Hampstead & Highgate’s spring offering of arts, culture, nature spots, food & drink! The sunnier weather’s tentative appearance ups the outdoor vibe. We point you in the direction of exhibitions, museums, cafes, restaurants and more! It’s all good heading for Hampstead’s hotspots at the first hint of sunshine, but your purposeful traipsing could be […]
The Other Art Fair Opening Night, March 9 The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art, kicked off with a packed private view at the Old Truman Brewery Shoreditch, with gallerists and artists alike presenting eye-catching displays of work. We interviewed some of this year’s exciting crop of emerging and established homegrown and international […]
London’s First Wild Ponds In Centuries Expected in 2029! East London Waterworks Park campaign for wild swimming ponds and biodiverse park reaches Crowdfunder target The East London Waterworks Park community group describe themselves as dream-builders and world-builders. Their dream of building a Green New World along the River Lea draws ever closer now they […]
Did You Know Coffee Originates From Ethiopia? Check out London’s Ethiopian Coffee Shop Culture! Coffee shop culture is still a thing in our capital city despite the UK being ranked second bottom of Europe’s coffee drinkers (it’s the traditional English tea thing!) And did you know coffee originates from the Kaffa region of Ethiopia? […]
There’s Xmas Cheer in Euston – Food, Drink, Culture! The December snow augurs a postcard perfect Christmas in London – and where better than Euston to kickstart your festivities! Even before you exit the train station you’ll stumble across its unique local history. Also, you’ll find a station pub named after a towering landmark […]
The Talk Around Westminster: Does Rishi Sunak Have A Democratic Mandate For His Policies? . Last night’s TUC ‘We Demand Better’ rally at Westminster Central Hall called for a #GeneralElectionNow. WHLondon covers the rally and also talks to people around Westminster about Sunak’s mandate for austerity. With two consecutive Conservative leaders – and therefore UK […]
The Lucian Freud exhibition, the Fourth Plinth statue and a hidden cafe with real tombstones! 3 reasons why Trafalgar Square is worth an autumn visit. . The West End’s world-recognised culture square has an autumn of major openings and the added attraction of hidden delights such as under-the-radar eateries. Make a day of It, by […]
Another Tory Leadership Race. Another Tory PM. It Seems Only The Whigs Can Stop Them Now! Conservative party members gathered in the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Westminster for the announcement of the winner of the leadership race and few were surprised when at midday Foreign Secretary Liz Truss emerged victorious. No gasps of disbelief […]
Women Filmmakers Triumph At Sur-REEL & Uncanny Film Fest, London At the first-ever UK festival dedicated to the surreal and uncanny, filmmaker Rocio Rocha from Argentina wins the trophy for Best Film as her experimental short The Inhabitants Of Me wows the judges. Lisa Battocchio from Italy wins the coveted Best Director category for her […]
Whether or not Rishi Sunak becomes the next PM, history has still been made. But, perhaps, for all the wrong reasons The Tory leadership race is past third stage voting with Tom Tugendhat, Suella Braverman, Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid and Grant Shapps all out and a winner to be announced on September […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
