I trotted off to Dial Arch recently for some food and drink. What a lovely new addition to the landscape. We went midweek and I am pleased to report that it was still relatively busy with a really nice mix of people. Much more Blackheath than the usual offerings around SE18....A good mix of alcohol on offer and the food was lovely.
The place has really been nicely designed. It is a Young's brewery pub which are Wandsworth based, hopefully it is making them a tonne of money and they might look at opening other local venues. Woolwich really is a funny area, like most of SE London I guess with some hideous council blocks, some lovely old terraced streets and then the very trendy Royal Arsenal with its deli, boat service and riverside walks. The regeneration is long overdue but pleased it has started. Now if it can just extend to Shooter's Hill and Plumstead that would be great too!
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Child Benefit
I have always been pleased to receive this even though I have secretly thought it a bit daft that it the same amount is given to all and sundry despite your income and I can see why given the state of the economy that benefits need to be stopped somewhere and rather than cutting jobs cutting a bit of income from people might be a better answer.
What I can't understand is how it is done on ONE persons salary and not joint income. Therefore if one of you earns in excess of the higher tax bracket (roughly 44k) you lose the benefit but if both of you in the household earn just under it (so your household income could be in excess of 86k) you can still claim it. Madness. So people with twice as much family income still get it and those (predominantly I am guessing) with a stay at home Mum won't get it if their husband/partner earns over 44k.
Stupid.
What I can't understand is how it is done on ONE persons salary and not joint income. Therefore if one of you earns in excess of the higher tax bracket (roughly 44k) you lose the benefit but if both of you in the household earn just under it (so your household income could be in excess of 86k) you can still claim it. Madness. So people with twice as much family income still get it and those (predominantly I am guessing) with a stay at home Mum won't get it if their husband/partner earns over 44k.
Stupid.
Monday, 4 October 2010
Olympic Borough house prices
According to today's Evening Standard house prices in the borough of Greenwich (and other olympic boroughs) are up 7% on last year.
So I thought I would have a look at some of the local estate agents and see whether this rings true for Plumstead. I think not.
If anything I think the house and flat prices in Plumstead are slipping - and on a separate note if you are selling your house try tidying up before the estate agent pops round with his camera...
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So I thought I would have a look at some of the local estate agents and see whether this rings true for Plumstead. I think not.
If anything I think the house and flat prices in Plumstead are slipping - and on a separate note if you are selling your house try tidying up before the estate agent pops round with his camera...
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Friday, 1 October 2010
Woolwich stabbing
Quite worryingly I can't seem to find much news coverage on this but Woolwich station was closed following a stabbing on Wednesday night. There also appears to have been two retaliation acid throwing attacks which resulted in both Lewisham hospital and Woolwich hospital being closed whilst the fire brigades tested the chemicals (assume to make sure they weren't Chemical Ali style).
All of this took place on a train around 8pm, hardly late and I should imagine still full of commuters. Yet there is a short piece on this on one online site and nothing at all on the news or in any other press.
I asked a taxi driver what it was all about and apart from a racist rant he was very vague about the whole thing as if he had been told not to talk about it. Very odd indeed.
I have no idea why local hospitals being closed and yet another gang stabbing isn't local news but the last two days have seen the trains and stations manned with police which is a good thing although rather a case of after the horse has bolted...I guess it is incase there is any more retaliation. Be interested to hear if anyone else has heard about this.
All of this took place on a train around 8pm, hardly late and I should imagine still full of commuters. Yet there is a short piece on this on one online site and nothing at all on the news or in any other press.
I asked a taxi driver what it was all about and apart from a racist rant he was very vague about the whole thing as if he had been told not to talk about it. Very odd indeed.
I have no idea why local hospitals being closed and yet another gang stabbing isn't local news but the last two days have seen the trains and stations manned with police which is a good thing although rather a case of after the horse has bolted...I guess it is incase there is any more retaliation. Be interested to hear if anyone else has heard about this.
Thursday, 30 September 2010
The right side of the common
I heard a very funny conversation yesterday. At one point I thought it must have been an Estate Agents convention but no just a group of women...Who knew but apparantly there is a right side and a wrong side of Plumstead to live in and near heart failure if you live near the high street.
Now I have friends who live near the high street and their house is much nicer than some other friends I have who live behind the Slade, even their neighbours houses are nicer.
What I wanted to say to these people was that it's still all Plumstead, you still have an SE18 postcode and you probably can't afford to move out of it so get over it...
Oh except I apparantly live on the right side of Plumstead...phew.
Now I have friends who live near the high street and their house is much nicer than some other friends I have who live behind the Slade, even their neighbours houses are nicer.
What I wanted to say to these people was that it's still all Plumstead, you still have an SE18 postcode and you probably can't afford to move out of it so get over it...
Oh except I apparantly live on the right side of Plumstead...phew.
Monday, 13 September 2010
Tesco
I think I must be behind the times as I can't remember hearing about the proposed Tesco plans in Woolwich, but I am informed that it will be the largest in Europe when it is built (not even sure if they have received full planning permission yet)....Hopefully it will have Florence and Fred, I'm quite partial to some of their stuff. I still can't believe for the size of Sainsbury's on the peninsular that they don't have homewares and TU.
Monday, 6 September 2010
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