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 »
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 »
Following the publication of my blog about the Well Hall Road parking restrictions last week Charlie Davis and I emailed a few Councillors, publicised the mistakes made introducing the scheme and spoke with a number of businesses about the problems making it harder to park had caused them. Then, lo and behold, by Wednesday the… Read More »
As an Eltham Councillor I was always proud of the way Charlie Davis and I worked to ensure that parking restrictions were only imposed where they were supported by the majority of residents or businesses. As I tried to stop outside the Tesco on my way home from work this week I reflected how quickly… Read More »
Figures published by the TaxPayers’ Alliance in its “Town Hall Rich List 2022” have revealed the high remuneration received by Greenwich Council’s senior Officers compared to those paid in other local authorities. Nationally the average number of employees receiving over £100,000 is 7.7, but in Greenwich this number is 32. Similarly only two Officers nationally… Read More »
Leaflets from the Labour Party in the local elections prove that their candidates aren’t allowed to have a thought of their own. Why does this matter? Well, how can Labour candidates represent the people they are elected by in Eltham if they are only allowed to trot out the party line? Some residents in the… Read More »
The confusion and delay at the heart of Labour-run Greenwich Council’s approach to the still closed café in the Eltham Centre has been revealed through repeated questions from Councillor Spencer Drury. The plan to close the Eltham Centre café and expand the gym space was revealed by SE9 magazine on their Facebook page in May… Read More »
At the most recent meeting of Greenwich Council’s Housing and Anti-Poverty Scrutiny Panel, senior officers apologised repeatedly for the failings of the housing repairs service. The sparsely attended meeting (only three Councillors and a tenants representative were present) focused on two particular areas of failure: From my point of view, as a Councillor, I am… Read More »
Greenwich Council has delayed plans to remove all dog waste bins from parks and woodlands around the Borough following an intervention by Eltham Councillor Spencer Drury. Spencer raised the issues of bins being removed after noticing one had disappeared from his regular walk at the start of May. The initial response from the Council was… Read More »