Archive for April, 2006

Sir Ian Blair flies out to New York to lecture on the threat of ‘home-grown mass-assassins‘. Delicious opportunity for satire ensues. Meanwhile, his Met minions have ‘mapped’ the networks of criminal gangs operating in London. Sadly, it won’t be available as a Google Earth plug-in. …

This day in London’s history 1984: WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot and killed in St James’s Square during a protest outside the Libyan Embassy. She was the first policewoman to be murdered on duty in Britain. The event inspired car insurance salesman Michael Winner to …

Spring does seem to be wheezing and clawing its way to the capital. After a pretty dismal start to the day, it finally turned out nice again, and Londonist got our first-nostril-full of BBQ during our afternoon stroll. And that stroll took us past Buck …

Easter Weekend brings more choices for clubs and bars than the already impressive amount London normally offers. So we’ve put together a quick guide to what we think are the best nights this weekend. Go out safe in the knowledge that there’s no work the …

Well, we don’t have any photos of the striking cab drivers, but we found someone who would no doubt sympathise. This photo, of RE Harris Motor Engineers, was taken down John’s Mews, near Gray’s Inn Road. The sign’s been around for a while (check out …

Cab drivers have been moaning again. As we reported last week, a protest by cabbies against Camden’s over-zealous traffic wardens went ahead yesterday. The Institute for Public Policy Research has put in an entry for the State The Obvious Competition 2006! – Long Journey Times …

If you’re in London for the Bank Holiday weekend but would have quite liked to have gone abroad, then head to South Bank where you can pretend you’re in Morocco from Friday until Monday. To celebrate the UK debut of Taoub, a new circus and …

Just in case you’d forgotten what a downright horrible place London can be: A woman’s remains were found in her bedsit nearly three years after she died, an inquest heard. The TV and heating were still on when housing officials investigating rent arrears found Joyce …

Good news for fans of the Union Chapel in Islington as a music venue come about today, as the venue announces that they will be re-opening on May 4. Last year, the chapel shut down as a music venue following arguments between the Church and …