Time once again to decrapify the Thames. Each year, Thames21 organises a voluntary cleanup of the river. Old Father Thames is among the cleanest rivers to flow through a capital city, but he’s still prone to a build up of bottles, trolleys and other unsightly …
Image / M@ We might have made up the story of Boris approving an escalator ride over the Thames, but there are plenty of other way to cross the river. This week’s quiz is therefore a test of transpontine trivia. Let us know in the …
The PDC is towed past County Hall to its mooring place The first privately funded PDC (passive debris collector) was launched on the Thames yesterday. It joins a bobbing fleet of rubbish eaters dotted along the river preventing litter from drifting out to sea and …
How does that old song go? ‘When the weather is fine you know it’s the time…For messin’ about on the river’. Actually, it’s the time to sort out the mess on the river, as Thames21 announce their spring/summer programme of volunteer days. All you need …
This Saturday at 4.30pm the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race shoots off down the river. There will be big screens in Bishops Park, Fulham and Furnival Gardens, Hammersmith and there are plenty of spots along the route where you can catch a glimpse of the …
via RNLI SOS Flickrpool We all know that the Thames is a safe bet for suicides and that the current is cruel but we don’t often see anyone take a topple into the drink these days. Sobering to learn then, that lifeboat crews fished 226 …
London Bridge was closed to traffic today, allowing all manner of unusual diversions to occupy its span. Vintage vehicles, hog roasts and costumed men with sheep battled against the elements to celebrate the 800th birthday of London Bridge. Click through the images for more details. …
By Andy Wilkes via the Londonist Flickrpool On Monday it was beer gardens and yesterday, roof terraces. Today we bring you a top ten list of waterside pubs where you can chill out drinking by the water this summer. Captain Kidd (Wapping) Prospect of Whitby …
Image: Jim Linwood The River Thames just got a little safer with the introduction of a new breed of patrol boat. The Port of London Authority has commissioned a £2 million fleet of five launches to replace seven older vessels. The new patrols are much …
110. A River of Secrets As we partake in the daily hustle and bustle of London life, little do we realise that the wonders of nature never cease. As smog chokes the sky and the concrete jungle leers down at us, half a world away …
A celebration of 100 years of the Port of London Authority (PLA) began at the Museum of London Docklands yesterday. The temporary exhibition uses archive film and photos to chart the huge changes on the Thames from early Edwardian times to the present day. And …
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