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8th November 2024 / 19th December 2024 by Matt Stratford
Greenwich Green Party is deeply saddened by the sudden closure of The Star of Greenwich, a vital beacon of community spirit in East Greenwich. Since its reopening under community ownership last April, The Star has been so much more than a pub. It became a lifeline for local residents, hosting not only great pub nights […]
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16th March 2024 / 20th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
The Green Party acknowledges the very difficult funding situation facing local authorities nationally. Greenwich Council needs to make £33m of cuts or savings in 2024/25. We strongly oppose proposals that will hurt most those on the lowest incomes, such as cuts to children’s centres and local advice hubs. Having reviewed the Labour Council’s budget proposals […]
2nd February 2024 / 13th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
Greater London Assembly candidate for Greenwich and Lewisham, Karin Tearle, led an action day at the Orchard Estate last Saturday (27 January) to learn more about the condition of resident housing. 14 members of Greenwich & Bexley Green Party and Lewisham Green Party joined forces to deliver a survey. They spoke to residents, some who […]
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30th January 2024 / 13th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
The London Mayor’s £2.2bn Silvertown Tunnel is due to open as a new river crossing in 2025 without any cycle lanes planned for it. This means that cargo bikes and e-bikes have nowhere reliable to cross the Thames east of Tower Bridge. Nor may ordinary people on bikes, unless they can carry them down and up […]
10th January 2024 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
The Royal Borough of Greenwich council has recently announced the intention to purchase 199 homes in Greenwich Millennium Village from the major housing developer, Taylor Wimpey. Greenwich and Bexley Green Party cautiously welcomes this policy in response to the chronic shortage of council homes, with a surplus of people languishing in temporary and emergency accommodation. […]
22nd December 2023 by Matt Stratford
Karin Tearle, the Green Party’s candidate for Greenwich and Lewisham in the 2024 Greater London Assembly election, is speaking out against the UK Government’s plans to change immigration laws. These changes could lead to local families being broken up because of significantly increased income requirements for foreign-born spouses or partners to be able to live […]
5th December 2023 / 13th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
Greenwich Green Party has learned that the Under 1 Roof Nursery is in danger of closing down, leaving 74 kids without a place to go and parents left in the lurch during the lead up to Christmas. From The Murky Depths was the first to report about the struggles that families and the local community […]
2nd December 2023 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
The Green Party has clinched a remarkable victory in the Highgate ward by-election in Camden, securing our continuing representation in the north London borough council. Lorna Jane Russell’s resounding win — with twice the votes of her nearest rival — represents a steadfast defence of the seat previously held by Sian Berry AM, who resigned […]
5th October 2023 / 5th October 2023 by Matt Stratford
Greenwich Green Party welcomes the bold proposals put forward by Greenwich Council in its West Greenwich and East Greenwich Neighbourhood Management Project consultation. For both the West and East Greenwich projects we support ‘Option A’ which would limit all through-traffic to essential vehicles and resident vehicles within specified areas (all addresses would remain accessible to […]
20th September 2023 / 29th September 2023 by Matt Stratford
A Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge collected from property developers and landlords who create housing and commercial space, used for the benefit of the local community where the development is sited. This is Greenwich and Bexley Green Party’s official response to Greenwich Council’s consultation upon proposed changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy. Our […]
