Tag Archives: civic issues
Flytipping and posting – making a mess of Sydenham Road
Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by Syd Soc.
Take a hard look at our high street. Everywhere you see the evidence of illegal flyposting and the hanging of banners advertising everything from local fairs and music to five-a-side-football training. The photographs shown here were all taken on the same day and show the avalanche of material that is currentlyon display – as well [...]
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Abandoned dogs – a growing problem in Lewisham
Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Syd Soc.
A report to Lewisham’s Mayor and Cabinet highlights the alarming growth in abandoned dogs in the borough and the escalating cost of rounding up these stray pooches and paying for them to be boarded in kennels. The Mayor and Cabinet meeting on 17 November will hear that the borough’s environmental team paid a bill of £100,000 [...]
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Cuts in services? Why not let the public take over?
Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 by Syd Soc.
Local councils such as Lewisham are increasingly keen to pass the running of local assets such as libraries onto community groups – a process known as community management or asset transfer. We are going to hear a great deal more of this in the next few years. So how exactly does it work? Take a [...]
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D-Day for Lewisham council cuts
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Syd Soc.
Lewisham is facing cuts from its budget amounting to between £50-60m over the next three financial years. At the Mayor and Cabinet meeting on the 17 November the Mayor and Cabinet is expected to approve the first tranche of these cuts – £19.78m over three years plus a further £12.7m savings where consultation with staff [...]
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Griff Rhys Jones talks about civic society – BBC Politics Show
Posted on 11. Nov, 2010 by Syd Soc.
Griff talks about the role of civic volunteers, the Big Society and reforms to the planning system. Watch the feature by fast forwarding BBC i-player to 22 minutes. Watch it here
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