http://www.mercury-today.co.uk All the latest news from Mercury Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4411 AFTER four years of promises, U-turns, campaigns and plenty of head scratching, designs for a new swimming pool have been revealed. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4410 SAFETY changes could be made to a junction that was the scene of a cyclist's death under the wheels of a lorry. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4435 IRATE commuters were left unconvinced after expressing their frustration to the managers of a troubled train operator. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4408 THREE years after a teenager was brutally shot dead in front of hundreds of potential witnesses, cops are offering a £20,000 reward to find his killer. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4248 A DRUG courier who collected cocaine worth £62,500 hidden in a hollowed loaf of bread has been jailed for two years. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4225 A FRUSTRATED fitness fan has set up a petition to pressurise the council to save a leisure centre. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4196 A SIDCUP man has been spared jail after being found guilty of offering to pay a 14-year-old girl for sex. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4164 COUNCIL tax will be frozen for the second year in a row, Greenwich council has announced. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4159 A SCHOOLBOY was chased into a graveyard by a group of youths, beaten up and stabbed repeatedly in the back. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4111 A TOWN hall is to give up to £500 to residents who start “green” schemes such as recycling projects. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4026 A LARGE wind turbine capable of producing enough power for 1,000 homes is going to be installed in Thamesmead. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4003 A 65-year-old man died after being hit by a bus that mounted the pavement. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3973 THE whole of Greenwich borough may become an “alcohol control zone” (ACZ) in a bid to stop drinkers causing a nuisance. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4042 A £560MILLION estate regeneration project has fallen years behind schedule, it has emerged. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4174 TWELVE police officers helped load a ship with emergency aid bound for Haiti. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4094 ANGRY schoolchildren were left with no way of getting to the ball after poor train services ruined their outing to a panto. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4071 A WOOLWICH-based artist has been capturing the gliding moves of Heather Mills during her tough training regime for a television show. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4099 STOP and search is not cutting knife crime in most of South London, an academic has found. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4265 HEALTH chiefs plan to take more money from inner South London boroughs, an MP has warned. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4117 A LOCAL currency has been immortalised in song as its popularity grows. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=4062 TWO children's motorbikes have been taken by thieves. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3554 CONCERNS have been raised over a high street where a councillor claims a third of shops are empty. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3553 A NEW “pensioners parliament” is being created by South London MPs to encourage the elderly into the political arena. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3549 A COLLEGE football team has proved itself a hotbed for talent with four of its players being signed by professional clubs. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3545 STRICT new operating conditions have been imposed on a popular nightclub that was forced to shut when police learnt a doorman had been targeted for a gangland hit. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3544 A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a 50ft steel statue celebrating engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel will be decided this week. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3543 A BRAVE boy made bald in a horrifying dog attack more than a year ago has been given a full head of hair by a charity. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3510 WOMEN are being urged to get themselves screened as part of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3507 A TEENAGE gunman was zapped with a taser after police swooped on the taxi he was sitting in, a court heard. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3487 DISGRUNTLED commuters can express their views face to face with the management of an embattled train company at a South London station tomorrow (Tuesday). Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3483 A RACIST thug who tried to shoot his victim in the face with a sawn-off shotgun for a £5 mobile phone has been jailed indefinitely. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3485 TRIBUTES have been paid to a “bubbly” 10-year-old who died after being knocked down by a lorry. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3488 THE musician who played one of the most memorable sax solos of all time will headline a star-studded charity concert. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3541 JOBS are to be lost at a secondary school after its headteacher announced a reduction in intake. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3542 MARKET traders claim their worst fears have come true, following the emergency closure of a crucial car park. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3546 A TOP cop and a borough mayor posed for portraits to raise awareness of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) month. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3551 NEW primary school places have been created but parents have been left in the dark over how to apply. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3486 OUR shocking account of how a woman was subjected to abuse while helping a young knife-crime victim has sparked a heated debate on southlondon-today. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mercury-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=3556 TOWN hall bosses who vowed to curb spending on outside consultants have already forked out £2. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT