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What’s The Best Pub On The Isle Of Dogs?

The votes are in, now join us on a crawl round the top 4.

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A-Z Pubcrawl: Where Are The Best Pubs In The Isle Of Dogs?

The bars of Canary Wharf or the pubs to the south…where do you recommend?

Bankside, by David Merrigan

The Friday Photos: Down By The Riverside

Perspectives from the banks of the River Thames.

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Extra, Extra

7/7 news. As if we could forget. But London life goes on…

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Hand-Drawn Maps Of London: Docklands

London’s watery orient, beautifully mapped.

Anyone for Tetris?

Work Resumes On Canary Wharf’s Tallest Building

Riverside South moves a step closer to actuality.

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Hand-Drawn Maps Of London: Isle of Dogs

Today’s map shows a ‘fantasy Isle of Dogs’ complete with towers, forests and dragons. Sorry…bankers.

Canary Wharf Crossrail station

Crossrail: Government Approves, But At What Cost?

Canary Wharf Crossrail station New Transport minister Philip Hammond wasted little time in addressing the future of Crossrail under the inchoate Torycrat administration, vowing that the project will be completed: “It’s happening, it’s being built, spades are in the ground… We are making sure that …

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River Thames Flash Mob To Help Clean River

Flash mobs. We’ve all grown sick of them by now, haven’t we? Well here’s one with a worthy purpose. Thames21 are organising a series of mass participations with the aim of cleaning up Old Father Thames. The litter clearing events take place from 20th to …

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Touch Up London #89

With the rising cost of oil, and ergo jet fuel, it’s about time we got round to establishing a permanent beach here in London. We propose Greenwich Peninsula, with its underused Tube station and impressive views. Buildings by daejn, beach and montage by M@. Do …

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Dancing City: Greenwich & Docklands International Festival

Once a year, Canary Wharf is transformed by Dancing City. There’s nothing quite like seeing aerialistes descending from the glass and steel powerhouses of corporate finance or parkour artists dashing effortlessly through the artificial garden of Cabot Square to make you look at this blue …