Articles by Rachel Holdsworth
By Rachel Holdsworth

Preview: Peckham Literary Festival 2011

A week of fantastic free bookish events.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Boxing Day Tube Strike Ballot Over Quadruple Pay Demand

London Underground accuses Aslef of jumping the gun while talks are ongoing.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Olympics Security Questioned As USA Plans To Bring 1000 Agents

Americans nervous as organisers realise they're 11,000 security guards short.
By Rachel Holdsworth

15% Black Cab Fare Rise Proposed For Olympics

Request to make daytime tariffs the same as evening to encourage drivers not to take the Games off.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Comedy/Poetry Preview: Liz Bentley @ The Albany

Brilliant, warm and witty show Crash Bash Trash.
By Rachel Holdsworth

176 EDL Supporters Arrested Near Cenotaph Yesterday

Reports that, with Muslims Against Crusades banned, the group planned to target the Occupy camp at St Paul's.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 13-19 November

Our pick of next week's comedy gigs.
By Rachel Holdsworth

HMS Belfast Goes Missing From 2012 Festival Posters

And bell ringers are not impressed by Martin Creed's joyously noisy artwork.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Book Grocer: 9-15 November

Book, poetry and spoken word events in London this week.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Transport Fares 2000-2016

Ahead of Mayoral election claims and counter-claims, here's the actual data on fares since 2000.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Police Authorise Baton Rounds For Wednesday's Student Protest

Seriously - what?!
By Rachel Holdsworth

Tourist Bookings Down For Olympics Period

'Normal' tourists staying away from London by the busload.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Fire Brigade Live Tweets Bonfire Night

An insight into their busiest night of the year. The busiest, it seems, mainly because of idiots.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 6-12 November

Our pick of the best comedy gigs next week.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Review: First Direct Dialogue Festival

The low-down on the first night of this Notting Hill festival - in dialogue form.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Book Grocer: 2-8 November

Book, poetry and spoken word events in London this week.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Councils Cut 5,000 Jobs

Front-loaded cuts mean losses of some frontline jobs.
By Rachel Holdsworth

City Of London Orders OccupyLSX To Leave St Paul's

Also: Dean resigns, a third site appears, Ken criticises Boris and Kit Malthouse suggests something bizarre. Just another day at Occupy...