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 Raynsford - Let's fight to keep affordable housing from the Tories |
The following is Nick Raynsford's statement to Greenwich and Woolwich residents in social housing on the threat from the Tories to affordable housing.
Housing is one of the most fundamental human needs, and Labour has always been strongly committed to improving housing opportunities for all members of society. Here in Greenwich and Woolwich we can see what has been achieved over the ...
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| Greenwich Labour's cross with Boris about the A2 junction |
The Labour Councillors for Greenwich West ward have today written to Mayor of London Boris Johnson in his capacity as Chair of Transport for London urging him to act on the lack of a pedestrian crossing on the A2 junction with Greenwich South Street and Lewisham Road. The local Councillors have been campaigning since 2006 for a pedestrian phase to be added and understood that the work would tak...
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| Raynsford out and about in Plumstead |
At the next General Election, people living in Glyndon Ward will move from Erith and Thamesmead to Greenwich and Woolwich. So Greenwich and Woolwich Labour MP Nick Raynsford has been out and about in Plumstead introducing himself to residents and finding out what their priorities are. You can get in touch with Nick at his new website at www.nickraynsford.org.uk ...
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| Victory for Woolwich as Labour target Olympic success |
Nick Raynsford, MP for Greenwich & Woolwich, today hailed the news that Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, has dropped his proposal to take the Olympic shooting events away from Woolwich. The Mayor had been pushing hard to have the events moved to Barking, in East London, contrary to the original plans which won the games for London and against widespread opposition from Olympic authoriti...
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| Raynsford Goes Gunning for Woolwich |
Greenwich and Woolwich MP, Nick Raynsford, joined Len Duvall, GLA member for Greenwich and Lewisham, Greenwich Councillors and local residents today to urge Mayor of London Boris Johnson to support Woolwich as a venue for shooting events at the 2012 Olympics. As he delivered a letter to City Hall, slamming the Mayor’s failure to support Woolwich, Nick said: “As Mayor of Lo...
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| Labour campaigns for pensioners to stay in the Almhouses |
Greenwich Labour councillors and Nick Raynsford MP have joined forces to stop more than 70 elderly people being forced out of the Almshouses. The historic housing development is on the corner of Greenwich High Road and Greenwich South Street and was built for the borough's poor elderly people in 1818. They provide 40 self-contained one-bedroom cottages. Also on the estate is Lambard House, built ...
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| Greenwich Labour making the case for Europe |
Greenwich West Councillors and party members have been out campaigning in the European Elections. Councillors David Grant, Maureen O'Mara and Margaret Mythen joined activists to hand out special pledge cards listing five Labour achievements in Europe and five priorities. Five Achievements 1. Four weeks paid holiday a year
2. Slashed mobile phone roaming charges across Europe
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| Raynsford welcomes a Budget for Building Britain's Future |
Greenwich and Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford has welcomed the Budget as delivering real help now to get people, especially the young, quickly back into work, and support businesses and homeowners facing problems. The Budget also supports investment in regeneration and hosing, and in the growth industries of the future on which Britain’s success will be built. Speaking shortly after th...
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| A2 Roadworks Update |
Click here to get the latest update on the A2 Roadworks from Councillor David Grant ...
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| Labour tells Boris to make sure A2 roadworks finish on time |
Labour Councillors have written to Mayor Boris Johnson urging him to ensure that the road works on the A2 are completed on time.
This is after they informed by Transport for London (TfL) that it could take longer than the eight weeks local residents were originally told they would take to complete.
Since the roadworks began, Labour councillors have demanded that TfL i...
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| Labour's million pound a year funding for serious crime unit cuts
gun crime by 56% |
Greenwich’s Labour Councillors have voted to continue funding for the Violent and Organised Crime Unit which has helped to bring crime down in the Borough.
The Unit, which started work a year ago, receives £1m a year from Greenwich Council and has already made a huge difference. So far it has succeeded in putting a number of violent offenders in jail for a total of 33 years and as a re...
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| Labour freezes your council tax and charges |
Greenwich’s Labour Council has voted to freeze council tax and charges it controls to help residents through the credit crunch.
It means councl tax in the borough has only increased by just 27% over the last 10 years - the second lowest in the capital. In comparison, residents in neighbouring Bexley have seen their taxes increase by 82% and in Bromley by 86%. The freeze on all charges t...
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| Hospital Services Must Meet Local Needs |
Statement by Nick Raynsford MP on suggested reconfiguration of hospital services in South East London. “Over recent months there has been much speculation about possible changes to the way in which NHS services are delivered by the four South East London Hospitals – The Queen Elizabeth Woolwich, Queen Mary’s Sidcup, Lewisham Hospital and Bromley Hospital. Throu...
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| Crossrail Station for Woolwich |
Nick Raynsford MP welcomes Woolwich Crossrail Station Speaking following confirmation that the Department for Transport, Greenwich Council and Berkeley Homes have agreed terms for the construction of the Woolwich station on the Crossrail route, Nick Raynsford MP said:
“This is a hugely important breakthrough for Woolwich and South East London. The Woolwich station will brin...
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| In brief .... |
2007 will see several key planning applications come forward affecting this area. Berkeley Homes are expected to put forward an application for the redevelopment of the Ferrier estate as a mixed scheme of 4,400 homes, and a rebuilding of Kidbrooke station. Thomas Tallis school will be rebuild on its current site. A planning application for t...
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| New Bus Service |
Blackheath-Greenwich bus link starts After several years of campaigning by local residents and the local Labour party, a new bus link between Greenwich town centre and Blackheath Village started on February 10th. The 386 route is being extended to run along Greenwich South Street, Blackheath Hill, Shooters Hill Road and Prince Charles Road every 15 minutes on weekdays and ev...
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Nick Raynsford, MP for Greenwich & Woolwich, today hailed the news that Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, has dropped his proposal to take the Olympic shooting events away from Woolwich. The Mayor had been pushing hard to have the events moved to Barking, in East London, contrary to the original plans which won the games for London and against widespread opposition from Olympic authoriti...
Greenwich Labour councillors and Nick Raynsford MP have joined forces to stop more than 70 elderly people being forced out of the Almshouses. The historic housing development is on the corner of Greenwich High Road and Greenwich South Street and was built for the borough's poor elderly people in 1818. They provide 40 self-contained one-bedroom cottages. Also on the estate is Lambard House, built ...
Statement by Nick Raynsford MP on suggested reconfiguration of hospital services in South East London. “Over recent months there has been much speculation about possible changes to the way in which NHS services are delivered by the four South East London Hospitals – The Queen Elizabeth Woolwich, Queen Mary’s Sidcup, Lewisham Hospital and Bromley Hospital. Throu...
Nick Raynsford MP welcomes Woolwich Crossrail Station Speaking following confirmation that the Department for Transport, Greenwich Council and Berkeley Homes have agreed terms for the construction of the Woolwich station on the Crossrail route, Nick Raynsford MP said:
2007 will see several key planning applications come forward affecting this area. Berkeley Homes are expected to put forward an application for the redevelopment of the Ferrier estate as a mixed scheme of 4,400 homes, and a rebuilding of Kidbrooke station. Thomas Tallis school will be rebuild on its current site. A planning application for t...
Blackheath-Greenwich bus link starts After several years of campaigning by local residents and the local Labour party, a new bus link between Greenwich town centre and Blackheath Village started on February 10th. The 386 route is being extended to run along Greenwich South Street, Blackheath Hill, Shooters Hill Road and Prince Charles Road every 15 minutes on weekdays and ev...