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Sparklers by yumyumbubblegum There are still plenty of bonfires and firework spectaculars to visit this coming weekend despite Streatham Common and Brockwell Park’s displays being axed in favour of one super Lambeth shebang on Clapham Common. Oh, and the failure of the Ally Pally trustees …

So do you know your p-traps from your u-bends? Are your walls plasterboard or concrete? Do you care? Many of us resort to the local phone book to find a trademan when we need small jobs done around the house, going with the GAMI principle …

We love it when great club nights not funded by some huge company come along. DIY night NoOneDied has been pumping it up at The Enterprise in Chalk Farm for over a year and given they even managed to survive the fire, we thought it …

This is what we have learned this weekend whilst you’ve been indulging those spring-time DIY pangs: LU has become very censorious of late. What’s to offend about a photo of a fat, pink-boxer-shorted Christ on the cross? A couple of shoppers were so worried about …

Bored tonight? Well if you’re hanging round East London without much to do then we recommend a visit to Stoke Newington’s Bardens Boudoir. Constantly a source of exciting small bands and DIY events, tonight

We at Londonist hope you’re having a great weekend, and – if we’re not overstepping the bounds of our relationship here – maybe even a bit of a sexy weekend. But if these chilly November days haven’t contained quite so much hanky panky as you’d …

Amidst calls for their boss’ resignation, it’s reassuring to know that some London cops haven’t lost sight of the big issues facing modern policing – namely, getting “ethnically diverse” mascots on our streets. “PCSO Steve”, whose beat covers primary schools in and around Sutton, has …

A night of clubbing is as much about the music you want to hear as it is the experience you hope to get out of it. Whilst there are endless opportunities to don your best threads and brave the night buses to see and be …

A slap on the wrist for Londonist – we’re three days late in previewing this year’s Oxjam music festival, and we haven’t even got a “dog ate our homework” excuse to cover our blushes. Must try harder next time. So what is Oxjam? It’s only …