Major traffic disruption will affect the South Circular for the next two weeks as workers repair a collapsed sewer. The affected stretch of London Road runs between Sydenham Hill and Dartmouth Road – the section containing the Horniman Museum. No cause for the collapse is …
“It’s not really all that smelly,” we were assured, as we kitted up for the sewers. A plastic suit, rubber gloves, safety helmet and a fetching pair of waders might keep our clothes clean, but what of our noses? We were about to descend into …
109. All Creatures… Bizarre, Great & Small It is said that in London you’re never more than five feet away from a rat at all times, a rather ghastly statistic if ever there was one. But consider the legend of King Rat, as mentioned in …
67. Subterranean Dwellers As a child I was always peeping from the stairs at the latest horror movie my mum and dad had hired. One such shocker was the 1972 Brit-flick ‘Deathline’, also known as ‘Raw Meat’, which concerned the horrific rumour that a race …
Thames Water chase quick buck with luxury flats over super sewer Penny pinching Boris takes early break from Transys, the original Oyster operators, to find cheaper alternative Stop and search at Climate Camp causes consternation The Evening Standard unreservedly apologises to Prince Phillip over prostate …
