Cllr Spencer Drury has welcomed the Government’s announcement that Greenwich Council will see its budget boosted by 3.2% per cent next year, as part of the Conservatives’ commitment to level up local services across the country and give them the resources they need to support their communities as we recover from the pandemic. Local authorities… Read More »
Funding from Government has been provided to councils, allowing families struggling to afford food and essentials over the Christmas period to access support across Eltham and the rest of the Borough of Greenwich. The Covid Winter Grant Scheme will see councils across England share a total of £170 million in additional, ring-fenced funding to help… Read More »
Greenwich Council has published a summary of the responses received in the brief 4 day consultation which was held online for their Orangery Lane proposals at the end of October. 58 responses were received, which highlighted some of the following issues (the Council’s responses are underneath the point which is being made):- Good mix of… Read More »
Some good news this week as the Council has confirmed that there will be some financial support for local bowls clubs as they are ‘transferred to self-management’ (which is code for the Council ceasing to support them). The hard cash available is £10,000-£15,000 over each of the next two years, but there is also a… Read More »
New figures reveal 14 local food charities awarded a share of £776, 463 of funding for London. Locally, the Central Eltham Youth Project received: £36,000. 65 charities across England awarded share of more than £3.5 million from Food Charities Grant Fund to support people during the coronavirus outbreak. Food aid charities in London were awarded… Read More »
It is pleasing to find that the Eltham North Safer Neighbourhood Team is continuing with its excellent engagement with the local community since the departure of Sergeant Marianne Catmull. The latest update from the Safer Neighbourhood Team is here: Having worked with Marianne for more than 12 years, her departure was certainly a moment for… Read More »
Residents should be aware that on Thursday last week the Council formally started the consultation for the development on the site of the Well Hall Road garages which were demolished last week. The consultation letter can be seen here: The full details of the plans can be found here. You can also comment on the… Read More »
This week we received notification that there would be a review of the licence for the Thai Thai (also called Chang Thai) restaurant at 12 Well Hall Road. The official reasons given for the review are as follows: The grounds of the review relate to an alleged sexual assault and alleged grievous bodily harm to… Read More »
In addition to the Conservative Councillors’ motion to support local business as we emerge from lockdown, this week Greenwich Council announced the system it will use to distribute the £1.863 million it has been given by the Government to support local businesses who may have slipped through the cracks of previous schemes. This grant needs… Read More »
The last week has seen a lively debate going on, mainly over Twitter, about the future of the Mecca Bingo site on Eltham Hill, with Conservatives (led by Parliamentary Candidate Louie French) campaigning against plans to use the site for flats being told to stop ‘misrepresenting’ the situation by a range of Labour politicians, including… Read More »