Greenwich has one of the highest ranking mortality rates in London for asbestos related disease. Between 1981 and 2005 there were a total of 119 asbestos related deaths in Greenwich placing the borough in the top...   [Подробнее]

Greenwich has one of the highest ranking
mortality rates in London for asbestos related
disease.
Between 1981 and 2005 there were a total
of 119 asbestos related deaths in Greenwich
placing the borough in the top five for asbestos
hotspots in London.
In the same period there
were 104 deaths in Lewisham, ranking it ninth
overall for mortality from asbestos.

To tackle the rising death rate from asbestosrelated diseases, the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) has launched a campaign, Asbestos: The
Hidden Killer, which is running throughout
October and November 2008 to educate today’s
tradesmen about the danger that asbestos presents
to them.

Figures issued by the Health and Safety
Executive have revealed that every week, 20
tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, and
this number is set to increase.

Steve Coldrick, Disease Reduction Director at
the HSE explained why a major campaign has
been launched to raise awareness of the real risk
that tradesmen face, “Exposure to asbestos is the
biggest single cause of work-related deaths, with
around 4,000 people a year dying from asbestosrelated disease.
The overall number of deaths is
rising because a large number of workers who
have already been exposed to asbestos dust
around 40 years ago will go on to develop
mesothelioma, a terminal cancer or other asbestos
related diseases.
”
Tom King, 64, is one tradesman who, after
exposure to asbestos through his work as a
carpenter in Greenwich, contracted
mesothelioma, a form of cancer.
His family were
devastated.
His son, Russell, said: “It’s a family
business that we run, and so my dad’s such a big,
central part of our lives and his illness has affected
the family massively.
”
Even today asbestos presents a real and relevant
risk to plumbers, joiners, electricians and many
other maintenance workers.
Asbestos may be
present in any building constructed or refurbished
before the year 2000, and it is estimated that
around 500,000 non-domestic buildings could
contain asbestos.
These buildings all need repair
and maintenance work from time to time and
when the asbestos fibres are disturbed e.
g.
by
drilling or cutting, they are likely to be inhaled as
a deadly dust.

1,000 (25%) of the 4,000 now dying each year
are tradesmen and while the number of deaths in
traditional industries has plateaued, deaths in
trades continue to rise.

Jill Morrell, Head of Public Affairs at the British
Lung Foundation said, “Sadly, for many who have
been exposed to asbestos dust it’s too late asbestos-related diseases have a long latency and
therefore creating awareness for the future is very
important.
”
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Greenwich Council has reacted with shock to
the news that the Mayor of London has
scrapped the proposed Thames Gateway
Bridge.

Cllr Chris Roberts, Leader of Greenwich
Council, said: “The cancellation of the
Thames Gateway Bridge despite the
overwhelming support of Londoners and
London boroughs which would have benefited
from the crossing is a truly shocking position
for a Mayor of London to take.

Of particular regret is that the Mayor has
elected to avoid any discussion about these
schemes with Council leaders directly affected
by his decision.
Letters have gone unanswered
and meetings when arranged are routinely
cancelled without explanation.

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Gareth Johnson has accused the Government of
betraying the motorist when the new Dartford
Crossing charges came into force on 15th
November.

As from that date local residents could apply for
a controversial ‘ discount’ scheme.
As there is an
initial fee for the discount Dart Tag, local
residents will only benefit if they make a large
number of crossings in a year.
It will not help
local residents who use the crossing just a few
times.

Gareth Johnson said: “ It is not a discount
scheme that is needed but the total scrapping of
the Dartford Crossing tolls.

The tolls were due to be scrapped in 2003 when
the bridge had been paid for.
Instead, local
residents have had to endure the cost, congestion
and pollution.

Instead of changing the charging structure of the
tolls, the Government should have used this
opportunity to scrap them completely.
The
changes signify the completion of this
Government’s betrayal of the motorist in
Dartford.

Tolls have been scrapped on two bridges by
Gordon Brown’s Constituency as he felt it was
unfair for motorists to pay for the crossing
several times over! Well if it is unfair for Gordon
Brown’s constituents then why is it OK for
Dartford’s residents to still have to pay?
The tolls on the crossing are yet another form of
taxation levied, by this Government, on the
motorist and another example of this
Government making life just that bit harder for
us all.

The crossing is Dartford’s icon, but instead of it
improving our quality of life and opening up the
local area, it places a financial drain on local
businesses and residents, pollutes the
atmosphere and clogs up local roads.
It’s time
that we saw an end to the tolls on the Dartford
crossing”.

