alcohol

With all these US celebrities moving in to London at the moment (we’re talking about you, Christian Slater) it makes a nice change to see some UK ‘talent’ deciding he’s had enough of the big smoke. Granted, Liam Gallagher is a born and bred Northerner …

Sad news reaches us that the Union Chapel in Islington is to close. The Union Chapel Project (UCP) said that: …a recent vote by the Church membership to ban the consumption of alcohol in main auditorium, with immediate effect, was carried by a small majority. …

In a move to cut down on Cash Machine related crime (such as shoulder surfing) Lambeth Council has proposed the creation of “safe zones“, a painted area around the machine that only the card user is allowed in. But Ken says no. More specifically “Labour …

The only bad thing about Christmas? It’s just too damn short. Once Boxing Day’s over you’ve only got the stress and ultimate anti-climax that is New Year to look forward to…and then it’s back to work. We need more food, more alcohol, more singing and …

Londonist’s favourite assembly, The London Assembly, today began looking at the impact of London’s night-time economy on local residents. The phrase night-time economy just reeks of illegality but unfortunately we’re not talking about back alley share deals or currency trading done down the docks, this …

Any attempt to bring the noble sport of darts to the Olympics was probably set back eight years this morning through the publication of this Bloomberg report. BSkyB plans to charge viewers £9.95 to watch the two darts world champions — Andy Fordham of the …

Question: What connects the ageing, scouse doyen of light entertainment, Cilla Black, with the people behind Bols Blue, arguably one of the most evil spirits ever concocted? Answer: The Great Eastern Hotel. From this week, the Bols marketing team has enlisted the help of London …