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December 2011
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.
Mayor announces over £3.4m for local transport improvements in Greenwich
Monday, 19 December 2011 - 17:07The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced over £3.4m for transport improvements in Greenwich.
The funding has been allocated by Transport for London (TfL) through the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) process and is awarded to the borough to spend on projects that support the Mayor’s Transport Strategy, including safer roads, smoothing traffic flow, rejuvenating town centres and better facilities for cycling and walking.
Eltham DLR plans hang on a tightrope
Saturday, 17 December 2011 - 13:20At Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting Greenwich Council’s Labour Cabinet agreed to commission a further study to consider the feasibility of extending the Docklands Light Railway to Eltham.
Labour spend £3.1 m for 'Olympic Legacy' in Shooters Hill
Friday, 16 December 2011 - 15:33Greenwich 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.
Government pays off a third of Council debts
Thursday, 15 December 2011 - 23:29Greenwich Cabinet was informed on Tuesday evening that it was to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Coalition Government’s proposed reform of the way Council housing is funded.
Blackheath Councillor working for Westcombe Park commuters
Sunday, 11 December 2011 - 19:33Talks are still going on between Greenwich Council, Southeastern and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) about the proposed revised timetable for the duration of the Olympic games but the answer to a question at the December Council Meeting from Blackheath Westcombe Councillor Geoff Brighty confirmed there had