• Bexley Council made a half-hearted attempt to get
some relief for residents as did local MP David Evennett
and Derek Conway.
Readers will largely have been
unaware that a consultation process had been organised
and no results were published.
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Rizon, the Bahrain-based executive
jet company is bringing its unique
product offering to Europe.
It has
selected London Biggin Hill Airport,
UK as its operating base and parent
company Rizon Group Holdings has
secured an 80 year lease on land at the
airport where it is in the process of
constructing a new $20 million dollar,
13,000 sq m hangar and ramp area.

The build is advancing according to
schedule according to Rizon Group
Holdings CEO, William (Will) Curtis.

The Bahrain-based executive jet company is
positioning for some dramatic expansion over
the next 18 months.
A second Hawker 900XP
will join its existing fleet mid 2009.
Three
Bombardier Challenger 605’s are due to enter
service imminently, the first in December
2008, with the following two due in March
2009 and November 2009, respectively.

Rizon has also entered into a co-operative
deal with undisclosed partners to re-engineer
five CRJ200 airliners to a specification similar
to the Challenger 850.
“These versatile and
spacious aircraft, which are less than 10 years
old, will cost us well under $14 million ready
to enter service by September 2010,” says
Curtis.
“We see a high demand for cost
efficient group travel solutions and these
aircraft will be ideal, both in the GCC and
Europe.
” At least two of the aircraft will be
based at Rizon’s planned new London Biggin
Hill Airport, UK facility.

The converted CRJ’s will be equipped with
16 seats in a traditional mix of arm chair,
conference grouping and divan, with
exceptional baggage capacity and a maximum
range of 3,200nm.
With full seats and baggage
range is expected to be well over 2,200nm.

Fresh overhauls will be conducted on the
engines during overhaul and paint and interior
will be identical on all five aircraft.
A full
modern IFE system is to be included in the
specification, along with an Airshow 4000
system.

“Depreciation is likely to be minimal during
our tenure and we should be able to put these
aircraft, which will be more or less identical to
the Challenger 850, into service at a very
appealing price point,” says Curtis.

Rizon currently runs charter services in the
Middle East, a region which saw a 40% growth
in private aviation last year.
It also runs charter
services to Asia, China, India, Russia, Africa
and Europe.

At the end of December last year, Rizon
ushered in new ownership when the company
was acquired by Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad, a
Qatari national who is chairman of the Barwa
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Bring the children along to the high street in
Sidcup to meet Father Christmas and his helpers
on the 11th December.
He lands at about 11 am
if Santa Airways is on time.

He will be greeted by a live band playing at
various places long the high street with Christmas
carols being sung by the choir from Merton Court
school.
The French market opposite and
alongside the police station will be open from 9
am until late with a demonstration of exotic Arab
dancing at about 1-30 pm.

The Demelza Trust and Bexley Councils
Neighbourhood Team will be giving away gifts
from the stand in Nisbett Place alongside our
Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Look out for the
Bob Hope promotional squad who will be telling
visitors to the high street about their annual
pantomime and the Green Train which promotes
open green spaces in the borough and London.

On the 13th December readers can enjoy a
fantastic Hungarian Christmas Concert and carols
at St.
John’s church, Church Road, Sidcup.

Exceptional entertainment by the Sidcup
Symphony Orchestra.
Starts at 7-30 pm sharp.

Tickets from 020 8300 3268 then the following
day on the 14th December take the family to the
carol service at 4 pm also in St.
Johns church at
4pm.

Lots to see and do so make sure you visit the
high street on the 11th December.

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Dartford Council supports Normandy Veterans Dartford Borough Council is to provide financial support to local veterans wishing to revisit the site of the D-day landings in 2009. The borough has several veterans...   [Подробнее]

Dartford Council supports
Normandy Veterans
Dartford Borough Council is to provide financial
support to local veterans wishing to revisit the site
of the D-day landings in 2009.

The borough has several veterans from the
Normandy landings and the grant will support a
return to the north France coast to commemorate
the 65th anniversary of the landings
The decision to offer support, through the Kent
branch of the Normandy Veterans Association,
follows the withdrawal of financial support by the
government for overseas visits after the 60th
anniversary in 2004.
Jeremy Kite, Leader of
Dartford Borough Council, says we should all
remember the sacrifices of past wars and
commemorate those who fought for our
freedoms.

