Blackheath Riots Update

There are reports that many of the shops in Blackheath Village are closing and some are boarding up their shop fronts. There are unconfirmed reports of a mob of 300 coming from Greenwich to take part in more criminal looting. (update on the mob is that this is mere speculation and nothing else, as we said unconfirmed)

@adam_ainsworth Tweeted 'Blackheath around the Royal Standard is like a ghost town. Shops shut, but pubs open. There's a very strange atmosphere. '
@daryl1974 Tweeted 'Some Blackheath Village shops like Raffles shut, but restaurants and pubs staying open http://t.co/e28r3Eb'

At 15:20 for our none-Twitter readers.

AnnabelKaye Annabel Kaye

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@myblackheath I am at Standard, shops open, all quiet, M&S trading as usual, but subdued nothing happening #Blackheath

HannahHaselgrov Hannah Haselgrove

I just walked across the heath, there is definitely not a group of hundreds of youths marching towards Blackheath. Shut up.

jagregory James Gregory

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@myblackheath I've just walked through Blackheath no more than 10 minutes ago, peaceful and fine. No problems. Just cleanup from last night.

15:40

crcb1987 crcb1987

Trafalgar Rd, East Greenwich and Blackheath Standard, pretty much everything shuttered up. No trouble though, just looks like a precaution

More to follow... stay safe friends