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London news:
- Back the bid to bring the 2018 Gay Games to London.
- Battersea Power Station might lose three of its chimneys.
- Which did you vote the best pubs in Peckham & Camberwell?
- People have been sweltering aboard the New Bus for London.
- The Mayor's Thames Festival refocuses on the river for 2013.
Must-read posts:
- Central Line tube trivia abounds in Geoff's latest video.
- Surprising natural bounty found foraging in Peckham.
- London's forgotten disasters: collision over Northwood.
- The facts (or fictions) behind London's strange bus stop names.
- From earlier in the year: how to handle London in the sun.
Top reviews:
- Is Derren Brown a warlock?
- Fabulous maps and landscape drawings by Stephen Walter.
- Private Lives at the Gielgud Theatre - time for an all male version?
- Lowry fans will like Lowry at Tate Britain.
- An Italian restaurant worth travelling to SE12 for.
Next week:
- East End Film Festival closes on Wednesday with a gala at Netil House
- Mimetic festival in Enfield begins with puppets, cabaret, comedy & fun family theatre
- Join our Pimms party on The Hippodrome Terrace on Friday!
- The elegant and un-athletic are welcome at the Chap Olympiad on Saturday
- And the first East End Live music festival sprawls out over Shoreditch, Hoxton & Bethnal Green
P.S. Sketch summer in London and win a clever Inkling digital sketch pen
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