“We’ve stepped in to support our veterans because
we find it completely unacceptable that
remembrance should have what seems to be a
‘best before date’.
The Normandy Veterans
Association does a marvellous job for our old
heroes and this is a small way in which we can
repay them.
”
Fatal collisionThe police are investigating a fatal collision on the
A20 London bound carriageway on Friday 7th
November 2008.

It happened near the McDonalds takeaway
restaurant on the Swanley by pass around 03.
00.
A
silver BMW was in collision with a green Ford
Escort, which was broken down and stationary at
the time.

Due to a previous collision in which a blue
Peugeot collided with the central reservation part
of the slip road was coned off.
The LAS attended
and took the 22 year old driver of the Escort to
Queen Mary’s hospital but he later died.

He has since been identified as Siddharta
Gauchan of Charlton Village.
A post mortem on
Monday 10 November at the Princess Royal
Hospital, Farnborough gave cause of death as
multiple injuries.

The driver and passenger of the BMW suffered
minor injuries and were seen by LAS but not
taken to hospital.

The 20 year old male driver of the BMW was
arrested at the scene and later bailed to return on
29 January ‘09 pending further investigation.

Officers are appealing for any witnesses to the
incident.
The number to ring with any
information is 020 8285 1574.

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Gareth Johnson has accused the Government
of betraying the motorist when the new
Dartford Crossing charges came into force on
15th November.

As from that date local residents could apply
for a controversial ‘ discount’ scheme.
As there
is an initial fee for the discount Dart Tag, local
residents will only benefit if they make a large
number of crossings in a year.
It will not help
local residents who use the crossing just a few
times.

Gareth Johnson said: “ It is not a discount
scheme that is needed but the total scrapping
of the Dartford Crossing tolls.

The tolls were due to be scrapped in 2003
when the bridge had been paid for.
Instead,
local residents have had to endure the cost,
congestion and pollution.

Instead of changing the charging structure of
the tolls, the Government should have used
this opportunity to scrap them completely.
The
changes signify the completion of this
Government’s betrayal of the motorist in
Dartford.

Tolls have been scrapped on two bridges by
Gordon Brown’s Constituency as he felt it was
unfair for motorists to pay for the crossing
several times over! Well if it is unfair for
Gordon Brown’s constituents then why is it
OK for Dartford’s residents to still have to pay?
The tolls on the crossing are yet another form
of taxation levied, by this Government, on the
motorist and another example of this
Government making life just that bit harder for
us all.

The crossing is Dartford’s icon, but instead of
it improving our quality of life and opening up
the local area, it places a financial drain on local
businesses and residents, pollutes the
atmosphere and clogs up local roads.
It’s time
that we saw an end to the tolls on the Dartford
crossing”.

• Bexley Council made a half-hearted attempt to get
some relief for residents as did local MP David
Evennett and Derek Conway.
Readers will largely
have been unaware that a consultation process had
been organised and no results were published.
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Stag Arts
Complex SavedSevenoaks District Council agreed to transfer
the Stag arts complex to Sevenoaks Town
Council as part of a long term lease agreement.

Following careful evaluation of the proposals,
the full Council decided to hand over the Stag
to Sevenoaks Town Council on a 25 year lease.

Initially Sevenoaks District Council will enter
into a short term lease allowing the Stag to open
early in the new year.
The long term lease will be
agreed thereafter.

Sevenoaks Town Council submitted a detailed
proposal and business plan to operate the Stag
that includes setting up an independent charity
to manage the complex based on the successful
model used by East Grinstead Town Council to
run the Chequer Mead Community Arts
Centre.
The current facilities would be retained
and no significant building works would be
necessary, minimising disruption to the arts
community.

The Town Council has said that it is looking at
the possibility of relocating its Tourist
Information Centre within the Stag.

Sevenoaks District Council would pay the
Town Council a grant of £100,000 a year for the
first five years of the lease agreement, £50,000
towards the running of the theatre and £50,000
towards youth outreach provision.

Cllr Elaine Bracken, the Council’s Cabinet
member with responsibility for the arts, says:
“Sevenoaks Town Council has put forward a
detailed proposal and business plan to reopen
the Stag early in 2009, which is great news for
the local arts community and for Sevenoaks.

