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Lindsey Clarke

Managing Editor, Londonist

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Maida Vale Unfortunates Evacuated To Pub

In the early hours of this morning a burst water main on Maida Vale caused chaos as roads, homes and businesses were flooded with rushing brown floods. 40 firefighters were called to the scene to evacuate people, divert and pump out the water. Evacuees were …

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Ethnic Minority Recruits Warned Off Met

It’s a bad news day for the Met as the unfortunate Det Sgt Gurpal Virdi publicly advises potential ethnic minority recruits to London’s police force

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Spidermum Returns

No, it’s not some ‘attack of the giant cathedral eating spiders’ B-movie filmset but the return of Maman, the giant spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois, which originally stalked the Turbine Hall when Tate Modern opened in 2000. Bourgeois herself is now 95 and, given that …

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Wasting Away At Work

While most of us pride ourselves on our dutiful home recycling now that the Council comes and picks it up it seems that in the work place Londoners have less of a conscience. About half of us admitted to not thinking twice about chucking out …

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Dance Umbrella Free Stuff

If our enthusiastic dance previews didn’t inspire you to go as far as actually parting with cash for contemporary dance then perhaps you could cut your teeth on free events happening as part of London’s International Festival of Contemporary Dance: Dance Umbrella. If you work …

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Bonkers For Conkers

You know the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is truly here when shiny brown conkers start showing up everywhere. This Sunday they’ll be swinging from strings and used as potentially lethal (well, knuckle bruising) weapons by all and sundry: it’s Hampstead Heath’s Conker Championship! …

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Thai Chilli Fry Terror

Soho streets were brought to a terrifying standstill yesterday afternoon when “a very hot and sharp smell” and a cloud of acrid smoke provoked chemical attack panic with police sealing off the area and closing roads. The Ambulance Service dispatched a Hazardous Area Response Team …

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Panto Preview #1

We were hoping Bobby Davro would get a plum lead in a seasonal favourite this year and had early bets on a Dick Whittington. Or at least his cat. However, we can now reveal that in fact he’ll be hamming it up as Muddles the …

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St Martin-in-the-Fields: Almost There!

Yesterday saw St Martin-in-the-Fields reopen its revamped and expanded crypt cafe hot on the heels of Sunday’s first church service for 90 weeks following a multi-million pound renewal and restoration project. The 18th century landmark church, which opens onto Trafalgar Square, is dearly loved in …

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Londonist Live Review: PJ Harvey @ Royal Festival Hall

Encased in a Victorian style, full length white dress complete with puff sleeves, high neck and crayon black scrawls, hair all crazy curls and mad bag lady styling, PJ Harvey revealed an endearingly warm and ditzy personality behind her astonishing set list at this very …