Love it or hate it, the redeveloped Spitalfields Market has certainly been a welcoming space for public sculpture. Off the top of our heads, we recall the giant clay pipe thing, the pointy red church piece, some mis-aligned granite blocks, a memorial to the Civil …
Perhaps taking note of the stew Stoke Newington residents got into after Hackney Council wiped out the Royal Family Banksy, Sutton Council is inviting people to have their say on whether to save the mural on Beddington Farm Road. The Indie reports an initial swell …
For the winning piece of Grafton Street art. We told you how one property developer was giving Royal Academy of Art artists the chance to create a mural for its new Mayfair project and no doubt gathering kudos for endorsing emerging talent in a public …
The Lord is watching you Although the Eurovision Song Contest is not until May The heats themselves are well underway. It’s hosted by Graham, who’s not funny anymore And has a good face for radio writing the score. This Saturday’s show, at six thirty five …
As promised, our American expats Julie Palmer-Hoffman and Chris Osburn cover the US election. 5.16am – And we’re spent. Goodnight, London. And thanks for hanging with us this evening (and well into the morning). 5.15am – Notes from the peanut gallery: that was a freaking …
If you’ve got special love for the trees you can show them you care by nominating your favourite urban tree in the Trees for Cities’ Great Trees of London vote. Here’s the current list. This time round they’re looking particularly for inner London trees of …
These days, refer to Skylon on the Southbank and you’re name checking the Royal Festival Hall’s swish, new, panoramic outlook restaurant. But, of course, it was named for the cigar shaped monument that once poked up here, as part of the Festival of Britain. Seems …
We blogged, we shopped, we cooked, we took photos, we ate, drank then blogged some more. Now it’s time to vote for the best team who took part in Food 2.0: Nom, Nom, Nom, the real life Masterchef event for London’s finest online communities, blogs …
And they’re off! The runners and riders have bolted from their stables and the London mayoral race is now officially underway. Braced to face scabrous attack of their respective transport and environmental policies, and the bleatings of Madonna, betting on the field continues to swing …
We’ve all done it. Sat in the pub, arguing about the merits of the mayoral candidates and perhaps, journos aside, thought, “if only they were all a bit more down-to-earth, a bit more normal, more like you and me…” Well, here’s a solution. www.londonelectsYOU.co.uk gives …
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