They have a vision for a vibrant community
facility, but I would stress, if it is to succeed, the
whole community will need to give its backing
and support to the theatre and cinema
programme to ensure it remains viable in the
years to come.
”
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Charles Hawkes, a landlord, put more than a
dozen tenants at risk by failing to fit fire doors or
ensure that fire alarms were working, was fined
£2,800 at Woolwich Magistrates Court following a
successful prosecution by Greenwich Council.

In total, pleaded guilty to 17 offences, relating to a
three-storey house in Glenluce Road, Blackheath,
which is converted into 12 separate rooms, each
let to one or two tenants.

Mr Hawkes’ first offence was failure to obtain a
licence for a house in multiple occupation, which
landlords are required to do under the Housing
Act 200
Other offences which the Council brought to
magistrates following an inspection by
environmental health officers in February 2008,
related to:
• The fire alarm system being inoperative
• Fire extinguishers which had not been inspected for four
years
• A lack of fire doors to the individual flats/rooms
• Lack of gas safety certification, electrical installation
certification, fire alarm or emergency lighting certificates
• Cracked ceilings
• Cracked WC pan
• Worn and dirty carpets
• A dangerous, poorly guarded balcony
Maureen O’Mara, Greenwich Council’s cabinet
member for Neighbourhood Services, said,
“Landlords have a legal and moral duty to ensure
their tenants are not put at risk, and the law gives
local councils powers to take landlords to court
where we consider they are not fulfilling their
duties.
Our approach is to offer advice in the first
instance to enable them to put things right.

Where, as happened in this case, landlords fail to
take that advice, we won’t hesitate in using our
powers and bring those landlords to court.
”
The court heard that since the action was
launched a further inspection has taken place to
ensure that the hazards have been removed,
remedial works carried out and safety regulations
complied with.

Hawkes was also ordered to pay the Council’s
costs of £1939.
37.

• Private tenants concerned about disrepair can contact
the Council’s Residential Section on 020-8921 8100, or
visit www.
greenwich.
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Chronicle
Gareth Johnson has accused the Government of
betraying the motorist when the new Dartford
Crossing charges came into force on 15th
November.

As from that date local residents could apply for
a controversial ‘ discount’ scheme.
As there is an
initial fee for the discount Dart Tag, local
residents will only benefit if they make a large
number of crossings in a year.
It will not help
local residents who use the crossing just a few
times.

Gareth Johnson said: “ It is not a discount
scheme that is needed but the total scrapping of
the Dartford Crossing tolls.

The tolls were due to be scrapped in 2003 when
the bridge had been paid for.
Instead, local
residents have had to endure the cost, congestion
and pollution.

Instead of changing the charging structure of the
tolls, the Government should have used this
opportunity to scrap them completely.
The
changes signify the completion of this
Government’s betrayal of the motorist in
Dartford.

Tolls have been scrapped on two bridges by
Gordon Brown’s Constituency as he felt it was
unfair for motorists to pay for the crossing
several times over! Well if it is unfair for Gordon
Brown’s constituents then why is it OK for
Dartford’s residents to still have to pay?
The tolls on the crossing are yet another form of
taxation levied, by this Government, on the
motorist and another example of this
Government making life just that bit harder for
us all.

The crossing is Dartford’s icon, but instead of it
improving our quality of life and opening up the
local area, it places a financial drain on local
businesses and residents, pollutes the
atmosphere and clogs up local roads.
It’s time
that we saw an end to the tolls on the Dartford
crossing”.

• Bexley Council made a half-hearted attempt to get
some relief for residents as did local MP David Evennett
and Derek Conway.
Readers will largely have been
unaware that a consultation process had been organised
and no results were published.
Ed
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Gareth Bacon, Bexley Assembly
Member, has slammed government
handling of the Thames Gateway
regeneration project.

In an exchange with Boris Johnson at Mayor’s
Question Time, both men agreed that there was
a need to get a grip on the funding process and
to end the quango culture that has plagued the
delivery of regeneration in the region.

The House of Commons Public Accounts
Committee Report of October 2007 stated:
“Major sites are being delayed due to lack of
joined up infrastructure.
For instance the
building of 9,400 homes in Barking Riverside is
reliant on further transport infrastructure.

Gareth Bacon AM said: “£7billion has been
invested in the Thames Gateway since 2003, yet
up to 2005 only 24,000 new homes have been
built.
This is simply not good enough.

“We will fail miserably to meet the promised
total of 160,000 new homes by 2016 unless
something is done to ensure that the 66 quangos
that administer the project, pull together a
strategic vision for its future.
There must be a
strong emphasis on achieving outputs”.

