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Photography by Chris Osburn It’s an “& chips” kind of menu at Golden Fish Restaurant, located round the corner from Exmouth Market: two Spam fritters and chips (£3), jumbo saveloy and chips (£2.80) etc. On our recent visit, we went for a more than ample …

Photography by Chris Osburn Newly opened in Farringdon where the Frenchily swish St Germain brasserie used to be, Redhook is a seafood and steak resto owned by the Rushmore group (Milk & Honey, Giant Robot and The East Room). With its cushy seats and divine …

After the loss of the Foundry, T Bar, Shunt & Barden’s, the temporary closure of Plastic People and threats to Ministry of Sound, London didn’t really need another late night venue to close down. Fortunately, Fabric, the Farringdon club which went into administration in May, …

Photograph courtesy of The Coach & Horses There’s no shortage of quality pubs in Clerkenwell, with a good number of them boasting a reputation for slinging delicious hash as much as for pulling proper pints. One of the most celebrated of Clerkenwell’s gastronomically oriented pubs …

In a world where independent record stores are finding it harder and harder to survive, we tip our hats wholeheartedly to Pure Groove who, since moving into their swanky new Smithfield premises are constantly coming up with new reasons to get us in their doors. …

Last April, 29-year old Rebecca Goosen was cycling to work when she was hit by a cement mixer at the junction of Old Street and Goswell Road in Farringdon. The trainee architect died in hospital an hour later. This week a coroner returned a verdict …

If the idea of a French band doing soft covers of punk classics sounds like hell, then you’ve probably not heard Nouvelle Vague. With a variety of vocalists, they’ve taken on the heinous crime of covering the likes of ‘Ever Fallen In Love’, ‘Dancing With …

If you’re into anything dancy you’d be hard pushed to find a better night out than at Fabric. Tonight in the floor quivering Room 1 Drop The Lime drops in from Brooklyn to play along side Switch & The Scratch Perverts while over in room …

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As part of a multi-billion pound investment programme, the cross-city Thameslink line is to get a brand new fleet of trains. Southern Railway, who will be operating the new stock when it comes into service next spring, will deploy 44 carriages to run northwards to …