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Londonist
Seen This Huge George Michael Mural? Impressive artwork decorates his home town.
3 weeks ago
Cheese and Biscuits
8 by Andy Sheridan, Liverpool There are many things about 8 by Andy Sheridan that might rub you up the wrong way. The name, for a...
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There are many things about 8 by Andy Sheridan that might rub you up the wrong way. The name, for a start - I've never really been behind the idea of any restaurant being purely "by" anyone; except in very rare cases, these things are surely a team effort, particularly as on this...
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Where to Stop and Stay Along Route 66 If You Love Astronomy
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Londonist
Their Majesties: Meet Croydon's Queer Royalty Long may this LGBTQ+ club night reign over us.
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Londonist
Greenwich Planetarium To Close For More Than Two Years The Royal Observatory begins its major upgrade.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do In London This Week: 4-10 August 2025 Things to do for a fiver or less.
4 weeks ago
Londonist
Things To Do In London This Weekend: 9-10 August 2025 Fringe shows, guided walks and a taco festival.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Mansfield Gadabout: MANSFIELD Mansfield is the largest town in Nottinghamshire, but only because Nottingham is...
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Gadabout: MANSFIELD Mansfield is the largest town in Nottinghamshire, but only because Nottingham is a city. It lies 12 miles north of Nottingham and an hour's bus ride southeast of Chesterfield on the other side of the M1. Again we're on the edge of an abandoned coalfield but...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 28 July-3 August 2025 Catch up on what you missed this week.
4 weeks ago
Londonist
Local History Shines At Bloomsbury Festival 2025 Packed programme of art, music, theatre and history.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
The Zeppelin Gravestone Of West London The first pilot to shoot down a Zeppelin.
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Hyperlocal signage news Hyperlocal Signage News Delays are expected to continue until October. It's probably related...
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Hyperlocal Signage News Delays are expected to continue until October. It's probably related to the aforementioned sewer repairs. But it has a misplaced apostrophe. I wish someone would take it away.
diamond geezer
Chesterfield Gadabout: CHESTERFIELD Chesterfield is the largest town in Derbyshire, but only because Derby is a...
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Gadabout: CHESTERFIELD Chesterfield is the largest town in Derbyshire, but only because Derby is a city. It lies 10 miles south of Sheffield, sandwiched between the Peak District and the M1 on the edge of an abandoned coalfield. But it's best known for the twisted spire of its...
diamond geezer
Pond Square 45 45 Squared 27) POND SQUARE, N6 Borough of Camden, 90m×90m×90m The thing about Pond Square is it...
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45 45 Squared 27) POND SQUARE, N6 Borough of Camden, 90m×90m×90m The thing about Pond Square is it doesn't have a pond and it's more of a triangle. We're on the northern edge of Camden off Highgate High Street, shielded behind Oxfam and the pink-fronted cake shop if you choose...
Londonist
Art Deco Hospital In West London To Become Apartments Former Ravenscourt Park Hospital granted planning permission.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
The North London Park Where Tube Trains Rumble Over A Viaduct Picture perfect.
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Londonist
Samuel Pepys Day: Four Walking Tours Trace Footsteps Of London's Most Famous Diarist Put it in your diary!
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diamond geezer
Fleeting - Hampstead Heath Fleeting HAMPSTEAD HEATH The Fleet starts at the highest point in inner London which is the top...
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Fleeting HAMPSTEAD HEATH The Fleet starts at the highest point in inner London which is the top of Hampstead Heath. It starts here because the clay hills are capped with sandy soil - specifically the Bagshot Formation and the Claygate Member - thus groundwater emerges from...
diamond geezer
Banksy's endangered animals On 5th August 2024 London woke to the news that Banksy had painted a goat on a wall in Kew. Over the...
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On 5th August 2024 London woke to the news that Banksy had painted a goat on a wall in Kew. Over the next eight days an entire menagerie emerged across the capital, and it filled the August silly season gap brilliantly. [original bloggage] Two of the animals vanished almost...
Londonist
What's The Commonest Baby Name In London? 2024 Stats Announced Find out the commonest names in your borough.
3 weeks ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Nou Bar del Poble, Peratellada There's a part of me knows, deep down inside, that it probably is possible, if you try really,...
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There's a part of me knows, deep down inside, that it probably is possible, if you try really, really, really hard, to have a bad meal in Spain. Burger King exist there, for a start, and although they sell alcohol as a concession to their European location I somewhat doubt they...
Londonist
Banksy Artwork Goes On Display At London Transport Museum Rat on clock was discovered in 2019.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
gadabout housekeeping post-Mansfield housekeeping 100 largest towns and cities by population. At the start of the year I...
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post-Mansfield housekeeping 100 largest towns and cities by population. At the start of the year I had 13 to go but since then I've ticked off Sunderland (32nd), Hartlepool (84th), Stockport (60th), Chesterfield (85th) and Mansfield (99th). In this endeavour even 99th counts. Of...
Spoon & Tamago
The T.K.G. Handkerchief from Chikazawa Lace We are absolutely in love with this T.K.G. (tamago kake gohan) handkerchief from Chikazawa Lace....
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We are absolutely in love with this T.K.G. (tamago kake gohan) handkerchief from Chikazawa Lace. It’s part of their 2025 Autumn & Winter collection that’s slowly releasing right now. The handkerchief, which will become available in September, features a bowl and chopsticks...
Londonist
Theatre Lovers, Here's Where To Get Tickets To Top London Shows (For Up To 50% Off!) From plays and musicals to entertainment.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Tube Strike Action Announced For September Rolling strike action to last a whole week.