• The combination of a lack of cash and a new bridge
south of Tower bridge spells disaster for the whole
Gateway project.
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Sidcup
Christmas
Lights
Bexley Council have done Sidcup town centre
proud providing them with brand new lights to
celebrate Christmas and the New Year.
Although
they are now in place they will not be switched
on until the 21st November and stay on until the
6th January.

The Sidcup Rotary Club are providing their
sleigh and Father Christmas at Nisbett Place
from 11am until 7pm on the llth December and
the popular Merton Court school choir will be
singing carols from approximately 11am until
1pm (weather permitting) which readers are
invited to join in on the day.
Barry Mizen from
Balloons 2U in the High Street is providing
balloons which will be given away free to
children visiting the High Street with their
parents on the 11th December and various shops
will be offering mince pies and sweets and staying
open until 7pm.

The piazza opposite the police station will have
a special day long French market offering many
items you could only buy in France.
The
Brunomart offers excellent value for money so do
go along on the 11th December and join other
Sidcup residents making the best of a pleasant
pre-Christmas market and day of celebration.

Other entertainment is being organised to make
the day really special so make sure you bring the
family to Sidcup High Street on December llth
and November 21st to see the lights switched on
just before it gets dark.

If you fancy having your face painted or buying
that special gift Sidcup High Street will have
something to offer including excellent lunchtime
meals and evening dinners in some long standing
restaurants and bars.

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Window Hinges • Window Handles
• Window Locks • Door Locks
• Door Handles • Door Hinges
• Letterboxes • Spyholes
Book in to any restaurant in
Old Bexley village and I
guarantee you will not finish
your meal without the
background wail of police cars.

Crime is now so bad in Bexley village that
the traders have produced a petition to have
CCTV in the High Street and Bourne Road.

The petition has the backing of local MP
Derek Conway and Old Bexley & Sidcup
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate
Duncan Borrowman who told the Chronicle
“As a daily user of the village I have listened to
many traders complain about the constant
break-ins and vandalism to their businesses.

They have not surprisingly finally decided
‘enough is enough’ and have joined together to
launch a petition for the village to be covered
by CCTV, I fully support them in this.
Small
hard working businesses don’t need to be
spending every morning worrying if
their premises are going to be broken into or
vandalised, nor do they need to be paying rising
insurance premiums in the present financial
climate”.

The Petition is being co-ordinated by
Graham at Pilkington’s jewellers - 01322
521664.

BEXLEY VILLAGE
TRADERS FED UP!
France comes to
Sidcup
The piazza opposite Sidcup police station will be
transformed into a French style boulevard
between 10am - 4pm on Thursday the 11th
December when Brunomart’s French &
Continental market visits the town.

The market offers the diversity and speciality
of traditional French & Continental products,
including an excellent selection of cheeses,
olives, charcuterie, bread and patisserie.
Other
delicious products include Soupe de poisson and
confit de canard and for the sweeter tooth there
are crepes with gorgeous toppings such as Grand
Marnier or chocolate.
Also on sale are
household wares such as French African Crafts,
earthenware, Leather Goods, hand woven
baskets, lovely costume jewellery and much
more.

It should be a great day out so come along and
soak up the convivial Christmas atmosphere and
even practice your French with the friendly
stallholders.

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business
rates!Charitable and non-profit making
organisations in the Sevenoaks district are
being reminded that they can claim an
important discount on their business rates.

Groups such as scout groups, village halls and
voluntary organisations, could all benefit
following a recent review of discretionary rate
relief by Sevenoaks District Council.

Discretionary rate relief is a percentage
reduction off of the business rates bill.
The
percentage can be variable, and every
application will need to be assessed before a
decision is made.

Businesses can also apply for two other types of
relief, rural rate relief, which applies to certain
types of village shops, and hardship relief,
which only applies in exceptional
circumstances to local businesses who provide
a service to the community and are suffering
financial hardship.

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Last ditch appeal for hospital
It seems the Petition and the march to save
Queen Mary’s services by hundreds of
residents, local Mps and the London Mayor
himself has fallen on deaf ears so the Old
Bexley and Sidcup Conservative Parliamentary
Candidate James Brokenshire is now calling on
residents to write to Health Secretary Alan
Johnson about the need to save services at
Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup.
In the next
phase of the campaign to stop the loss of
maternity, accident and emergency and other
services, local Conservative campaigners were
asking shoppers in Sidcup High Street on
Saturday to sign letters of objection to be sent
to the Secretary of State.

