It was pointed out to us, when we posted last week about rugby pubs, that somewhere else had done it better by team. Well yes, they had, but they’d got a bit lazy after the home teams and our closest European friends and bunched the …
The International Workshop Festival has been rumbling away in the city since 28 August, allowing the bold and brave to take part in workshops and experiments in performing arts with specially invited artists and practitioners. As the festival draws to a close, a curious couple …
In part two of our follow up to last year’s article on which player’s our Premiership clubs should buy we cover Tottenham, West Ham and Fulham. Click here to see yesterday’s piece on Chelsea and Arsenal. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR What was the problem position? Left wing. …
Worrying news for one of our country’s top gourmet icons. Gordon Ramsay’s flagship restaurant in Chelsea, called simply Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, has lost some of its brownie points, according to the latest edition of ‘Harden’s London Restaurants’. Love-him-or-hate-him-Ramsay has been undisputed king of the London …
This time last year, in the final few days before the closure of the international football transfer window, we took a look at where London’s Premiership clubs needed strengthening and offered some friendly advice about a player we thought might fill a key squad gap …
We’re skint again! We’ve spent all of our money on festivals only to find that we’ve spent hours standing in the rain listening to the bands we didn’t really want to see but our best mate wanted to because they fancy the singer. This means …
This time last year Fred Pappoe, Vice President of the Ghanaian Football Association (middle of picture) declared in the wake of Ghana’s 2-0 victory over Togo in Brentford that “London is one of our favourite places away from home.” One year on and they’re making …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 20th August 1989: The Marchioness pleasure boat collides with the dredger Bowbelle under Cannon Street Railway Bridge, causing the Marchioness to sink rapidly. 51 of the pleasure boat’s 132 passengers drown. Tuesday – 21st August 1920: A boy …
The third of our interviews with the Tory candidates for London Mayor. Previously, Victoria Borwick and Andrew Boff. Warwick Lightfoot has, no doubt, spent a lifetime tolerating jibes about his Tolkeinesque name. He’s also acquired an outstanding CV that includes stints as Mayor of Kensington …
> Once again it’s the time of year when even many half-hearted football fans feel duty bound to enter a fantasy competition or two, where they choose a portfolio of players whose real Premiership performances earn them points in mini-leagues against friends, work colleagues and, …
A new exhibition opens tomorrow at the National Army Museum in Chelsea. Called Helmand: The Soldier’s Story, it is a detailed, unique insight into life in a war zone – and a current one, which is a rare feat in museum history. A wide range …
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