The Local Government Boundary Commission has published its final recommendations for the Royal Borough of Greenwich, confirming the new wards that will elect councillors from next year.

Greenwich Council is being urged to consult residents better on the impact of current and future traffic measures in the Borough, as Opposition Councillors announce a public meeting on the issue.

The Labour leadership of Greenwich Council has refused to honour its manifesto promise to ensure that local police teams "are based as close to the communities they serve as possible", by voting against a move to retain a local police base in Eltham Town Centre. 

Greenwich Conservatives have announced the team who will take on Labour in the Town Hall in the coming year. As the official Opposition Group on Greenwich Council, they will have the job of holding the ruling Labour Administration to account and asking questions on behalf of residents.

Last week's elections in Greenwich have shown a significant boost in Conservative support in the Borough, with strong performances by our candidates for the London Assembly and local Council by-elections, and swings from Labour to the Conservatives of up to 10%.

Greenwich Conservatives have condemned the local Labour Council for restricting the rights of local residents to ask questions at future Council meetings. At this week’s Council meeting,  the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Labour Councillors forced through a further set of changes to the Council’s

Greenwich Conservatives have called for a halt to unpopular traffic measures in the Borough, demanding that the Labour Cabinet seek explicit public approval in a local referendum before any more are introduced.

Greenwich Council this week adopted a plan proposed by local Conservatives to target up to £3 million of central government funding on local pubs and hospitality venues in the Borough that are struggling with the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. 

Greenwich Conservative Councillors have called for a review of new traffic measures implemented in the Royal Borough of Greenwich since March, to assess their impact on residents and businesses.

Greenwich Council took money from the owner of the historic gasholder on the peninsula before allowing its controversial demolition, it has been emerged.