Friday, 30 July, 2010 - 15:34
The summer holidays may only just have begin, but Greenwich Conservatives have already been out and about for some time talking to residents this summer. Greenwich Council's "Great Get-Together" events were held in three locations around the Borough during June and July, and Conservative Councillors were well represented at each.
Wednesday, 28 July, 2010 - 11:23
Last night was a meeting of the Audit and Risk Management panel which looked at a range of accounts, annual governance letter and internal audit reports, which while important are generally quite opaque.
Sunday, 25 July, 2010 - 20:55
Labour change manifesto after the elections.
Conservatives revealed today that Greenwich Labour rewrote their commitments to the electorate after the election in May.
Friday, 23 July, 2010 - 09:28
There are few members of the public who attend full Council unless there are specific issues which affect a particular group like provision of a third pool in the Eltham Centre or the conditions on the Ferrier Estate. Conservatives have requested the Council looks at webcasting the meetings, but Labour argue this is expensive and there simply isn’t the interest (which, if based on public attendance seems quite reasonable).
Thursday, 22 July, 2010 - 18:01
On Tuesday 20th July, local Conservative representatives Ryan Acty (Greenwich West) and Malcolm Reid (Peninsula) attended the Transition Greenwich forum to discuss how best to balance the various transport, business, residential and visitor requirements of Greenwich Town Centre in terms of traffic management. The meeting was held in St Alfege’s Church Hall and was well attended by local residents, community groups and businesses.
Wednesday, 21 July, 2010 - 15:54
Blackheath Westcombe Conservative Councillor Alex Wilson, whilst on a recent visit to Beaconsfield Close, was concerned to note that the end wall to the South of the Close had been knocked over, he subsequently raised the matter with the repairs team. After a couple of follow up calls, the potentially dangerous wall has been removed and replaced with a new one.
Tuesday, 20 July, 2010 - 09:02
Greenwich Council's Licensing Committee last night approved the application by Greenwich Council to have a time limited license for the showing of the film Grease and to allow the playing of music and approximately 100 cars into the park to watch the film on Saturday 17 July.
Eltham South Councillor Eileen Glover represented concerned residents living near the park at the meeting, raising issues such as how the council planned to manage the event, noise levels, dealing with traffic gogin on to...
Sunday, 18 July, 2010 - 19:24
All three Eltham South councillors attended theb recent ParkFest event at Avery Hill Park. The event included performances by local groups, inlcuding the Bob Hope Theatre and the Meridian Writers.
Cllrs Adam Thomas, Eileen Glover and Matt Clare all attended to give their support to the Friends of Avery Hill Park Group, helping to sell plants, encouraging residents to join the Friedns Group, as well as raising money in aid of the Willow Wildlife ambulance, which helped to save a...
Thursday, 15 July, 2010 - 09:41
Tuesday, 13 July, 2010 - 14:39
The Department of Health launched the new 2010 local authority health profiles last week which showed worrying results for Greenwich. The statistics are collected annually by the Association of Public Health Observatories and are designed to help local people understand what is happening in their area in regards to the services provided by the local council and health services. The statistics also allow residents to compare Greenwich’s performance against England as a whole, and against other...
