33 h. ago From West End to Warehouse Raves: The New Face of London’s Entertainment Scene

From West End to Warehouse Raves: The New Face of London’s Entertainment Scene  London Post

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5 d. ago The family homes hotspots where average prices have crossed the £1 million mark in the past year

While the capital’s house prices are on the slide, these newly minted millionaire neighbourhoods are bucking the trend

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6 d. ago The Running Man receives rave reviews after London premiere, hits theaters Nov. 14

The Running Man receives rave reviews after London premiere, hits theaters Nov. 14  Red94

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2 w. ago Things to do in London this Halloween, from Phantom Peak to the latest Close Ties rave

From ghoulish goings on to freaky fright nights out, here’s every event to have on your radar this spooky season

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2 w. ago ‘Drinking was big!’ Pub landlords – one gen Z, one 66 – discuss how they stay open in an age of sobriety

Last year, more than 400 pubs closed in England and Wales, as rising costs kept customers at home and drinking rates among young people declined. Can any remain afloat? Two landlords from different generations discuss the problems and possibilitiesThirty-eight years separate pub landlords Coby Morton, 28, who runs the Dolphin Inn in Shrewsbury, and Jason Osborne, 66, who operates four pubs across the country, including the Raven in central London. In that time, our drinking habits and the fate of our pubs have changed dramatically. After a stagnant period in the 1980s, alcohol consumption soared in the late 1990s until, by 2004 – a year termed “peak booze” by The New Statesman – Britons drank 9.5 litres of alcohol per person.In recent years, our appetite for drinking has dwindled, especially among young people. Earlier this year, a survey carried out by Savanta found nearly half (43%) of 18-34-year-olds in Britain do not drink alcohol. This, combined with rising costs, has had a hug...

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3 w. ago ‘I get to do whatever I want in the moment’: why more people are going to gigs, festivals and clubs alone

The number of solo festivalgoers has jumped since the pandemic, and even safety concerns aren’t dissuading lone ravers. We speak to some to find out whyFrom solo travel to dining alone, people have increasingly been embracing social activities by themselves in the years since the pandemic – even in the ultra-social contexts of live music and club culture.A recent survey by Ticketmaster found that the number of people who have attended either a weekend or day festival by themselves has risen from 8% in 2019 to 29% this year. Reading and Leeds festival introduced a campsite area for solo attendees this year, joining Download’s longstanding “lone wolf” area, and there are a growing number of social media pages such as London Solo Ravers, and WhatsApp groups such as Untitled Rave Community Project, for people venturing to nightclubs alone. Continue reading...

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