives have campaigned for one way traffic in Red Lion Lane, including a petition to Greenwich Council. Greenwich Council have refused to find the cash to make this road safer, despite spending vast sums on a variety of less important projects. Your Labour Councillors (when in the country) have paid little attention to this issue until elections started to loom. Safety is paramount and we will maintain the pressure on the Council until this is resolved.
Monday, 22 February, 2010 - 13:58
The long planned move of the John Roan School to the Peninsula has been halted. The School Governors decided that as there was no definitive timetable for the completion of the school that the school will stay on its current sites.
Tuesday, 16 February, 2010 - 12:51
Residents from all over Charlton have consistently raised concerns to their Charlton Conservative Team (Richard Shackleton, Louis McLean-Wait and James Garry) over the inability of the Labour council and their cleaning company, Cleansweep, to keep streets clean.
Charlton Conservatives and residents have worked together to lobby Cleansweep to give urgent attention to areas where litter has been allowed to accumulate.
