Leaders in Lewisham have been paying tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, after his death at the age of 90. A contemporary of Nelson Mandela, Tutu played a key role in overthrowing the racist policies that governed the country until 1991. He trained as […]
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Christmas rail works hit Lewisham, New Eltham and Sidcup trains
Major rail works will wipe out train services through Lewisham, Hither Green, New Eltham and Sidcup over the Christmas holiday and into the new year. An £8 million upgrade programme will see points replaced south of Lewisham, hitting rail services on the Sidcup, Hayes and Orpington lines for eight days between 27 December and 3 […]
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Vote could help Railway Children ‘national park’ come to Grove Park
An “urban national park” inspired by The Railway Children, linking the South Circular Road with Elmstead Woods, could be on its way if campaigners in Grove Park get their way. The Railway Children Urban National Park would honour the author Edith Nesbit, who lived off Baring Road in a home that backed onto woodland by […]
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‘Key worker’ trailer park developer blocks children’s access to nature reserve
A developer behind rejected plans to build a trailer park for “key workers” has blocked safe access to woodland used by schoolchildren for outdoor learning in Grove Park. Two weeks ago it emerged the gates to the Lewisham Council-owned Ringway Community Centre were padlocked, while a sign was erected saying “private land, unauthorised access not permitted”. Local primary school […]
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Nine-day rail closure coming at Hither Green because of virus restrictions
Railway lines through Hither Green will be closed for nine days from 25 July to allow Network Rail to finish work on a new signalling system that has been delayed because of the coronavirus. Engineers had hoped to finish work replacing the old 1970s signalling system through the station over Easter, but because of social […]
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Mercury Man: A little bit of Barcelona in Grove Park
I do some kidding in this column, mostly by way of a quirky, welcoming intro, but this time I don’t need to do any of that but just hand over to CAROL STAPLES, a former colleague at the Merc under Roger Norman’s regime in Deptford High Street. Carol, basically, was chief reporter and different class… […]
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Lewisham East by-election: The stats behind the political story
The Westminster circus is parking its caravans in south-east London ahead of the Lewisham East by-election on 14 June, caused by the departure of Labour MP Heidi Alexander. Yet many of the statistics about the area spouted in the early stages of the poll have been misleading or just plain wrong. 853‘s resident stats geek […]
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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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