In response to three petitions requesting action over Eltham’s decaying roads and pavements Greenwich Council have declined to take any action. The petitions were collected by Eltham Park and Progress candidates Ben Crompton and Elizabeth Drury from residents on Eltham Park Gardens, Dunvegan Road and the middle section of Elibank Road. Elizabeth organised for the… Read More »
The views of residents living in west Eltham are being ignored by Greenwich Council as it announced its plans for parking restrictions across much of the borough. Having been consulted on parking restrictions in March as part of the Sustainable Streets programme, Eltham has been ignored once again as the Council announced and partly abandoned… Read More »
I find myself questioning Greenwich Council’s proposal to use cameras to restrict the ability of vehicles to access roads around schools at pick-up and drop-off times as this will completely change the way in which existing School Streets function. Greenwich Council plans to convert 15 existing schemes over to camera usage and introduce 21 new… Read More »
After years of ‘managed decline’ of the borough’s roads, Greenwich Council is suddenly boasting of investing in repairing potholes. This is solely thanks to the Labour Government’s recent allocation of funds in a desperate attempt to improve their (lack of) popularity. However, no plan as to how these funds will be allocated has yet been… Read More »
An Eltham resident is questioning the Mayor of London’s ability to manage the police after he was charged for his stolen motor home crossing a ULEZ boundary. The Progress Estate resident’s motor home was stolen from outside his home at the end of March and as it was driven away it crossed an old ULEZ… Read More »
An Eltham-based children’s charity is encouraging residents to support its spring appeal as there are only a few more weeks before a generous match funding pledge finishes. Demelza, which has a site in Wensley Close, Eltham and supports children with serious or life-limiting conditions across South East London, launched its spring appeal earlier this year.… Read More »
Specialist nurses looking for a new challenge are invited to attend a recruitment day at a children’s hospice – where they could be interviewed for a job on the spot. Demelza is hosting the event at its hospice in Wensley Close, Eltham, on Thursday 27 February with the aim of filling five fulltime equivalent Band… Read More »
While the imposition of tax on private schools is getting all the headlines for reducing the quality of education available to a small proportion of school pupils, other changes being pushed through by the Labour Government are going to have a negative effect on the vast majority of secondary school students in Eltham. The Conservative… Read More »
Hyde Housing has been heavily criticised by the Housing Ombudsman who published a special report at the start of December 2024. The report is particularly relevant for residents of the Progress Estate as Hyde Housing is not only a major landlord on the estate but also responsible for looking after communal spaces around the area… Read More »
Following letters from Eltham Conservative’s Charlie Davis, Halifax, Nationwide and Santander have confirmed in responses to him that they have no plans to close their existing branches in Eltham. Charlie wrote to the three banks which retain branches on Eltham High Street following Natwest’s decision to close it’s local branch on 20th August 2024. All… Read More »