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Praise Greenwich Time, win £30 of shopping!
Skint? Need a few quid for the week’s shopping? Why not send a missive to the council’s propaganda weekly, Greenwich Time, opining on how great it is? Note the voucher can only be spent in Sainsbury’s...
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Greenwich Council’s living wage comes to life – well, sort of
“It’s been a long haul,” trilled an email which dropped into local Labour party members’ inboxes on Friday, “but the Royal Borough of Greenwich has just signed an agreement with the Living Wage...
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Why did the Independent’s Andy ignore Labour’s Annie?
With a second councillor standing down over the bullying culture in Greenwich Council’s Labour group, the battle to be the party’s parliamentary candidate for Greenwich & Woolwich is, in truth, a...
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Will breakfast boy Matt rise and shine as Labour’s winner?
It’s the biggest political battle Greenwich or Woolwich has seen for a generation, and it ends tomorrow. The winner will get the keys to a safe seat in Parliament and the chance to develop a career...
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Matt’s the man: Pennycook picked by Greenwich Labour
Breaking news: Greenwich West councillor Matt Pennycook has been selected as Labour’s candidate for Greenwich & Woolwich at the next general election, after a meeting of local members at the...
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Southeastern shambles – Greenwich’s farewell to Charing Cross
Bye, then… no more Greenwich line trains from Charing Cross from this weekend. It’s the biggest change to happen to south-east London’s railways for decades. Just before midnight tonight, the last...
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Southeastern shambles: Now it doesn’t know how long its trains are
On guard: Police and security officers watch Lewisham station at the end of last Tuesday’s rush hour Does anyone know what’s going on at Southeastern? A little snapshot from Twitter from Sunday...
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Greenwich living wage: How did Tories outflank local Labour?
If you watch politics in Greenwich borough for a period of time, one of the most striking things you’ll notice is how local Conservatives occasionally take positions that put them to the left of the...
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Huddersfield’s ‘Twitter king’ Khan set for Greenwich Council seat
A former leader of a Yorkshire council has been selected by Labour activists to fight a by-election caused by the resignation of Matt Pennycook, who left Greenwich Council last week to concentrate on...
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Will Matt Pennycook be the last MP for Greenwich and Woolwich?
It’s just like 1992 all over again, with a Tory victory nationally and a shiny new Labour MP locally in Greenwich & Woolwich. So it’s congratulations to Matt Pennycook, who scored 24,384 votes –...
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Election aftermath: What next for politics in Greenwich?
A selection of the leaflets to drop through the door at 853 Towers during the campaign.As the dust settles after the general election, Matt Hartley has landed his prize for boosting the Tory vote in...
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Enderby Wharf: Greenwich cruise terminal battle to be debated in Parliament...
Residents say the ships’ engines can be as polluting as 688 lorries idling all day The battle over the Enderby Wharf cruise liner terminal in Greenwich will be debated in Parliament next Wednesday,...
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Boundary review sees Greenwich & Woolwich MP’s seat set for chop
South-east London’s political map faces being completely redrawn under proposals released today to cut the number of MPs in England. A Boundary Commission report suggests splitting up the Greenwich...
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Greenwich and Woolwich could get Luton Airport trains from 2018
Greenwich, Charlton and Woolwich could get direct trains to Luton Airport under plans that are about to go out to consultation. The plans would see trains seven days a week from Luton to Rainham,...
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Election 2017: Three to challenge Pennycook in Greenwich & Woolwich
Our mate Matt: Labour’s Matt Pennycook meets some chums in WoolwichJust three candidates are taking on Greenwich & Woolwich’s sitting MP Matt Pennycook at the coming general election – with the...
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Six thoughts after June 2017’s general election in Greenwich borough
The dust may never settle on the 2017 general election until the next one comes along. But the result was clear-cut in this part of south-east London – a big “up yours” to the woman currently...
View ArticleAngerstein Wharf: Greenwich Council knew of rail crossing closure but did not...
Greenwich Council knew about controversial plans to close a railway crossing a year before Network Rail made it public – but did not tell local residents, councillors or the local MP, 853 can reveal....
View ArticlePassengers asked for ideas for reopened £220,000 Thameslink fund
Rail passengers are being asked for ideas for what can be done to improve their journeys from six Greenwich and Woolwich line stations after local MP Matt Pennycook successfully fought to have a...
View ArticleGeneral election 2019: Greenwich borough sticks with Labour as Britain swings...
6.30am update: Both Clive Efford and Matt Pennycook have been re-elected as MPs for Eltham and Greenwich & Woolwich – but neither would be drawn on the future of their party as Labour slumped to a...
View ArticleGreenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook becomes shadow climate minister
The Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook says he is “really pleased” to have been given the role of shadow climate minister in new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s frontbench team. Pennycook will...
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