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London Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, Battersea Pier, Battersea, south London, Battersea Arts Centre,
What’s Hot Battersea?
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Five Fun Things to Do in Battersea Battersea Power Station’s iconic brick tower still proudly stands as a totemic landmark to its industrial past, but the smoke-spewing heart of this south London district has long since been gutted, to make way for the shopping, dining and leisure attractions that make this lively and whimsical cultural […]

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Free;amcing in London?
Freelancing in London? Here’s What You Need to Know
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From pop-up galleries in Peckham to podcast studios in Hackney, freelancing in London offers endless creative opportunities, and just as many challenges. Whether you’re a graphic designer working from a café in Camden or a self-taught filmmaker balancing shoots and edits, life as a freelancer in the capital is full of movement, freedom, and unpredictability. […]

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London Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, Battersea Pier, Battersea, south London, Battersea Arts Centre,
What’s Hot Battersea?
Posted in: Bars & Clubs, Concerts & Gigs, Drama & Theatre, Food & Dining, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions Tags: , , , , , ,

Five Fun Things to Do in Battersea Battersea Power Station’s iconic brick tower still proudly stands as a totemic landmark to its industrial past, but the smoke-spewing heart of this south London district has long since been gutted, to make way for the shopping, dining and leisure attractions that make this lively and whimsical cultural […]

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London

  • The Problem With Council Tax
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    “The most boring and complicated subject in all of public life” – said the man who created the infamous Poll Tax. The results though were anything but. The flat tax rate which meant rich and poor paid the same, led to riots up and down the country and the removal of Margaret Thatcher. The Poll […]

  • Great Goth Pyramid 2019 - Henry O'Dwyer
    Alternatively Hot: What We Do In The Summer
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    To the uninitiated, you might think, that Goths and vampires would prefer to hibernate during the summer months when the days are longer, the Sun stronger and the heat becomes oppressive. It is an on-going joke that Goths and vampires might explode like fireworks in direct sunlight when Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, had The […]

  • Theresa May: Summer 2018 Round Up
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    LEADING City of London finance and law spokesperson Barney Reynolds recently called for Theresa May to rethink her Brexit strategy, fearful of the impact it will have on one of the world’s largest financial centres. May 2018 has brought to a head a number of contentious political issues that have called the PM to account […]

  • The Government Loses Face Off With Client Earth Over UK Pollution
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    The government defeated in the courts by Client Earth as their clean air plan falls short. With four members of environmental activists Stop Killing Londoners jailed a few months back for spray-painting Cut Air Pollution on City Hall, it’s been a busy year for environmental activists and the government tussling over London’s high pollution levels. […]

  • Claude Monet: Painting London
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    Claude Monet’s painting of the harbour at Le Havre Impression: Sunrise (1872) gave its name to the Impressionist movement which emerged in France, led by Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Cezanne. Art critic Louis Leroy poured scorn on a joint exhibition held by these four artists in 1874. However, his scathing attack and the title of his […]

  • Unicorn – London’s Daft But Delicious Food Fad Hangs on in 2018
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    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 […]

  • London’s Five Oldest Shops
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    In the here today gone tomorrow world of Brexit Britain where an increasing number of shops are closing because of economic uncertainty, it’s warming to stumble across London shops that have survived for centuries and continue to thrive. Here are five of the oldest. 1567 The Old Curiosity Shop, 13-14 Portsmouth St, Holborn. Even beyond […]

  • The 2020 Vision of London as a Smart City
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    The race to make London a fully Smart City by 2020 When the ‘Smart’ word first entered our terminology during the digital age, it commonly described the technological capabilities and connectivity of our watches, wearables, and gadgets. Its meaning has taken on new power as our capital city embraces an era of artificial intelligence and […]

  • Woolly Mammoth Found in Ilford!
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    A woolly mammoth skull that is! And that was back in 1864. London and its surrounding suburbs are teeming with fossils, bones and remains from the Prehistoric, Bronze and Iron Ages. Of the 108 dinosaur species unearthed in Britain, you’d be surprised at how many were found in and around the capital, this includes the […]

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