News, views and discussions about the Brook Green area. http://www.localmouth.com/go/brook-green-5579.rss I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THIS BANK IN CRAVEN PARK .CAN ANYONE TELL IF THERE IS ONE UK INLAND CHARTERED BANK PLC Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:17:16 +0000 http://www.localmouth.com/go/craven-park/show_topic?topic_id=404 http://www.localmouth.com/go/craven-park/show_topic?topic_id=404 I'm 14 years old and feel as though i'm now a good enough guitar player to start a band. So i'm looking for bass, drums, keyboard players around my age to start a band. Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:14:37 +0000 http://www.localmouth.com/go/east-sheen/show_topic?topic_id=326 http://www.localmouth.com/go/east-sheen/show_topic?topic_id=326 Those of you who - like me - lie awake at night wondering why Earl's Court has an apostrophe, but Barons Court doesn't, please see below an explanation from George Wu at TFL. Thank you for your feedback form about the difference in the naming of Earl's Court and Barons Court. The land in the Earl's Court area was owned by the De Vere family, Earls of Oxford, for over 500 years after Aubrey De Vere followed William the Conqueror to England in 1066. In other words, the area really was the court of an Earl, so merits the possessive apostrophe. Barons Court developed as an area much later and the name was essentially made up to sound impressive and reflect the proximity to Earl's Court. There was no baron, so there's no apostrophe. I hope the above answers your query. Please do not hesitate to contact me again if you need any help in the future. Yours sincerely, George Wu Customer Service Advisor Customer Service Centre Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:37:21 +0000 http://www.localmouth.com/go/london/show_topic?topic_id=314 http://www.localmouth.com/go/london/show_topic?topic_id=314 No!! It looks like Boris is getting rid of the western extension of the congestion charge zone. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7752046.stm Seems a move in the wrong direction to me. London's roads are so busy, I think people *should* pay for the privilege of clogging them up for everyone else if they choose to drive rather than use public transport. Why don't we do everything we can to make journeys by public transport faster and more convenient? Am I wrong? What do you think? Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:04:25 +0000 http://www.localmouth.com/go/kensington-21546/show_topic?topic_id=305 http://www.localmouth.com/go/kensington-21546/show_topic?topic_id=305