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Evening Standard No Longer Free In Some Parts

Photo / tezzer57 The Guardian has uncovered evidence that the Evening Standard is once again being sold in some parts of London. Newsagents in north-west London are being permitted to charge a discretionary fee for the paper, which dropped its cover price last October and …

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Early Verdict On The London Weekly: “A Shocker”

It exists! New freesheet The London Weekly has been spotted in the wild by eagle-eyed commuters this morning. And the early verdict is not promising… @jennferesque has a photo of the masthead, complete with poor spelling, acres of empty white space, and curious formatting decisions. …

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London Weekly: The Plot Thickens

This Friday, February 5th, is the launch date for The London Weekly, the latest freesheet to clog up Tube carriages from Epping to Ealing and all points inbetween. Yet just three days before commuters get their greedy mitts on the rag, there remain more questions …

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New Freesheet, The London Weekly, Launches Web Site

We’re just over a month away from the Feb 1 debut of new freesheet the London Weekly. Can you contain yourself? Are you moist with anticipation at the prospect of a weekly dose of ‘entertainment, gossip, politics, health, music and fashion’? Then fear not, because …

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Launch Date Fixed For New London Freesheet

Image / edscoble The London Weekly, storming into the Bliztkrieged freesheet battlefield like a medieval knight at the Battle of Hamburger Hill, has been given a launch date of February 1st. The paper’s website is expected to go live later in December. According to the …

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New London Newspaper In The New Year?

Image by J_I_M__D Much like the War on Terror, the freesheet war keeps defying predictions that an end to hostilities is nigh. A new weekly London newspaper is on course for a launch in the New Year, according to The Guardian. Backed by unnamed investors …

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London Lite Bows Out This Friday

Image by D I C K S D A I L Y from the Londonist Flickr pool The following article is best appreciated while sitting at a grand piano, with a certain tune playing in the background and perhaps one or two candles in the …

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Extra, Extra

A Sutton man was beaten to death on Hallowe’en after challenging someone who had stolen his girlfriend’s fancy dress hat. London’s probation service has been put on trial and found guilty. Unusual effects of the recession #69: sales of posh knickers are up. London’s cats …

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thelondonpaper Faces Axe

Image / ganchingabz The London freesheet war that sparked into life in 2006 has claimed its first real casualty: thelondonpaper, owned by News International, is to be closed. 60 full-time and contract staff could lose their jobs, but in the current economic climate — and …

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Time Out To Lose 13 Staff

A difficult new year is looming for the good people at the ever-essential Time Out magazine, as it was announced this morning that they’re to lose 13 staff in the new year; potentially 90% from editorial. Tough times for staff both staying and going, not …

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Stratford At The Heart Of New Art On The Underground

If you went through Stratford Station this morning you might have found the Stratford Grapevine thrust into your paw, in place of the usual news lite freesheets. What you might not have realised is that it was art. You probably thought it looks more like …