Greenwich Conservatives welcomed news, announced on Friday, that the Coalition Government had agreed to provide extra funding to address the crippling debt crisis at South London Healthcare Trust, which includes both Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary Hospitals. 

At 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.

On Tuesday Chairman of Greenwich Conservatives Malcolm Reid, Leader of the Conservative Group Cllr Spencer Drury and GLA Candidate Cllr Alex Wilson attended the hearings held by the Boundary Commission at Lewisham Town Hall to consult over the proposed new parliamentary constituency boundaries.

Greenwich Conservatives have condemned the widespread violence and looting that has affected many parts of Greenwich Borough. Shops in Woolwich have been vandalised, the Great Harry pub set on fire, and emergency services have come under attack. Other criminal incidents have been reported in Charlton, Eltham, Blackheath and other areas.

Greenwich Conservatives have expressed concern about the amount of taxpayers' money being spent on this summer's Greenwich Festivals, as grants are cut to other arts groups in the Borough.

At a meeting of Greenwich Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday, Labour Councillors agreed to spend in excess of £45m patching up and installing portacabins in primary schools across the borough as they searched for extra places for primary age children.

Councillor Nigel Fletcher, Deputy Leader of Greenwich Conservatives, attends the Scouts' "Hullabaloo" fun day at Blackheath Rugby Club, Kidbrooke Lane. The event marked the formation of Greenwich's new Borough-wide Scout District, combining Scout groups from Greenwich, Woolwich and Eltham.

At Tuesday’s Safer and Stronger Community meeting in the Woolwich Town Hall Councillors received a report from the Violent and Organised Crime Unit (VOCU) which is funded by the Council but part of the Greenwich Police force.  Conservatives have backed the VOCU in the Council’s budget and were pleased to hear about its success to date.

At the Overview and Scrutiny meeting on Thursday evening (10th March), Conservative Councillors welcomed the end to many of the targets which the previous Labour government had set to measure the efficiency of Councils.

The decision by Lewisham Council's Licensing Committee to allow a two day music event on their part of Blackheath in 2011 - and every year thereafter - has astonished many local residents. An appeal has been launched against the decision and is scheduled to be heard starting on 3rd March at Bromley Magistrates Court.