Greetings, grapple fans! 853‘s special correspondent MERCURY MAN is back with a traditional bank holiday wrestling special – from the back of a minicab, with a bit of Hollywood glamour thrown in… The odd Uber for me these days – organised by MercBoys 1 & 2 – after me knees went missing. I look a […]
August 2020
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Cray Valley PM: Eltham’s non-league footballers set to welcome fans again
With Charlton Athletic embroiled in an ongoing ownership struggle, Greenwich borough’s second club is readying itself for the new season. Cray Valley PM have already had a busy pre-season and with the recent announcement that fans will be allowed to attend fixtures, there is lots of preparation to be done. Monday night saw their first […]
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Hills and Vales: Anti-rat run barriers vandalised, Greenwich Council says
Greenwich Council says it will not tolerate vandalism of traffic barriers installed to stop rat-running in streets west of Greenwich Park. Council leader Danny Thorpe has said police may be called in if staff are abused over the blocks, put in place to stop streams of traffic using narrow Crooms Hill, which runs alongside the […]
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Extinction Rebellion to bring samba band Silvertown Tunnel protest to Woolwich
Extinction Rebellion will begin a travelling protest featuring a samba band, speeches and banshees in Woolwich on Bank Holiday Monday to protest against London mayor Sadiq Khan’s £1.2 billion Silvertown Tunnel project. The environmental protest group says it wants to make it “politically difficult” for Khan to carry on with the project, which will see […]
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Greenwich Theatre’s panto Queen of Hearts postponed to Easter
Greenwich Theatre has postponed this year’s pantomime, Queen of Hearts, because it will not be “financially viable” to stage it with current social distancing measures. The theatre now plans to put on the show at Easter, and is planning a “socially-distanced festive production” for this Christmas. Ticketholders will be rebooked to dates at Easter, but […]
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Greenwich Council’s £30,000 planning deal over gasholder branded ‘astonishing’
Greenwich Council’s decision to accept almost £30,000 from the owner of east Greenwich’s demolished gas holder to develop a planning brief has been criticised as “astonishing” by the leader of the borough’s Conservatives. The Guardian revealed on Sunday that Greenwich had accepted the money from Scotia Gas Networks for a study into the site of […]
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Greenwich’s leisure provider to rescue Lewisham’s closed centres
The organisation that runs Greenwich’s leisure centres is to expand into Lewisham after councillors there decided to end its deal with its current provider, Fusion. Greenwich Leisure Limited, which trades as Better, is expected to take on centres such as the Glass Mill in Lewisham and Wavelengths in Deptford after Fusion struggled to reopen them […]
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Lewisham’s shortened cycleway is delayed over council worries
Plans for a short segregated cycleway alongside Lewisham High Street have been put on hold for a redesign after Lewisham Council raised concerns about its impact on the local road network. The route along Molesworth Street, Lewisham High Street and Rushey Green was one of a number singled out for a cycle route under City […]
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