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diamond geezer
Fleeting August is Local History Month on diamond geezer, or has been on 14 previous occasions. Themes have...
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August is Local History Month on diamond geezer, or has been on 14 previous occasions. Themes have included my immediate neighbourhood, Metro-land, the Lea Valley, the New River, the perimeter of Tower Hamlets, London borough tops and the 51½°N line of latitude. But perhaps the...
Londonist
Everything You Need To Know About The St James's Park Pelicans Including the one that ate a pigeon.
2 weeks ago
Londonist
Do Make Me Laugh: A-List Comedians On Bill For Greenwich Comedy Festival Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe and Nina Conti on starry line-up.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Free Things To Do In London This Week: 11-17 August 2025 Events that don't cost a penny.
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diamond geezer
Fleeting - Camden Town Fleeting CAMDEN TOWN The two branches of the river Fleet that rise on Hampstead Heath merge two...
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Fleeting CAMDEN TOWN The two branches of the river Fleet that rise on Hampstead Heath merge two miles lower down in the vicinity of Kentish Town. For my second visit to the river I'm skipping down to the confluence and attempting to follow its path onward through Camden Town....
Londonist
London's Best Sports Bars: Where To Watch Everything From Footy To The Gee-Gees Footy. Rugby. NFL. Even cycling.
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Londonist
Where To See Jane Austen's Works Live On Stage This Autumn London theatres celebrate 250th anniversary of the author's birth.
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diamond geezer
Closing the Greenway Last week I was walking along the Greenway between West Ham and Plaistow when I spotted some new...
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Last week I was walking along the Greenway between West Ham and Plaistow when I spotted some new notices. A lot of the Greenway is closed at the moment so I assumed it was about that. The title on the first notice was 'Manor Road NOS Improvements', explaining underneath that NOS...
diamond geezer
Pictograms Pictograms 30 July - 9 November Japan House High Street Kensington admission free 2018 as a venue...
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Pictograms 30 July - 9 November Japan House High Street Kensington admission free 2018 as a venue to share and celebrate Japanese culture and design. And what could be more Japanese than the pictogram - a suite of graphic symbols that convey meaning through symbolic...
Londonist
Denmark Street Set To Rock With Free One-Day Music Festival Tin Pan Alley cranks up the volume.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Where To Find A Poem For A Dead Squirrel Penned By A Would Be King-Killer James Hadfield pet epitaph sold plenty.
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Londonist
Would You Like To See More White Storks In London? They Could Be Making A Comeback Plans to rewild the leggy birds.
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diamond geezer
East Midlands quiz East Midlands quiz Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Derbyshire A) Bigsofa B) Rugbolt C) Nicercub D)...
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East Midlands quiz Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Derbyshire A) Bigsofa B) Rugbolt C) Nicercub D) Localmatch E) Glancearea F) Typeamaze G) Ringereach H) Yearntasted I) Gossipvalue J) Glazesurgery K) Cookproperly L) Dollarsweight M) Babywrapjacket        Nottinghamshire N)...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 4-10 August 2025 Roundup of our best articles from the past week.
3 weeks ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Belzan, Liverpool This was actually my second visit to Belzan. The first, according to my iPhone photo history, was on...
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This was actually my second visit to Belzan. The first, according to my iPhone photo history, was on 8th May 2020, but was a little bit tricky to review as the building was operating as an improvised deli, with boxes of fruit and veg arranged amongst the booths and benches that...
diamond geezer
A ride around the block A walk around the block can take a few minutes or quite a lot of minutes depending on where you...
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A walk around the block can take a few minutes or quite a lot of minutes depending on where you live. For me it takes ten minutes, where I grew up it took 30 minutes and for my brother it takes over an hour, such is the paucity of rights of way in Norfolk. Attempted definition:...
Londonist
Free Things To Do In London This Week: 18-24 August 2025 Events that don't cost a penny.
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Londonist
Things To Do In London This Weekend: 16-17 August 2025 And one very exciting event beyond London, too.
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Fleeting - Clerkenwell Fleeting CLERKENWELL Back to London's premier lost river, now on the descent from King's Cross to...
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Fleeting CLERKENWELL Back to London's premier lost river, now on the descent from King's Cross to Clerkenwell along the approximate line of the Camden/Islington boundary. It's no coincidence that the Fleet once marked the divide, although previously the boroughs were St...
Londonist
North London's Poignant Prisoners-of-War Memorial London's first holocaust memorial.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
The Greatest City In The World Yesterday the Mayor of London made a bold claim. And rather than stoking pride, I thought "what a...
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Yesterday the Mayor of London made a bold claim. And rather than stoking pride, I thought "what a load of bolx". » Being "regularly voted #1 city in the world" proves nothing, indeed many cities achieve this accolade depending on what's being voted for and by who. London was...
Londonist
Punchdrunk: New Immersive Show Is A 'Live Action Video Game' LANDER 23 tickets on sale now.
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Bus of the day - 138 Bus Route Of The Day 138: Bromley North to Coney Hall Location: Outer London south Length of...
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Bus Route Of The Day 138: Bromley North to Coney Hall Location: Outer London south Length of journey: 5 miles, 30 minutes Because it's 13th August I've been out riding the 138, because that's the Bus Route Of The Day. The 138 is one of several buses that serve the Bromley...
diamond geezer
Unblogged 1995 31 unblogged things I did in August 1995 n.b. If the text is in italics, I'm blogging my reaction...
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31 unblogged things I did in August 1995 n.b. If the text is in italics, I'm blogging my reaction to reading back through my diary and seeing what I was up to 30 years ago. Quite shocked in some cases. Tue 1: I'm in Norfolk with the family, which at this point includes a 1...