The pigeon is back and this time it’s got platform goth boots which are entirely appropriate as the Camden Fringe gets set to kick cultural arse this summer with 8 venues, 208 shows and in excess of 700 performances throughout August. Rallying hard against the …
Photography by Chris Osburn With hunting season now in full swing, the newly opened Compass is offering a special game menu. If trad dishes such as bread crumbled rabbit legs with lemon or grouse served with sweetbread sound worth sampling, we can recommend giving this …
Gloom over 2012: contingency fund raided for Olympic bailout as private investment stays away. But Tom and Katie might move here! Back on a serious note, a suspect in the 2005 London bomb attacks is arrested in Pakistan And reverting to silly, a “politically inspired …
Football clubs should, generally, stick to football. Staines Town FC decided to try out rifle-shooting, and as a consequence has managed to ruffle a lot of feathers. Apparently, the cleaner at the ground had been having huge problems keeping the stands spick and span. The …
While pigeons are getting a bit of stick today, heartwarming news of sparrows getting new homes at London Zoo courtesy of prisoners in Spring Hill prison balances the scale somewhat. After a long absence, sparrows have come back to London and are being housed in …
Remember the pigeon feeding turf wars of 2006? Well, the Pigeon Action Group are back in the news. A candlelit vigil was held at midday today on Trafalgar Square’s north terrace (in daylight?) to highlight the plight of the poor starving birds. Westminster City Council …
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Betjeman’s 44 Cloth Fair EC1A 7JQ Nearest Tube: Farringdon 0207 600 7778 12pm-3pm for Lunch(Monday-Friday) 6pm-9pm for Dinner (Monday-Friday) 12pm-11pm for drinks (Monday-Friday) Map Expect to Pay: £10 or more …
Bomb scare hoax caller convicted Met mutiny over backdating payrise Pigeon flypast for pet heroes £14m of fake pound coins land counterfeiter in jail Dobbey the Enfield reindeer goes to the pub Image courtesy of Ian Muttoo via the Londonist flickr group.
Thanks to a new grant, previously unseen areas of St Paul’s may be opened to the public. The £250,000 pot from the World Monument’s Fund, could see a new ‘exploration centre’ in the crypt, and access to the Trophy Room, containing Wren’s original model. But …
Londonist goes to church and gets stuck up a ladder covered in pigeon shit. Before we start, we’d just like to say something to the Russians. Oy! Stop nicking our church designs, and repurposing them into spacecraft. Only we’re allowed to do that. Thank you. …
Meet Language. Based in East London (but not defined by it!), they’ve chosen their myspace category to be “melodramatic popular song”, are obsessed with falafel, like dressing in black, have a song called “Theme for a Porno”, record on Hornsey Road and were screwed out …
