Transport for London has confirmed plans to sharply cut bus services between Greenwich and Woolwich by diverting route 180 so it starts at North Greenwich station. It has also rejected calls for an express version of the 161 between Woolwich and Eltham, claiming demand for the route “is not expected to increase significantly” when Crossrail […]
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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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The Artful Pelican: Lee Road’s art gallery that helps the homeless
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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