Polo players from around the world, photo courtesy of Captive Minds Communications With summer comes the arrival of some of England’s most glamourous sporting events: Wimbledon, Ascot, and Henley to name a few. This year, the World Polo Association is spicing things up by reintroducing …
Photo via Ethan.K’s Flickr stream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethankan/184142304/ The Varsity Boat Race was re-enacted at Loftus Road last night as the plucky underdogs made the early running only for the favourites to put on a surge about a third of the way through which their opponents …
Photo via Nigel Wilson’s Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cocca/2254496847/ Fry and Laurie would be working themselves up into a right old state about the opportunities available to the capital’s football watchers over the next few days. It’s not every day that you can pitch up at the …
A ray of pecuniary sunshine for you now: London’s council tax bills will increase by less than the national average. After the Mayor kept his word to freeze the GLA’s portion, councils are raising bills by an average of 1.6%. Hammersmith and Fulham are even …
While all eyes were fixed on Moscow last night, the Russians braced for a traditional British hooligan rampage, trouble actually flared up closer to home on Fulham Broadway. Disgruntled Chelsea fans gathered there after their team crashed out of the Champions’ League final on penalties, …
The Big Yellow Self Storage Company has just opened the UK’s first wine self storage facility in Fulham, near the Chelsea Harbour Club. In addition to its four floors of self storage, the facility has 1,200 temperature and humidity controlled wine cellars. Prices start at …
A Premiership title decided well before the final day and an FA Cup final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City are not likely to enchant English football’s television paymasters around the world. Many football fans are delighted at Wembley’s unexpected May guests, but a predictable league …
Our own brave lads might be about to do battle with the mighty French in Paris (insert inappropriate Agincourt reference here), but even though there’s nothing on at Wembley this time around that’s no reason to miss out on some excellent live international footy this …
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