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Councillor questions provision for looked after children
Saturday, 4 February 2012 - 09:39At the latest Corporate Parenting Panel, councillors were presented with worrying new data on the educational achievement of looked after children.
In 2011 no looked after children who received alternative educational provision achieved 5 A*- C grades at GCSE, in total only 14% of looked after children as a whole in the borough achieved 5 A*- C GCSE grades.
Mayor cuts his share of the council tax
Friday, 3 February 2012 - 22:46The Mayor Boris Johnson has announced in final budget papers today, the first ever cut in the City Hall share of the council tax (GLA precept). This follows a three year freeze of the precept.
Councillors attend Avery Hill Park AGM
Wednesday, 1 February 2012 - 21:05Eltham South councillors, Adam Thomas, Matt Clare and Eileen Glover attended the AGM of Friends of Avery Hill Park Group on Saturday.
Councillors provide update for residents in Eltham South
Wednesday, 1 February 2012 - 21:04Local Conservative Councillors Working Hard For You
As your local councillors we want to give you an update on some of the things we have been working on/securing delivery of in the immediate area as well as reiterating that we are on hand if you should need assistance from any of us.
Council to repair fencing at Lovelace Green
Friday, 27 January 2012 - 19:04This 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.
Labour admits they can't confirm their own figures on police cuts
Thursday, 26 January 2012 - 08:25At 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.
Conservative Leader over-ruled on cost of equestrian centre
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 - 19:13On 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.
Labour ignores Eltham's parking concerns
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 - 23:45Greenwich 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.
Conservative Councillors help fix hole in the Road
Wednesday, 28 December 2011 - 22:58At 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.
Ofsted challenges Greenwich over Sixth Form education
Friday, 23 December 2011 - 14:41At Greenwich Council’s Cabinet last week Labour Councillors were presented with a report from Ofsted which challenged the Council over the performance of primary schools and Sixth Forms in the borough.