London’s First Roman Civic Hall Found Under Office Block Did you know the subterranean remains of a Roman market lie beneath the historic Leadenhall Market in Gracechurch Street near Monument station? That’s 2,000 years of market trading on this City of London spot. And archaeologists have now unearthed the remains of London’s first Roman […]
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What’s in a name? London place names decoded We’re surrounded by street signs every day and casually type these sometimes odd-sounding addresses into Google Maps without a second thought about what they mean or where the name came from. The Romans founded the city of Londinium [London], so you’d expect a Latin root somewhere. Let’s […]
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The Jameel Prize: Moving Images – exhibition at the V&A . Beyond the V&A’s ornate and magnificently high-ceilinged walls lie an extraordinary wealth of historical and cultural displays. Indeed, you’d best plan your day around just one exhibition, or you’ll be there all week! And why not plan that visit around the Jameel Prize: Moving […]
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WHAT’S HOT LONDON? magazine is out and about capturing the craziness that makes our capital city great! We catch an open air barber at work. His salon is the whole of Trafalgar Square! Not bad business space if you can get it. Remember what they say – Location, Location, Location!
Helen Dunmore passed away from cancer in June 2017 and her Costa Prize-winning book of poems Inside the Wave touches upon her illness, mortality and the bridges between the worlds of the living and departed. It has the reflective air you might expect from one on their deathbed but with a contemplative flow that both […]
Exploring three-day weeks, work-life balance and the loss of jobs to A.I Employment researchers claim recruitment tends to peak after the Christmas and New Year. Perhaps that’s because these employers have picked up on the restlessness people feel once the last remains of Christmas pudding and mulled wine have left the system and that boozy […]
Unless you’ve been living under rock you might have noticed a fantasy-coloured food fad in 2017 called Unicorn which started off with the expected sweets, cakes and pastries in the rainbow-coloured icing and toppings but also unicorn-coloured pizzas and lattes! Bare in mind, this isn’t a food fad for kids (despite the cuddly looking Unicorn […]
Fears cacao plants will no longer exist by 2050 because of climate change If you have noticed that high street shops are already stocking up on Easter eggs you may well ask whether that is just the required sales and marketing activity at this time of year (e.g. Xmas ads in November!) or something more […]
It’s ‘cool’ in summer but would you brave the Ice Bar in winter? It’s so cold in there that you are given a thermal cape to wear. Also cocktails with ice in the average bar cannot compare to a bar where the actual glass is made of ice and you are given gloves to stop […]
WITH A FLOCK of pink flamingo’s prancing about in its beautiful Iberian-themed gardens and running streams, this Grade II listed nightspot and restaurant had set the tone for luxury and celebrity cool since the 1930s but owners Virgin say it will now permanently close. Virgin Limited Action took over the lease in 1981 and made […]
Fitness tips for a healthier New Year. Razor sharp & ready for 2018. Still suffering a New Year’s Eve hangover? We wish you a Happy New Year but you’ll find no respite here because the January print edition will put you through an uncompromising health and fitness overhaul, giving you tips from those in the […]
THE COOK FOR SYRIA campaign has now become a global movement to raise funds to alleviate the greatest humanitarian crisis of modern times. The Syrian war recently reached an important juncture with the withdrawal of Russian troops but the conflict continues. All money raised by these pop-up restaurants will be given to the Unicef Children […]
London theatre the Royal Court is reaching beyond the capital to find the next generation of writers from Northern England and will be working with Northern Stage and New Writing North. If you’ve lived in the North West, Yorkshire or the North East for at least two years you would have qualified for the submission […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
