Inside The View From The Shard
A few thoughts on London’s loftiest attraction.
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Borough Launches First Ever Privately Funded Social Housing
Barking and Dagenham borough has launched the first privately funded social housing initiative.
Noise Complaints Up Across London
The BBC has figures showing noise complaints on the rise – but are we getting noisier or just more irritable?
In Pictures: New Thameslink Railway Bridge
A 72-metre-long, 1200 tonne railway bridge now graces Borough High Street.
The History Of Southwark, In 40 Lamp Posts
Keep an eye out for these yellow discs, currently decorating the lamp posts of Southwark. Each is a sign that something noteworthy happened nearby, and will point you to a mobile web page where you can read all about it. The idea comes from a …
Extraordinary Film Season @ Roxy Bar & Screen
As you can’t have failed to notice by now, elephants are currently more ubiquitous around London than damp campaign rosettes. Kudos to the clever people at Roxy Bar & Screen for lining up a pair of celluloid pachyderms as part of their Extraordinary Film Season. …
Last Minute Listing: The Supernatural Side Of Soccer @ Old King’s Head
It is, as some worldly sage once put it, ‘a funny old game, Saint’. Football tends to attract more superstition, folklore and ritual than any other sport. This month’s gathering of the South East London Folklore Society looks at the phantoms and fantasies of the …
Londonist’s Back Passage
41. Red Cross Passage Where? Deep in the heart of Borough, a little south of Union Street, this passage links Red Cross Gardens to Ayre Street. What? The alleyway runs alongside a series of model dwelling cottages designed to improve the lot of local residents. …
Free Tonight?
We hate to keep droning on about it, but There Will Be Blood is one of the most amazing films we’ve seen in years, and with the DVD about to be released it seems important to remind people that this is exactly the kind of …
Weekend Round-Up
Here’s what we’ve learned whilst you’ve been either packing your bags or celebrating this weekend: On his first day in office, Boris is aiming for unity. In the weekend crime round-up, a teenager received fatal stab wounds in Borough, whilst another man was fatally stabbed …
Bozza.com
The Mayoral race has been quiet recently. Londonist suspects that it is the calm before the shitstorm. According to a recent poll, Boris is only one point behind Ken. A sign that campaigning is going to start making a dent on the Winehouse news in …
