Published on 16 April 2019 in Life, greater london, Hammersmith and Fulham, leisure centres, London, Merton, swimming, Westminster
Don't say you didn't think this one was coming. Especially not after an extensive blog post about how I track all the swimming I do. Yes, it's every swimming pool I've been in since 2015! Well, in London anyway.
Published on 10 January 2013 in London, Transport, London, London Underground, trains
When I first moved to London in 1999 I had a tube map on the wall next to my front door. Every time I went to a new tube station I highlighted it on the map. The reason was because I was interested in where I'd been to in London; a city that I was, of course, exploring a lot.
Published on 23 December 2012 in Transport, London, railways, trains
When festive dotmatrix signs go bad
Published on 27 July 2012 in London, Acton, London, London Borough of Ealing, LOVEFiLM, Shepherds Bush, White City
Going to work in central London, ain't I?
Published on 22 June 2012 in London, Transport, buses, industrial action, London, Transport for London
A lesson from Transport for London
Published on 26 October 2011 in London, Politics and Government, Transport, bus deregulation, buses, London, politics
In the 1980s and 1990s a series of changes saw the UK's bus operations go from mostly publicly owned, to mostly privately owned. In a series of privatisations, bus companies were flogged off. But in the intervening 25 years, what has actually happened is that the UK's bus market has come under the control of a handful of large companies. So what actually happened to the UK's publicly owned bus operations?
Published on 25 October 2011 in Transport, bus deregulation, buses, London, London buses, politics
It's been 25 years since bus deregulation came into foce in Great Britain. Well most of the country anyway. Indeed it's been 25 years since bus deregulation didn't happen in London.
Published on 18 October 2011 in London, London, Merton
Beverley Brook is one of those rare things. A river in London that's not the Thames. It's rather unknown, and not necessarily loved despite going through some of London's finest parkland. Thankfully the Beverley Brook Walk will help you explore it.
Published on 14 October 2011 in Beer, London, beer, London, Merton, River Wandle
How to end our Wandle celebration? Personally at the end of every walk I like a beer to reward myself. But what has a river got to do with beer?
Published on 13 October 2011 in London, beer, London, River Wandle, walking, Wandle Trail, Young's
Ever since the Wandle passed under a train line in Merton, it's changed. Less playful, less happy. The river has been hiding away from the Wandle Trail. Keeping its distance.