It highlights the failures in the consultation
process over the plans, sets out some of the key
reasons to retain facilities at Queen Mary’s and
calls on the Department of Health to stop the
cuts at QMH.
The health reorganisation
proposals have now been referred to Mr
Johnson by the Joint Health Overview and
Scrutiny Committee and by Bexley Council.

The Secretary of State will have the final say on
whether the closure proposals should be
confirmed.

Commenting Mr Brokenshire said: “Now
that the decision on retaining key services
Queen Mary’s rests with the Health Secretary,
it makes sense to focus the campaign pressure
on Alan Johnson.
We need to make sure that
he gets an unequivocal message from local
residents that essential health services should
be kept at QMH.

“The cuts at QMH will have a damaging
effect on healthcare in Bexley and if they go
ahead risk being a slippery slope to closure of
the hospital altogether.
That’s why it’s so
important that everyone who feels strongly
about the future of Queen Mary’s writes to the
Health Secretary to ensure he appreciates the
significance of the decision he now has to
make.
”
Further copies of the letter can be obtained
from the Sidcup Barber Shop on Sidcup High
Street or from Old Bexley & Sidcup
Conservatives, Station Road, Sidcup.

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A year ago Bexley Council
secured over £1m from
Transport for London under
the Local Implementation Plan
Funding to invest in Belvedere
Village but the residents and
businesses voted against the
scheme presented by the
Blackfen & Lamorbey
councillor Peter Craske.

The consultation on the final plans closed on
30 September and the Council state results
from showed 106 people voting for no
improvements and 95 people were in favour.
A
petition with more than 500 signatures on it,
stating people did not want change, was also
taken into consideration.

Craske said: “This scheme would have
represented the first major investment in the
Village for decades and the plans were intended
to improve the area to secure its long term
future as an important local business centre.

Throughout the project we’ve listened to
local people, including organising a public
meeting for people to come along and have
their say, and amended the plans to take their
views into account.

When people opposed making Albert Road
into two-way traffic, or opening access through
the car park from Albany Road to the Village,
or a new footway in Streamway, we dropped
these elements completely.

When people said that too many parking
spaces would be lost, we put the spaces back.

In our final plans we proposed replacing the
street lights with brand new and much better
ones, additional CCTV cameras, resurfacing
the roads and pavements to a far higher
standard, planting new trees and introducing a
new zebra crossing.

To do this we would have needed to remove
just two parking spaces, solely to accommodate
the zebra crossing requested by traders in the
Village.
If there had been no request for the
crossing, then the number of parking spaces
would have remained exactly as it is now.

The people of the area have spoken and I
hope they will welcome my decision.

Having scrapped the plans for improvement
the Council does not plan to make any further
proposals for the Village.
I will be talking to
TfL to see if the funds can be used on any other
scheme in the borough.
”
• £1.
4m could go a long way in securing some respite
for car parking in the councils car parks - perhaps
buying car owners the first hour of parking free of
charge! Ed
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Couple
killed in
GreenwichThe police have launched a murder inquiry
following the death of a man and woman in
Greenwich.

They responded to a call at approximately
17:00 hrs on Tuesday 21 October 2008 to reports of a woman stabbed at a residential address in Frances Street, SE18.

The London Ambulance Service attended and
the 35 year-old woman was found suffering
from stab wounds to the neck.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 35 year-old man was also found suffering
from stab wounds at the same location.
He was
taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in south
London where he was pronounced dead.

The identity of the deceased man and woman
is known but await formal identification and
confirmation all next of kin have been informed.

Officers from the Homicide and Serious
Crime Command are investigating and an incident room has been opened under DCI Will
O’Reilly.
Anyone with information is asked to
contact the incident room on 020 8721 4905; if
you wish to remain anonymous call
Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Labour romp home
in Plumstead
A new Councillor has been elected
for Plumstead ward in Greenwich,
following a by election on Thursday
25 September.

Councillor Matthew Morrow, of the Greenwich
Labour Party was elected with 1318 votes and a
majority of 776 votes.

The full result was:
Adetokunbo Bailey –
Conservative Party – 542
Leonie Barron - Liberal Democrat - 195
Jessica Currie - Green Party 175
Matthew Morrow - Labour Party -1318
• The by election had a turnout of 21.
56% and was
called following the death of Councillor Kanta Patel, a
member of Greenwich Council for over 20 years.

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