Greenwich Council has been anxious, even desperate, to have some tangible legacy from its status as an Olympic host Borough.  All well and good but some might find it a strange legacy that requires the recipient to pay for it!   In this case the Council is preparing to stump up £3.1m as a contribution to an Equestrian Centre at 341 Shooters Hill Road.

Your Shooters Hill councillor candidates for 2010.

From Left to right: Simon Emmett, Mo Burgess, and Richard Chandler.

Richard Chandler has lived in Greenwich most of his life, and was both born and educated in the borough. He is passionate about this community, being actively involved in local charitable activities and having worked with the Conservatives in Shooters Hill since 2004. He currently works for the NHS, and prior to this was a manager for a wine retailer.

Shooters Hill conservatives recently met with local residents over concerns they had over the increase in phone masts. The residents felt that their views were constantly being dismissed by the council. Planning permission was recently granted for even more powerful telecommunications equipment to be placed on the masts, even though residential properties are just metres away.

Local businesses are struggling to stay afloat during the recession. The tragic pictures of businesses on Swingate Lane on Shooters Hill are indicative of widespread failings of Greenwich Council across the borough. Abandoned buildings also attract crime and antisocial behaviour, with graffiti and vandalism being the primary concerns.