31 h. ago Mentze Ottenstein creates space for "calm discovery" at Tekla store in London

Mentze Ottenstein creates space for "calm discovery" at Tekla store in London  Dezeen

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5 d. ago Rebirth by London City Ballet: 'Revived company creates smart new identity'

London City Ballet are fully flourishing with their second programme since relaunching last year

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6 d. ago Run For The Hills brings Mediterranean warmth to London’s new dining spot, Olimera

Run For The Hills brings Mediterranean warmth to London’s new dining spot, Olimera  Creative Boom

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6 d. ago Inside the 'tent village' in heart of London which dozens of rough sleepers are calling home

Westminster City Council has been managing small numbers of encampments since Covid, The Standard understands

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7 d. ago Oxford Street could be transformed into 'nightlife destination,' Westminster says

New zones could be created in and around the West End in a boost to London’s nightlife

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9 d. ago Make create your own signature fragrance in South London – we took a visit

Make create your own signature fragrance in South London – we took a visit  Southwark News

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9 d. ago Ronni Ancona and Alistair McGowan look back: ‘We would have killed each other if we’d stayed as a couple. Instead, our friendship is eternal’

The comedians on their Bafta-winning sketch show, the reason they split up – and why she reminds him of Diane KeatonBorn in Louth, Lincolnshire in 1969, and raised in Troon, Ayrshire, Ronni Ancona is an actor, writer and impressionist. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art and trained as a teacher before turning to comedy. Born in Evesham, Worcestershire, in 1964, Alistair McGowan studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama before becoming an impressionist. The pair met on the London comedy circuit in the 1990s. They co-created the Bafta-winning Big Impression, which aired between 1999 and 2003 and became one of the BBC’s most popular sketch shows. Ancona’s new podcast with Hal Cruttenden – Hal & Ronni in Pieces – is available now. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Irish creators turn red carpet green at London's TikTok Awards

Irish creators turn red carpet green at London's TikTok Awards  RTE.ie

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1 week ago Leaseholder fury at £100k bills for new windows during major works beset by delays

Westminster City Council is consulting on refurbishing the final five tower blocks on the Hallfield Estate in Bayswater

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1 week ago London leaseholder fury as they face over £100k bills for new windows in major works beset by delays

Westminster City Council is consulting on refurbishing the final five tower blocks on the Garde II-listed Hallfield Estate in Bayswater

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1 week ago ‘We had to dumb ourselves down to fit in’: Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford on finally making the first album they wrote as teens

Written in 1974, the Bowie-influenced songs on Trixies are set in a fictional south London nightclub, but were shelved when punk took the band in a new direction. Now, after Squeeze’s 50th anniversary, they’re seeing the light of dayIn September 1974, when they were hopeful teenage unknowns in Deptford, Squeeze created a concept album, Trixies, set in a fictional south London nightclub. Believing they had come up with a substantial work, they recorded the 10 tracks on a borrowed Revox tape machine and expected the world to fall at their feet. But nothing happened. “All our friends liked it,” says singer and lead guitarist Glenn Tilbrook, who turned 17 just before the recording. “But that was the only feedback we had.”The album was shelved, but less than five years later, the band began a run of classic hits, including Cool for Cats and Up the Junction, which had songwriting duo Tilbrook and fellow guitarist and vocalist Chris Difford hailed as heirs to Lennon and McCartney. Now, aft...

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1 week ago Safety row as 1,000 residents oppose plans for 'seriously flawed' cycle lane in St John's Wood

Westminster City Council says safer routes are needed to reduce pedestrian and cyclist casualties

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1 week ago Interview: Sharpe Dunaway & Daughter London On Bands, Broadcasting, and Building a Creative Life

Interview: Sharpe Dunaway & Daughter London On Bands, Broadcasting, and Building a Creative Life  BroadwayWorld.com

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1 week ago News | Colliers creates combined London office and retail team

News | Colliers creates combined London office and retail team  CoStar

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1 week ago Inside Isla Fisher’s London townhouse as she opens up on 'challenging' life after divorce

After a difficult couple of years, the actress opens up about rebuilding her life, creating a peaceful new home - and why London feels like the perfect place to start again

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1 week ago A Gerety Evening Celebrating Creativity, Community, and This Year’s Winners in London

A Gerety Evening Celebrating Creativity, Community, and This Year’s Winners in London  Branding in Asia

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1 week ago Inside Isla Fisher’s London townhouse as she opens up on life after divorce

After a difficult couple of years, the actress opens up about rebuilding her life, creating a peaceful new home - and why London feels like the perfect place to start again

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2 w. ago London Chess clubs create new communities for the ancient game

London Chess clubs create new communities for the ancient game  South West Londoner

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2 w. ago London chess clubs create new communities as more people get on board the ancient game

London chess clubs create new communities as more people get on board the ancient game  South West Londoner

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2 w. ago ‘Star Wars’ Creator George Lucas Buys $52 Million Mansion in London: Reports

‘Star Wars’ Creator George Lucas Buys $52 Million Mansion in London: Reports  Us Weekly

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