December 2010

HS2 Route Announcement Due Today

The anxiously-awaited announcement of the route for the Birmingham-London high speed rail link will arrive later today, assuming that like many other rail services across the country, it isn’t delayed by snow.

River Wandle To Be Unearthed In Croydon

A buried section of the River Wandle will be reinstated in a Croydon Park, thanks to lottery money.

Photo of the Day: All creatures big and small

Santa's Lap: 1930s Modernist London Homes China

Quick, quick, quick: it's last posting day for the UK so last chance to mail order your Christmas gifts. Get your arse in gear and order some of this awesome china for any Londonophile with an appreciation of modernist architecture and beautiful design.

New Year's Eve in London: Top Clubbing Tips

If you're looking for a decent club night for New Year, we've put together a selection of London's best.

Hand-Drawn Maps Of London: Patchwork London

Our latest hand-drawn map shows London as a patchwork quilt, with sections of the A-Z loosely matched together.

Ramsay To Open Southwark Restaurant

Gordon Ramsay is to open his first restaurant south of the river, in Southwark.

BT Tower Restaurant Won't Re-Open

Plans to re-open the revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower have been quietly dropped.

Monday Miscellanea

This Week In London’s History:

Weekend Round-Up

Weekend news, if we can drag you away from the fireside for a moment.

Review: Saint Etienne @ The Forum

There is something particularly English - in fact, quintessentially London - about Saint Etienne. Performing what was, pretty much, a greatest hits packed set for their Christmas gig at the Kentish Town Forum on Saturday night, the band certainly looked and sounded like they were home.

Sunday Seasoning #59

Banjo or Freakout Releases Free Christmas Album

If hearing Shakin' Stevens, Band Aid and Mariah Carey bleating happily about Christmas every five minutes is driving you mad, then we may have a bit of a solution for you.

Cutbacks Hit The British Film Institute

The British Film Institute is to make job cuts and close the art gallery at BFI Southbank in new cost-cutting plans.

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Comedy Review: Roisin Conaty @ Soho Theatre

Tonight is the last night of the Edinburgh hit Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar, and we urge you to check it out.

Last Minute Listing: Food & Things in Peckham

Theatre Review: A Flea In Her Ear @ The Old Vic

No panto for the Old Vic this Christmas. Instead, A Flea in Her Ear is a 1907 French farce by the master of the genre Feydeau, in a translation by the late, great John Mortimer. And although you don't get to shout "He's behind you!" at any time during this show, you still get the right dose of festive fun in this fantastic play...