Twice a week my morning routine involves dropping our daughter to nursery. We leave our home by Eltham Station and walk to the nursery on the other side of Eltham town centre via Orangery Lane and the High Street. On my way home, I usually pop into one of Eltham’s many independent coffee shops and… Read More »
It is with great sadness and disappointment that I note the Labour Councillors and MP for Eltham have failed to organise the installation of a defibrillator on Westmount Road despite my organising funding prior to the last Council elections (May 2022). From the summer of 2021, I campaigned hard to allow the adoption of the… Read More »
I recently attended a funeral for a lovely lady who had been a stalwart of the Eltham Conservative Party throughout the time I have been involved. The ceremony was a strangely positive event, celebrating Janet’s life and the wonderful person she was, however, at the wake conversation turned to people’s concerns over how expensive it… Read More »
As a Londoner under 30, I know how tough it is for young people to get on the housing ladder. Although we saved hard, my partner and I were lucky to have help from our families so that we could afford our home in Eltham this year. Equally, I know that many are not so… Read More »
Newly released figures show that 2,599 police officers have been recruited to the Met as part of the Conservative Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more officers on the streets by March 2023. Since the recruitment drive was launched in 2019, the 43 police forces across England and Wales have seen an additional 13,576 police officers… Read More »
Football clubs and communities across the country will receive investment in grassroots football facilities thanks to the Conservative Government. Charlie Davis welcomes the £48,808 in funding for Long Lane JFC in Eltham to improve the quality of sporting facilities for the local area. This new funding from the Conservative Government, the FA, and the Premier… Read More »
Pressure from local Conservative Councillors has resulted in the Labour Council finally agreeing to help find space for local police teams in Eltham, after the Borough Police Commander described the lack of facilities in the Town Centre for them to use during their shifts as “ridiculous”. His comments and the Labour U-turn came during a… Read More »
The Overview & Scrutiny Call-In Sub-Committee voted last Thursday to unanimously support our call for the Cabinet member responsible to reconsider the proposed Greenwich to Bexley Quietway Scheme. The scheme, which would run from Eltham Park South to Well Hall Road via Eltham Park Gardens and Dunvegan Road, even failed to gain the support of… Read More »
On Monday, the Planning Board rejected the new application for the site at 10 Orangery Lane unanimously. The new development had undergone very minor changes and did not reflect the feedback the developer or architect had been given, by the public at a consultation meeting held by Cllr Charlie Davis in August, or the reservations… Read More »