In December

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Tick Warning Requested For Richmond Park

Bug bites of all kinds are annoying. We can’t think that anyone actually likes the itchiness and general uncomfortableness that comes with being bitten by an insect. And we’re all aware that bites received on holiday can be potentially deadly. However, we don’t usually think …

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Southwark Dean Fumes

The Dean of Southwark, The Very Revd Colin Slee, seems to have gotten a taste for being in hot water. In December he stoutly defended his allegedly drunk bishop who somehow staggered across London from an Irish Embassy Christmas bash to clamber into someone’s car, …

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Terrorist Fashion Report

The Independent reports that the fashion sense of six men now on trial for conspiracy to commit murder on London transport in July 2005 had been frequently observed by police on several occasions. This week’s court proceedings show that the apparel of the men was …

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The Londonist Literary List

The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. Once again and at this point to no one’s great surprise, there’s hardly a damn thing occuring on the London literary circuit this week. In …