Greenwich line rail users will be able to catch direct trains to Charing Cross again – but for three days only at the start of May. The last trains from Westcombe Park, Maze Hill, Greenwich and Deptford to the West End terminal ran in January 2015, after which the link was severed as part of […]
February 2018
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Get up close and personal with Rubber Johnny – Deptford’s best ever band?
Just like his winners at the Lee High Road bookies, wait four weeks for a new MERCURY MAN column and two come along at once. 853‘s special correspondent and turf investment adviser invites you to join him down the front and meet some SE8 musical legends… You know me, easy-going to a fault. Made for […]
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TfL rules out St John’s station for Bakerloo Line Lewisham extension
Transport for London says it does not plan to build an extra station at St John’s on its planned extension of the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham. It is also ruling out building a station on Lewisham Way as part of the proposals, saying that existing plans to build stations at New Cross Gate and Lewisham […]
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‘Grove Park Youth Club campaigners look to hopeful future – can you help them?’
A group of Grove Park residents is involved in negotiations with Lewisham Council to reclaim and re-open an historic youth club on Marvels Lane that has been closed for five years. A recent announcement from Sadiq Khan has given them new hope – as local resident ALICE TROY-DONOVAN explains. The Grove Park Youth Club Building […]
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Meet the Charlton chess king sharing his skills in schools
Half-term might be over, but kids at Charlton Manor primary have one reason to look forward to going back to school. MERCURY MAN meets Richard Weekes, who teaches children there and across London the joys of playing chess. I needed a quick lie down before this one because the very thought of the subject – […]
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Spray Street demolition scheme: Woolwich residents plan meeting
A Woolwich residents’ pressure group is holding a meeting this Wednesday to discuss plans to knock down the block of buildings around Spray Street to replace them with 742 new homes, shops, offices, a cinema and a new public square. Earlier plans for the council-backed Spray Street Quarter had seen some of the older buildings […]
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‘We’re treated like children’: Royal Museums Greenwich staff explain why they’re going on strike
Front of house staff at Royal Museums Greenwich are striking on Saturday, for the second time this year, over changes to their contracts imposed last November. ALICE TROY-DONOVAN spoke to staff about why they need a pay rise – as well as a chance to sit down. “There are members of staff who can only […]
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Council tax to rise by 2.99% (and then some more) in Greenwich
Greenwich Council is set to increase its portion of council tax by 2.99% to boost services for the homeless and to cover increased wage bills. Residents will also have to pay an extra 3% charge to pay towards adult social care costs, a move which was approved last year. The new tax rate, which needs […]
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