London On The Cheap: 24 February – 2 March
Spring is in the air. Let cheap and free London keep the spring in your step.
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London On The Cheap: 17-23 February
Fashionable, frugal, February fun…
London On The Cheap: 10-16 February
Bargain comics, behind the scenes at Bishopsgate, headlessness and LSE Lit Fest: all cheap this week.
London On The Cheap: 6-12 January 2011
Say yah boo sucks to the post-Christmas pinch and January blues. Revel in austerity with some cheap and cheerful entertainment.
Mapped: How The Cuts Will Hit London’s Councils
This colour-coded map above shows the estimated change in revenue spending power for each council in 2011/12. As the cluster of red segments show, the East End seems to be hit particularly hard.
London On The Cheap: 2-8 December
Tonight: Gather at the Scoop, 2.30pm, to find out if London will host the World Cup in 2018. Witness the lighting of the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree. Starts at 6pm but get there early for a good vantage point. Head down to Bermondsey for a …
London On The Cheap: 11-17 November
The Lord Mayor’s Coach by Matt from London Can’t afford university tuition fees? Have some frugal fun at the university of life*. Tonight: Join a free night of cider appreciation at the Big Green Bookshop, Wood Green N22 6BG from 7pm. James Russell introduces ‘The …
London On The Cheap: 4-10 November
Whizz bang, it’s Bonfire Night weekend. Scour our round of up of flaming events for the free ones – watch out for paid and ticketed events. Away from the sparklers and burning pyres, there’s plenty more to do for not a lot of dosh. A …
Crossrail: To Cut Or Not To Cut
Image by M@ from the Londonist Flickr pool There’s confusion – oh, when is there not? – over the future of Crossrail. Reports yesterday suggested that up to £5bn could be taken out of the budget (massive national deficit, coalition government, etc; we’ll be the …
Recession Encourages Culture Vultures
It’s been a boom summer for our museums and galleries. A survey by the Art Fund reports a rise in visitor numbers for two thirds of those surveyed. Seems our cultural icons have reaped the leisure benefits of ‘staycationers’ spurning the holiday abroad and the …
Western Congestion Charge To Stay?
The screeching sound of another U-turn on a standout Boris policy has reached the ears of Kensingtonites: the deadline of next spring for the removal of the western congestion charge zone, introduced in 2006, has been postponed, according to an ever-so-excited Standard, which reckons it’s …
