Twelfth Night is an annual collective celebration of the New Year held in the Bankside area, mixing ancient Midwinter seasonal customs and contemporary festivity. To herald the celebration, the extraordinary Holly Man, the Winter guise of the Green Man (from … Twelfth Night celebrations 2025 Read More »

Jan 7, 2025 · Today’s London news round-up: A driver led police on a terrifying chase through London’s West End after suffering a panic attack when his girlfriend revealed she was pregnant. Standard Energy usage in Islington homes still lower than before pandemic EC1 Echo Black-cab drivers say a new cab rank at Euston railway station is …

Nov 15, 2024 · Winter is coming, and so are the pop-up ice rinks that populate the city each winter, offering people opportunities to repeatedly fall over and go home with sore bums and dented pride.

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Oct 1, 2024 · This is the church that often appears in the background of outdoor broadcasts from the BBC's Broadcasting House, although you might not have realised that tall stone spire is a church at all.

A popular London website focused on a range of topics, but mainly architecture, transport, history and things to do around the city. The more obscure the better. What I don’t write about are — for example — fashion, clothing, pop-up … About ianVisits Read More »

Oct 8, 2024 · The ongoing closure of the much loved Simpsons Tavern in the City of London still seems to have no end in sight, with an ongoing court case in the dispute still to be heard.

Dec 3, 2024 · Tickets have gone on sale today for the V&A’s first major exhibition in nearly 30 years dedicated to Cartier jewellery. Opening in April 2025, the exhibition will include more than 350 Cartier objects, including jewels once worn by Queen Elizabeth II.

Andrew Ziminski explores the often-overlooked features and furnishings that await discovery in our Parish Churches. Places of worship like Westminster Abbey or St Margaret’s Church unlock our understanding of a shared past. As places of worship, community hubs and locations … A Stonemason’s Guide to Britain’s Churches Read More »

Description This is a Stanfords, London event Join poet, author and Big Issue seller André Rostant and author and comedian Dom Joly for an evening of conversation talking about André’s new book The Muffin Man and raising awareness and support for the Big Issue. Celebrating The Muffin Man, published this year in June 2024 telling the story of George, a Big Issue Vendor in Soho. A frank ...