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Artist Mem Morrison takes over Ponders End High Street this Saturday with Local, an afternoon of free performances and experiences that puts the local high street back into the heart of the local community.

Remember that map of good cafes for freelancers? The people who created it are no one-trick ponies, and have now produced a chart of specialist suppliers. Partly, it reads like a shopping trip from Tudor times: chandlers, bookbinders, knife sharpeners and cobblers are neatly plotted …

Great Little Shop Awards 2010 London is awash with great little shops, the kind of tucked away places that you really do just have to stumble across. In an initiative which we whole-heartedly agree with, The London Magazine has set out to do some of …

Crown Estates is looking to sell a minority stake in Regent Street to unnamed foreign investors. The leviathan landlord’s ambit includes such tenants as the Apple Store, National Geographic, Hamleys and Ferrari. Healthy sales, probably due to the weak-pound-attracts-tourists effect, have raised the street’s worth …

Perhaps trumped on the outside by the neighbouring quirkiness of James Smith and Sons’ umbrella shop, Comicana (237 Shaftesbury Avenue) is definitely a place worth visiting – not just for the comics, but for the old-style ambience and knowledgeable staff. We spoke to proprietor Alex …

Despite the controversial makeover a couple of years ago, which saw chain-restaurants and shops intruding into the complex, Spitalfields Market still contains plenty of independent traders and designers. A Bank holiday stroll around the market remains a real pleasure. We took the opportunity to say …

Looking at the personalities behind London’s small businesses. Avid cyclists and friends, Piotr Kielbasa and Jerzy Kuzminski founded London Bicycle Workshop to provide London’s cyclists with expert bike care, repair, rebuild and bike customisation. How did London Bicycle Workshop come about? Piotr was inspired while …

By testpatern via the Londonist Flickrpool Portobello Market traders yesterday handed a petition to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to protest against “the inconsistency of the RBKC planning decisions which aid giant chain stores to invade Portobello Road at the expense of the …

The grand old Wendy house of Regent Street, Liberty, may be up for sale after making over £7 million losses in the past year and a half. Business Week reports that the attractive department store has been approached by potential buyers, with an estimated asking …

Looking at the personalities behind London’s small businesses. Jenifer Konko and Ruth Crozier are the dynamic duo who own and run Sublime Shop, an emporium of unique women’s fashion, shoes, accessories and gifts, in Victoria Park and Clerkenwell. How did Sublime come about? Jenifer was …