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Congrats to Bermondsey-based independent craft brewer Anspach & Hobday, whose ‘London Black’ has come first place in the Top 50 UK Beer Awards. The nitro porter was praised for its ‘sessionability alongside amazing flavour and quality’, and it climbed up […]
Like the Ross and Rachel of major British theatre institutions, the RSC and the Barbican are obviously made for each other but have a complicated relationship. The Barbican was the Stratford-upon-Avon-based theatre company’s permanent London home until the RSC flounced […]
It’s easy to forget that London isn’t actually that far from the coast. It is never too difficult to leave the city, breathe in fresh salt air, go for a sea dip, eat some proper seaside fish and chips and comfortably be back before […]
Did you know that 2025 marks a special anniversary for art deco? While the style dates back to the 1910s, art deco got its name as an abbreviation for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels (International Exhibition of […]
Brown line-riding Londoners, rejoice! The oldest trains on the London Underground could finally be replaced before the decade is up. At 53 years old, Bakerloo line trains have needed to retire for some time now. In 2024, Sadiq Khan said that […]
After 20 years, dim sum chain Ping Pong is no more. The Chinese restaurant group – which once had 12 locations across London – opened in 2005. The company announced news of its closure over instagram, writing: ‘It’s a wrap. After […]
Londoners rejoiced last month when the highly anticipated, and sometimes contentious, Oxford Street pedestrianisation project took a major step forward. Following a public consultation, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced that there was ‘overwhelming public and business support’ for the initiative, and that […]