Fresh from revealing Greenwich Council’s push to become an organ donor borough, 853’s special columnist MERCURY MAN shines a light on a very special art gallery on the Lee Road… I’ve always been a big believer in the Dalai Lama’s aphorism that, loosely translated, says: “Always try and feed your soul at the same time […]
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News about Blackheath, London SE3 – including Westcombe Park – from The Greenwich Wire.
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Greenwich Council ups 2017 Blackheath fireworks funding to £15,000 ‘to keep A2 open’
Two weeks after this website revealed Greenwich Council was refusing to increase its funding for Blackheath fireworks, it has now decided to give an extra £5,000 to the annual event, which takes place this year on Saturday 4 November. The costs of the event, which takes place on the border between Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs, […]
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Blackheath fireworks 2017: Greenwich Council refuses to pay more to help Lewisham with costs
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council has turned down a new request from Lewisham Council to increase its funding for the annual Blackheath fireworks display. The event used to be jointly-funded, but Greenwich pulled out in 2010, claiming it could no longer afford to pay its £37,000 share of the costs. Since then, Lewisham has sought public […]
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Blackheath residents fear phone mast at end of their gardens after Greenwich Council planning blunder
A Greenwich Council planning blunder means residents in Blackheath may get a mobile phone mast at the end of their gardens – despite planners refusing permission for it. Residents who thought their protests against the mast had paid off were shocked to find diggers turning up last week – and had to persuade contractors to […]
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Dead cat on the line: How the Cannon Street train ‘plan’ distracts from the real issue of who runs our rail
In political campaigning there’s a tactic known as the “dead cat strategy“. It’s best associated with the Conservatives’ campaign manager, Lynton Crosby. Boris Johnson, no less, once explained it: “Let us suppose you are losing an argument… Your best bet in these circumstances is to perform a manoeuvre that a great campaigner describes as ‘throwing […]
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OnBlackheath 2016: What a difference a day makes….
Five years ago, this website was one of the few places you could go to find updates on a planned music festival due to take place on Blackheath. I even had a chat with the organisers in a nice place in Blackheath Village. OnBlackheath’s birth was a difficult one, though, not helped by a lack […]
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All change: 108 bus to link SE London with Olympic Park from October
Greenwich and Lewisham’s only bus service to east London, the 108, will be re-routed to run via the Olympic Park from October. The current service runs through the Blackwall Tunnel to Stratford bus station, via the A12, Bow Flyover and Stratford High Street. From 1 October, it will run via Chrisp Street in Poplar and […]
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Village people: What’s the fingerpost at Blackheath’s Royal Standard all about?
Normally, this website likes to tell you things you didn’t know. But with normal service disrupted and not much time at present to keep this going, here’s something you can tell me. What’s that new village-style fingerpost sign at Blackheath Standard all about? And is it just me that thinks it looks a little bit […]
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