11th January 2007 Kristin Hersh @ Soho Arts Theatre, Great Newport Street In a tiny theatre tucked behind the busy neon glare of Leicester Square a woman takes the stage with her band. This is no ordinary woman and no ordinary band. Joined by experimental …
Yahoo: Police evacuated part of the city of London financial district near the Bank of England on Thursday because of a suspect package near a Turkish bank. “We were alerted to the incident shortly after 3.30 p.m. and officers are on the scene,” a spokesman …
A scene that changed forever 66 years ago today… Imagine that you’re standing in St Paul’s Churchyard, across the road from Peter’s Hill – the somehow unsatisfying approach route to the no-longer-wobbly bridge. Looking East along Cannon Street there’s little to see these days. Modern …
It might not be a vintage season in the league, where many of the capital’s football clubs are looking nervously over their shoulders at relegation, but London seems determined to have at least one finalist in the first FA Cup showpiece at the new Wembley …
While the line between vandalism and art continues to be trampled brazenly by the likes of SheOne and Banksy, unwanted spraypaint artworks and broken, pissed upon station furniture are still just unwelcome and unpleasant to some. The Conservatives have released figures that show vandalism has …
A new year brings a new name for The Bridge House Trust which will now be known as the City Bridge Trust *Yawn* So far so boring… in fact we often use the financial section of The Guardian as kitty litter, but this little piece …
In which we count more shakes than an episode of Spin City…set in Saudi. Remember that slightly odd-looking fellow who gets his kicks from walking behind people, or forcing his not insignificant person between couples on Oxford Street? Well, in the words of Magical Trevor, …
It’s the time of year that sends compulsive list makers in to a frenzy, and this girl is no exception. It’s the Notes From The City Official 2006 End Of Year Things-That-Laura-Liked Summary – catchy! It’s as much a list of things I really think …
If you’ve travelled through the Canary Wharf area in the last week or so, you may have noticed a bloody great 12 metre tall illuminated snowman sitting by the footbridge over West India Dock. You can get an intriguing view of the back of his …
Almost anyone who grew up the UK will have memories, fond or otherwise, of the school Nativity play. Girls would fight over the sparkly angel outfits, boys would cause havoc and actual bodily harm with the shepherds’ staffs and the fat kid with glasses who …
Day Seven – Norwich I kept waking up last night and having to adjust my sleeping position to keep from flying out of my bunk – the bus seemed to be throwing itself about all over the place! Somehow we all survive and wake to …
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