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Beating the blizzards
With forecasts of snow filling weather reports, it’s time to get weather-wise and prepare yourself for Jack Frost’s icy grip.
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Save your Energy!
Don’t pile on the pounds, save them! That’s the message during Big Energy Saving Week (21-27 January).
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Banned from selling booze: two licences revoked over anti-social behaviour
A restaurant and a supermarket have both had their alcohol licences revoked due to concerns around anti-social behaviour and violence.
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Joint initiative helps clean up our borough
Joint working between the Council and Peabody has strengthened our efforts to clean up the borough.
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Tis the season to stay safe
It's a time of Christmas cheer but the festive season is also prime time for burglars. The Royal Borough's Safer Communities team have come up with some top tips on keeping the Christmas spirit alive.
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Man banned for extreme anti-social behaviour
A man has been banned from a Council property in Woolwich for an additional three months after breaking his tenancy contract through extreme anti-social behaviour.
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Faith leaders unite to fight knife crime in the Royal Borough
Faith leaders joined together at the recent Stronger Together conference to find ways to tackle rising knife crime.
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Fake Christmas goods worth £200,000 seized in crackdown
Counterfeit items totalling £200,000 in value were seized yesterday morning (4 December) in a joint operation between the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Trading Standards team and the Met Police.
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Reducing the Strength increases the numbers for the Royal Borough
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has welcomed the 100th business to its Reducing the Strength campaign, a timely signing during Alcohol Awareness Week (19 to 25 November).
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Statement on Enderby Wharf Cruise Terminal
Statement from Cllr Danny Thorpe, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich
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Justice dispensed for vendor selling alcohol to minors
The Royal Borough's Trading Standards has secured a successful prosecution against a shopkeeper who sold alcohol to minors.
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Royal Borough's call to nature lovers
Nature conservation lovers are being invited to play their part in keeping the borough's parks and open spaces green and safe.
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Retailer's turnaround following Royal Borough knife crackdown
The Royal Borough is calling on retailers to sign up to the Council's knife retail charter after two stores were caught selling knives to under age children.
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Royal Greenwich successfully prosecutes noisy neighbour
A resident who drove neighbours to despair by persistently playing excessively loud music at his home has to pay £750 following a successful prosecution by the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
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Pledging to keep women and girls safe in Royal Greenwich
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Women's Safety Charter has been launched to send out a clear message that sexual harassment is not tolerated in Royal Greenwich.
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Greenwich shops pledge to help tackle rising knife crime
A Charter for retailers has been launched to prevent knives getting into the hands of youngsters' as part of the Royal Borough's action plan to tackle the rise of deaths and injuries from knife crime.
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Royal Borough retains Cleaner Air Borough accreditation
The Cleaner Air Borough accreditation of the Royal Borough of Greenwich has been upheld by the Mayor of London.
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Calls to night noise team helped Council secure loud music prosecution
The operator of a restaurant where loud music was repeatedly blasted out up until 3am was ordered to pay £7,250 following a successful prosecution by the Royal Borough.
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Driving out motorbike and moped riding nuisance from parks
A campaign to stop motorbike or moped riding in parks is launched after community concerns.
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Twenty arrests in action to target knife crime
Arrests made in three-day crackdown on knife crime in Woolwich town centre.
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Rapid eviction of travellers thanks to borough wide ban
A group of travellers were rapidly evicted from parkland thanks to a High Court injunction secured by the Royal Borough.
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Trafalgar Road improvements start
Work has begun on a programme of improvements to Trafalgar Road.
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Shop netted in underage knife sales operation given hefty fine
A store which sold a knife to an underage youngster has been ordered by a court to pay more than £3,500.
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Extra spraying to combat weeds in Royal Greenwich
Royal Greenwich has increased its borough-wide weed spraying programme from three to four times a year.
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Driving forward our clear air policy
Eglinton Primary School children educated their parents by talking to them about idling engines and their impact on local air quality.
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Planting a greener future
Children helped create an orchard with 50 fruit trees for their whole community to enjoy.
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Become a litter picking champion at the Great British Spring Clean
Residents, community groups, schools and businesses are encouraged to take part.
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New biosecurity measures for bird keepers
If you keep poultry or birds, you must follow the detailed requirements on strict biosecurity.
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Business fined for using an illegal waste carrier
A business which used an unregistered waste carrier was ordered to pay nearly £700.
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'Love' clean-up campaign rolls out across Royal Greenwich
The Plumstead High Street cleaning campaign is widening to all our high streets.
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Don't be a victim of seasonal crime spike
Be extra vigilant whilst out and about enjoying festive celebrations or shopping.
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Noisy neighbour fined for blasting out loud music for months
The man, who ignored 11 warnings to turn down his music, was fined £4,400 following a successful prosecution by the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
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Closure Order served following anti-social behaviour complaints
The order was served on a Council flat in Charlton due to escalating anti-social and criminal behaviour at the property.
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#GreenwichTogether for Hate Crime Awareness Week
The Royal Borough of Greenwich will be launching a week of activities on 14 October.
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Car Free Day a big hit with local schoolchildren
Twenty-five schools across Royal Greenwich took part in Transport for London's STARS Car Free Day on 22 September.
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New clean air initiative is launched in Royal Greenwich
Residents in East Greenwich and Greenwich Peninsula will benefit from the five year programme which uses technology and advances in data analytics to address challenges faced by major cities.
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New travel scheme launched tackling air pollution
The project rewards local people who switch from cars to walking and cycling.
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Thought-provoking domestic abuse campaign launched
'Is this love' promotes healthy relationships and the resources available to victims.
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Day of action for Operation #PositivePlumstead
The intensive enforcement operation was in partnership with the Metropolitan Police.
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A borough united in stopping knife crime
The Royal Borough is partnering with schools, agencies and the Metropolitan Police.
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Staying safe during the summer months
A reminder of the best ways to help you and your belongings.
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Royal Borough wins £1.95m funding for innovative domestic abuse project
The three year project will transform help for families experiencing domestic abuse.
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Royal Greenwich approves new Community Safety Strategy
The strategy sets out the community safety priorities for the next three years.
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A new strategy for cleaner air for the next generation
The Air Quality Action Plan was published on National Clean Air Day (15 June 2017).
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Properties ordered to close following Council action in court
People in the properties were engaged in anti-social behaviour and criminal activity.
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National Clean Air Day supported by Royal Borough
A number of events and activities are taking place on Thursday 15 June.
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Royal Borough works with the police to tackle knife crime
We participated in Operation Sceptre 8, the London-wide crackdown on knife crime.
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Heavy fines for noise nuisance offences
The Royal Borough has successfully prosecuted a business and a household.
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Royal Borough cracks down on under-age sales to tackle knife crime
Trading Standards officers seized knives and razors as part of Police campaign.
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Greenwich champions needed for Great British Spring Clean 2017
Join the campaign to clean up your local area from 3 to 5 March 2017.
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GLA awards clean air status to the Royal Borough of Greenwich
The award was given for a number of initiatives to improve air quality.
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Warning to shoplifters as Christmas season approaches
The Safer Greenwich Partnership is using a range of measures to prevent shoplifting.
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Meet local police officers at the Safer Greenwich meeting
Residents are strongly encouraged to come along to the meeting on 1 December 2016.