Copied over from Cllr Drury’s site where it was published in December 2017. My colleague Cllr Charlie Davis and I have been asking questions about the way the Council delivers new housing and have come across some startling facts which deserve to be known more widely in my opinion. The figures are focused on the… Read More »
An Eltham Councillor has revealed that figures released by the Mayor of London to justify the closure of Eltham Police Station actually prove it is busier than Plumstead and other neighbouring stations. In Cllr Spencer Drury’s response to the Mayor of London’s Public Access and Engagement Strategy (which includes a plan to close and… Read More »
A month ago, Conservative Councillors for Eltham received a briefing about the results of the Controlled Parking Survey undertaken in January 2017 together with proposals for changes in the future. The political bit (which includes a health warning) While the area concerned covered 7 Labour Councillors and 5 Conservatives ones, there was no Labour… Read More »
Progress Resdients’ Association member Keith Billinghurst has published a book about the Estate and its place in the history of housing. The writing of and research for the book was supported by Greenwich Council through the ward budget scheme as Eltham North Ward Councillors allocated funds to support Keith’s research. The book looks at the… Read More »
Residents might be interested to know that Sainsbury’s in Eltham have applied for a late licence to serve alcohol until midnight from Monday to Sunday. This is an extension from the 11pm which it is currently allowed to serve alcohol until and unfortunately, it appears there is no clear explanation for this application in the… Read More »
At the Meeting of Royal Borough of Greenwich Council last night (Wednesday 19th July) Labour’s Cabinet Member for Transport admitted that the failure to install a new pedestrian crossing at the top of Eltham High Street at the junction with Footscray Road is the result of delays by the Mayor of London’s (Sadiq Khan) Transport… Read More »
In House of Commons ballot results announced today, Eltham’s newly re-elected MP Clive Efford finished last in his bid to be elected Chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee. The Chair of the Transport Select Committee has an important role to play in scrutinising the Government and would have allowed Mr Efford to… Read More »
At the recent meeting of the Eltham Town Centre Partnership (ETCP) held on 19th April, there was a substantial update provided on progress in bringing the Eltham Community Hospital into full use. After a period where its usage appears to have been inefficient (to say the least) I am pleased to say that the briefing… Read More »
I (and I am sure my fellow Councillors) know that one of the things which really annoys residents is dog fouling. It annoys me too and as a dog owner I think the fines on those people who don’t clean up after their dogs should be higher and enforced with more regularity by the Council. … Read More »
As Greenwich Council and the local press celebrate the return of the Tall Ships event to Greenwich and Woolwich this weekend (nothing comparable for Eltham during the year you’ll note), I do find myself thinking questioning whether this is a good use of Council resources. There are two issues here for me; the most obvious… Read More »