Mercury News http://www.mercury-today.co.uk All the latest news from Mercury Fri, 20 May 0012 12:00:00 GMT Teacher’s pets http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=18107 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=18107 Wed, 18 May 0012 18:10:00 GMT PRIMARY schoolchildren have had a lesson in how to look after dogs responsibly with the help of some four-legged friends. All the fun of the fair http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=18106 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=18106 Wed, 18 May 0012 18:07:00 GMT Thousands of people converged on a green at the weekend for a festival's fair. Kitchen owners fined after pigeon discovery http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=18105 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=18105 Wed, 18 May 0012 18:04:00 GMT A live pigeon was found sitting on top of a freezer full of food destined for a restaurant. Call for ‘protected status’ to prevent burials in park http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=18104 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=18104 Wed, 18 May 0012 18:02:00 GMT CAMPAIGNERS trying to save a park from being used as a graveyard have asked for it to be given protected status. Stephen’s centre is our inspiration http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17837 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17837 Wed, 18 May 0012 09:10:00 GMT A CENTRE set up to honour the memory of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has inspired the parents of a boy from the US. Fashion is such a FAD http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17831 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17831 Wed, 18 May 0012 09:08:00 GMT EIGHTEEN teenagers are taking part in a competition which could win them the chance to show off their designs at a London Fashion Week event. Building a case for construction school http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17827 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17827 Wed, 18 May 0012 09:06:00 GMT PROPOSALS for a trailblazing secondary school which would specialise in engineering and construction have been submitted for planning approval. Dance centre is legacy of dedicated Dr Marion http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17820 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17820 Wed, 18 May 0012 09:04:00 GMT THE woman who set up a world-renowned dance school has died. This is no film set... There are lessons we must never forget http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17814 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17814 Wed, 18 May 0012 09:00:00 GMT MY FIRST awareness of the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust came when I was six years old. All the fun of the fair http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17412 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17412 Mon, 16 May 0012 12:07:00 GMT Thousands of people converged on a green at the weekend for a festival's fair. Three injured as tree falls onto car roof http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17410 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17410 Mon, 16 May 0012 12:03:00 GMT THREE people are lucky to be alive after a tree fell on their car while they were travelling down a busy stretch of the South Circular. Fashion store brings 80 jobs http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17408 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17408 Mon, 16 May 0012 12:00:00 GMT EIGHTY new jobs have been created in a high street with the opening of a fashion store. Push to get cash for lone parents http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17405 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17405 Mon, 16 May 0012 11:55:00 GMT A CHARITY helping single parents has backed Government plans to clamp down on mums and dads refusing to pay for children's upkeep after walking out on their partners. Push to get cash for lone parents http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17406 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17406 Mon, 16 May 0012 11:55:00 GMT A CHARITY helping single parents has backed Government plans to clamp down on mums and dads refusing to pay for children's upkeep after walking out on their partners. Teen accused of dancer’s murder cleared by judge http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17403 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17403 Mon, 16 May 0012 11:52:00 GMT A teenager accused of taking part in the fatal shooting of a professional dancer has been cleared of murder. Work starts on pool and health complex http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17401 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17401 Mon, 16 May 0012 11:50:00 GMT Demolition work has started on a former orphanage building making way for a £16. Acrobats on world stage http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17085 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17085 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:58:00 GMT SCHOOLCHILDREN will have the eyes of the world on them when they take part in Olympic Stadium shows to be beamed across the globe. Acrobats on world stage http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17086 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17086 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:58:00 GMT SCHOOLCHILDREN will have the eyes of the world on them when they take part in Olympic Stadium shows to be beamed across the globe. Game change http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17083 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17083 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:55:00 GMT MORE than 200 children shared their ideas about climate change at an “eco-action” event. Game change http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17084 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17084 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:55:00 GMT MORE than 200 children shared their ideas about climate change at an “eco-action” event. Tree caterpillars poison warning http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17081 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17081 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:53:00 GMT NATURE-LOVERS are being warned to avoid poisonous caterpillars after experts put South London on high alert. ‘It could be one of world’s most iconic stadiums’ http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17080 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17080 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:51:00 GMT PREMIER League giants Chelsea could be moving south of the river. Military muscle for the olympics http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17077 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17077 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:47:00 GMT THE Royal Navy's largest ship was on the Thames on Friday in a display of military might ahead of the Olympics. Woman faces jail for tower block deaths http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17074 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17074 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:46:00 GMT A WOMAN who “recklessly” started a fire in a tower block which claimed the lives of two women is facing a lengthy prison sentence. Woman and girl, 2, flashed at on train http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17070 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17070 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:43:00 GMT A TRAIN passenger who flashed at a woman and her two-year-old niece is being hunted by police. Three Peaks - and cycles too http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17068 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17068 Sat, 14 May 0012 08:41:00 GMT A MET police inspector whose nephew died while serving in Afghanistan is embarking on a cycling challenge to raise money for the Royal British Legion. 100 years since school prayers were answered http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16497 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16497 Sun, 08 May 0012 17:13:00 GMT HUNDREDS of people joined a parade through the streets as a school marked its centenary milestone in style. ‘Hand us back estate control’ http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16496 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16496 Sun, 08 May 0012 17:11:00 GMT RESIDENTS living on one of a borough's largest housing estates are fighting to take back its day-to-day management. ‘It’s shameful buildings are empty’ http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16494 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16494 Sun, 08 May 0012 17:06:00 GMT TRANSPORT bosses have been criticised for leaving a row of homes empty for nearly 25 years. Why I’m ready to go the extra miles http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16492 http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=16492 Sun, 08 May 0012 17:03:00 GMT A WOMAN who lost one of her best friends to leukaemia at the age of 15 is taking part in an event to raise money for a cancer charity.