Health and care staff in the borough of Greenwich will be among the first vaccinated when a successful coronavirus vaccine is signed off on, the authority’s leader has pledged, saying that work was already under way in preparation for a mass roll-out of the jab.
Bromley Council will request permission from its own planning authority next week in a bid to build a block of flats in an under-used car park.
Two Chislehurst medical centres will merge into one huge new facility, local ward councillors have confirmed, under plans which include the rebuilding of Chislehurst Library.
The leader of one of the London authorities named to take place in the mass roll-out of rapid coronavirus testing says they’re in “no position to implement” the programme without further support from the government.
Bexley and Greenwich will be among the London boroughs set to receive mass coronavirus testing roll-outs within the next week, but fellow south-east authority Bromley has been left off the list for now.
Up to 150 jobs could be cut from across Bexley Council’s books as the authority battles to gain a grip on the financial black hole threatening it.
A proposal which would see affordable housing in Greenwich boosted by the addition of more than 100 new council homes is set to be decided next week.
A community group has officially lodged legal action against road-blocking measures implemented by Croydon Council around Crystal Palace, as a public consultation on the controversial scheme officially opened for feedback.
A decades-old debate over how better to connect one of London’s most isolated river-side boroughs has been reignited at a fiery meeting of Bexley Council.
The charity watchdog has confirmed it investigated concerns about the management of finances at the Greenwich Islamic Centre late last year, triggering an internal review by the organisation’s management.
