853‘s special correspondent MERCURY MAN meets a recently-retired Goldsmiths professor whose book was turned into a hit BBC drama… When you meet someone special for the first time your own life gets an unexpected lift, and that’s how it was for me a few years ago when I met Professor Tim Crook in the café […]
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Mercury Man: Finding cricket’s new generation in Hervey Road
Been switched on to cricket by The Hundred? 853‘s special correspondent and turf investment adviser MERCURY MAN returns with the man who’s helping children from across Greenwich and Lewisham get to grips on the crease. I don’t like cricket. I love it. Especially compared to that game where all sorts of dastardly foul play are […]
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Mercury Man: Telling the story of Uncle Bob and the First World War
853‘s special correspondent, MERCURY MAN, is back with a family history story from the trenches of wartime France. Contacts is the name of the game. You find ‘em, you write ‘em up and you put ‘em – you’ve guessed it – in your contacts book. Which, more often than not, is little and black. Take […]
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Mercury Man: SuperMike and the good neighbours of Collindale Avenue
In these strange times – especially now that all the betting shops are shut – you can trust 853‘s special correspondent MERCURY MAN to find a moving tale of community involvement to make us all feel just that little bit better… You wouldn’t normally rely on a burglary to bring people together, but that’s exactly […]
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Mercury Man: Can we bring this Ian Dury exhibition to SE London?
853‘s cultural correspondent MERCURY MAN returns with New Boots and Panties on his mind… I how it’s hard to believe, given the way it flows, but sometimes I find it very difficult to write this column. Not difficult exactly; more, I can’t get away with the blatant lies. You see, sometimes I try to sneak […]
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Mercury Man: The NHS campaign with its roots in Deptford High Street
853‘s special correspondent MERCURY MAN has a little secret – he hides a Daily Mail inside his copy of the Racing Post. With the season of goodwill upon us, he reports on a campaign in the paper that has touched a chord locally… A brilliant campaign launched out of the blue in more ways than […]
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Mercury Man: Join Mr Baker for breakfast (and lunch) in Charlton
Nobody likes a good breakfast like 853‘s special correspondent MERCURY MAN. He’s tracked down a school in Charlton that knows the way to a good education is through the stomach – and is going to be sharing its menu with the local community every Saturday from 16 November. Three pounds. Three quid. Half a dozen […]
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Show some love for Lewisham – get its clock tower working again
It’s Valentine’s Day, and 853‘s special correspondent and turf accountancy adviser MERCURY MAN is in the mood for love. He wants to see some affection lavished on an old Lewisham landmark… Popped down to Lewisham the other Thursday about half past two and glanced up at the famous old clock tower to see the time […]
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