http://www.mercury-today.co.uk All the latest news from Mercury Fri, 05 Feb 0012 16:00:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4383 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4383 Wed, 03 Feb 0012 14:37:00 GMT COMEDIAN Lenny Henry and star of BBC TV show Hustle Adrian Lester visited a school to help get pupils interested in Shakespeare. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4382 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4382 Wed, 03 Feb 0012 14:33:00 GMT A MARKET trader made a cheesy offering to Prince Charles, who also saw a familiar face on a magazine cover during a tour of a street market. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4375 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4375 Wed, 03 Feb 0012 14:28:00 GMT DEVELOPERS could be given land for free by a council which is desperate to tackle a social housing shortage. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4374 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4374 Wed, 03 Feb 0012 00:00:00 GMT SONIA Moore was at home when she heard about the killing of 15-year-old schoolboy Zac Olumegbon on TV. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4365 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4365 Wed, 03 Feb 0012 00:00:00 GMT AN OUTSTANDING nursery is fighting for its survival in a row with its neighbours. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3718 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3718 Mon, 01 Feb 0012 16:15:00 GMT THE length of the sentences of the two men convicted of murdering Stephen Lawrence will not be reviewed by the Court of Appeal. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3719 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3719 Mon, 01 Feb 0012 16:15:00 GMT THE length of the sentences of the two men convicted of murdering Stephen Lawrence will not be reviewed by the Court of Appeal. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3609 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3609 Mon, 01 Feb 0012 12:19:00 GMT A COUPLE told that their little girl is suffering from a terminal illness have started a campaign to raise £3million for a clinical trial into the rare disease. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3602 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3602 Mon, 01 Feb 0012 12:07:00 GMT NEARLY 700 posts could go at three hospitals - but health chiefs have promised not to close Queen Mary's in Sidcup as part of plans to claw back £69million of debt. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3592 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3592 Mon, 01 Feb 0012 11:54:00 GMT A FOOTBALL club has said any of the nine fans arrested on suspicion of racist chanting will be banned for life if found guilty. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3590 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3590 Mon, 01 Feb 0012 11:49:00 GMT THOUSANDS are expected to turn out to help celebrate Greenwich's new Royal Borough status. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3589 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3589 Mon, 01 Feb 0012 11:44:00 GMT A SCHOOLBOY who helped raise thousands of pounds to improve his local park has been left devastated after some of its new features were stolen and vandalised. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3582 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3582 Mon, 01 Feb 0012 11:40:00 GMT Police are appealing for help in tracing cable thieves who caused thousands of pounds worth of damage and left homes without telephone lines. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3461 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3461 Sun, 31 Jan 0012 12:58:00 GMT THE untold story of a 1970s girl gang embroiled in street fighting and turf wars is to be dramatised in a hard-hitting film. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3460 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3460 Sun, 31 Jan 0012 12:54:00 GMT THE future of an after- school club for more than 150 children could be put at risk if a council cuts its funding. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3459 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3459 Sun, 31 Jan 0012 12:51:00 GMT DISABLED people have been left stuck in their homes after metal thieves repeatedly targeted a fleet of vans used to take them to day centres. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3386 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3386 Sun, 31 Jan 0012 10:44:00 GMT LIGHTING coal and wood fires will lead to hefty fines under a town hall's plans to avoid a return to the “pea-souper” smogs of yesteryear. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3383 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3383 Sun, 31 Jan 0012 10:34:00 GMT Eagle-eyed South London Press lensman Simon Turnbull captured this snap of the Mayor of Southwark's limousine parked on double yellow lines in the borough this week. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3474 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3474 Sun, 31 Jan 0012 00:00:00 GMT JESSIE Ware's Twitter profile declares that she is nervous. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3184 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3184 Wed, 27 Jan 0012 14:39:00 GMT A HISTORIC town hall tax that funds a nature reserve many residents have never visited is being called into question. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3183 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3183 Wed, 27 Jan 0012 14:32:00 GMT A DEVASTATED couple whose only child has a terminal disease caused by a genetic fluke are aiming to raise millions to help others. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3182 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3182 Wed, 27 Jan 0012 14:28:00 GMT A SINGLE mum says her life has been ruined after she was burgled twice in a week. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3181 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3181 Wed, 27 Jan 0012 14:25:00 GMT TWO of Brixton's iconic nightclubs are being sold and their owner is retiring because he has “run out of steam” and wants to play more golf. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3180 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3180 Wed, 27 Jan 0012 14:17:00 GMT PEOPLE who have their flashy mobile phones on display are “asking for trouble” according to a borough's new top cop. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3179 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3179 Wed, 27 Jan 0012 14:13:00 GMT YOUNG people from Lambeth and Southwark are taking their first steps towards becoming high-level arts producers, with an inventive new dance project on the South Bank. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2731 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2731 Mon, 25 Jan 0012 14:31:00 GMT THIS year is the big one: big for the Queen and her Diamond Jubilee; big for London and the 2012 Olympics; big for the Mayans, who predicted the world will end on December 21; and big for The Maccabees, who will probably look back on 2012 as a defining moment in their career. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2698 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2698 Mon, 25 Jan 0012 12:45:00 GMT A MUM who has spent the past six years raising cash for research so that her son's eyesight might be saved has reached the £250,000 milestone. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2697 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2697 Mon, 25 Jan 0012 12:39:00 GMT ONE of South London's biggest and longest-running free festivals is set to be scrapped this year as Lewisham focuses on its Olympic celebrations. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2695 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2695 Mon, 25 Jan 0012 12:33:00 GMT A SINGLE mum from Deptford says her life has been ruined after she was burgled twice in a week. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2690 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2690 Mon, 25 Jan 0012 12:17:00 GMT OLYMPIC bosses have unveiled plans to get thousands of spectators safely to and from the Games venues in Woolwich and the Greenwich Peninsula this summer. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2688 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2688 Mon, 25 Jan 0012 12:11:00 GMT ROYAL Marines, military boats and helicopters joined river police for a major security drill as part of preparations for the Olympics. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2583 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2583 Sun, 24 Jan 0012 13:27:00 GMT A FORMER mayor has accused an influential park group of homophobia after it objected to a gay festival. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2582 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2582 Sun, 24 Jan 0012 13:17:00 GMT A POPULAR community festival that attracted 25,000 people last year is being put on hold for the London 2012 Olympics. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2581 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2581 Sun, 24 Jan 0012 13:14:00 GMT A “POTTY” new plan for Scandinavian-style plant beds down the middle of a rat-run road could slow dangerous traffic, it is claimed. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2580 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2580 Sun, 24 Jan 0012 13:10:00 GMT THIS year's Brixton Splash street party will start with a 1950s-style tea dance the day before the main event. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2577 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2577 Sun, 24 Jan 0012 13:00:00 GMT A LANDLORD with experience of turning around troubled boozers has taken on a crime-plagued pub that was forced to close. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2578 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2578 Sun, 24 Jan 0012 13:00:00 GMT A LANDLORD with experience of turning around troubled boozers has taken on a crime-plagued pub that was forced to close. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2576 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2576 Sun, 24 Jan 0012 12:07:00 GMT A GROUP of Greenwich parents and teachers have announced plans to open an international state school in 2013. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2579 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2579 Sun, 24 Jan 0012 00:00:00 GMT A FEUD has broken out between friends and neighbours over the parking of their cars. http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2512 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=2512 Sat, 23 Jan 0012 12:06:00 GMT THIS photo of a man wearing a fancy dress cowboy hat has been released by police investigating a burglary on a party boat.