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Tenants move into new over-55s council homes in Greenwich Peninsula
Tenants at a new over-55s council home development yesterday told visiting Cabinet Members how much they appreciated the brand new purpose-built homes.
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'The government is completely failing Afghan refugees’: The Royal Borough of Greenwich calls for leadership amid national refugee scandal
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has criticised the UK government for their lack of leadership and support for Afghan refugees, as hundreds face uncertainty as their quarantine period comes to an end.
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Housing development partner announced on Woolwich Leisure Centre Scheme
More affordable homes come a step closer in Woolwich as the council names The Hill Group as development partner on its Woolwich Leisure Centre Scheme.
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Royal Greenwich urges businesses to boost profiles with Business Awards nominations
Royal Greenwich is today extending nominations for its Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards in association with U+I and supported by the South East London Chamber of Commerce for a further 9 days.
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Grab a jab in Greenwich Park this weekend!
Anyone aged 16 and over can now get vaccinated against COVID-19 – and what better place to do it than sunny Greenwich Park?
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£38 million Mayor of London grant for Greenwich Builds council home building
Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, has been awarded a grant of £38 million by the Mayor of London, as part of of the new Affordable Homes Programme.
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Summer of fun for children in Royal Greenwich
Hundreds of children have had an unforgettable summer in Royal Greenwich thanks to our Holiday Food and Fun programme.
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The Royal Borough of Greenwich calls on the UK Government to provide immediate support to Afghan refugees
Cllrs. Danny Thorpe and Denise Scott-McDonald, have written directly to Robert Jenrick, MP, expressing the need for urgent support for Afghan refugees.
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Our statement on donations for refugees from Afghanistan
Cllr Danny Thorpe, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, said:
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Worried about furlough ending? We can help
Are you currently on furlough, also known as Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (due to end on the 30 September 2021), or worried about the prospect of redundancy?
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Illegally smuggled cigarettes found stashed behind shop wall
A man has been prosecuted after council officers seized 126 packets of illegal tobacco products, believed to have been smuggled into the country from Lithuania and Russia.
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Royal Greenwich Together 21 Festival Delights Over 11,000 Residents This Weekend
This Saturday over 11,000 residents united in Charlton Park at the Royal Greenwich Together 21 Festival, London’s biggest free community festival so far this summer.
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The Royal Borough of Greenwich pledges support for Afghan refugees
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has confirmed that it will accept refugees from Afghanistan and provide all the support it can for people fleeing the country.
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Ofsted praises Royal Borough of Greenwich Children's Services
Ofsted has praised the Royal Borough of Greenwich for how it has handled the pressures of the pandemic to improve services for young people.
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Landmark Greenwich dance festival for Black History Month: Call for participants
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is launching a landmark Connecting Communities Dance Festival this October.
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Royal Greenwich takes part in ground-breaking autonomous car trials
For the first time ever in the UK, members of the public have been invited to take an on-road ride in a driverless car.
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Changes to West Greenwich low traffic neighbourhood
Last September we began an Experimental Traffic Order to trial proposals for various roads in the West Greenwich to be closed to through traffic.
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Statement on the Greenwich foot tunnel lifts
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is advising people who use the Greenwich foot tunnel that the current repairs needed to lifts on both sides of the river could take up to five months to complete.
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Congratulations to students across Royal Greenwich for completing their GCSEs and BTECs!
After a year so disrupted by the pandemic, students across Royal Greenwich have received their GCSE and BTEC results.
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A dazzling makeover for Eaglesfield playground!
As part of the Council’s £1million investment into its parks, Eaglesfield Playground on Shooters Hill has been completely refurbished.
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Woolwich Speaks as epic new poem is unveiled in a poetry street trail
Specially commissioned poem celebrating Woolwich unveiled in a street trail and film.
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Students across Royal Greenwich collect their A Level results
Students across Royal Greenwich have received their A Level results having had a year of learning unlike any other.
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Nominate your businesses for the Royal Greenwich Businesses Awards
It’s that time again when the businesses in Royal Greenwich get to show off what they’re made of.
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Council’s landmark cultural hub Woolwich Works is hiring!
The first 44 of hundreds of jobs at Woolwich Works, a new landmark cultural hub for London, are now being advertised.
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Final ward boundary recommendations
The Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBCE) has reviewed the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s wards and has come to its final recommendations.
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Headliners announced for Royal Greenwich Together 21
Headline acts with a truly global flavour have just been announced for Royal Greenwich Together 21!
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Summer fun arrives in Royal Greenwich!
The weather may say otherwise, but summer fun has arrived in Royal Greenwich - and musician and businessman Levi Roots stopped by Roots4Life holiday club to kick things off with a bang.
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Who gets funding? Local communities decided!
211 Royal Greenwich residents took part in the Community Voting Day on Saturday 17 July.
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'Fostering is life changing for all involved'
Evadney Gordon Hill first met her foster daughter Fola in late 2019 and their connection was instant.
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Three more Greenwich Builds council home schemes approved
Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, achieved three further planning approvals this week, bringing the number of approved homes to 336.
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