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Partly it's to do with the he over the he's started: I am a total sucker for the underdog in any given situation, especially if it's horticultural - I couldn't believe the level of vitriol aimed at poor old Joe. I also love the way he talks; he has one of those accents which couldn't be from anywhere but North London, swerving dangerously between educated Islington and market-trader-Hackney...
Many congratulations to Jennette Arnold AM (left) who was last week elected as Chair of the London Assembly, becoming the first black woman elected to the post. The Greater London Authority has a total budget of £11 billion and it is the London Assembly which is the body responsible for holding the Mayor of London to [...]
Ex EastEnders star James Alexandrou is due to make his West End debut in a play that is set on the day of the 7th July bombings. James played Martin Fowler in the soap and will now appear in “In My Name” with fellow ex-EastEnders stars Ray Panthaki and Kevin Watt. It's said that the comedy will follow three supermarket workers who start a night of drinking at their flat on the day London was...
As noted by star commenter
Ned Raggett
in a
Local H post
earlier this week, beloved brother act Sparks are running through their first 20 albums in 20 nights at the Islington Academy in London starting tonight with 1971's
Halfnelson
, with a 21st night dedicated to their new album Exotic Creatures of the Deep over at the Shepherds Bush Empire. Apparently, the shows can be seen...
Jenny, Meredith, Cheryl, Mark and Arthur of London Farmers Markets write: We hope you enjoyed our plant fair last weekend, and also the hog roast provided by David Wilkinson, of Downland Pigs. One thing you may not have realised was...
Panel Borders: Diary Drawing To be broadcast 22/05/08 as part of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM Alex Fitch talks to curator Sarah Lightman and to gallery director Andrew Hewish about the Diary Drawing exhibition at the Centre for recent drawing in Islington, London. Alex and Sarah discuss the various styles of diary drawing in the exhibtion from [...]
Police in appeal to find missing two-year-old boy by , Liverpool Echo POLICE today appealed for help in tracing a missing two-year-old boy and his legal guardian.Toddler Phoenix Barnes spent the weekend with Thomas Barnes, 34, at his home in Southport.The youngster was due to be dropped off at his mother’s home in the Holloway area of Islington, north London, on Sunday afternoon.But the...
An inquest heard an example of ‘in your face’ policing yesterday after hearing of the death of Oyinloye Awogboro, a 23 year old man from South East London. Mr Awogboro was chased by police after running two red lights and fleeing his vehicle. When the cops caught up with him he was attacked with CS [...]
London Elects has today published the ward-by-ward detail of the Mayoral election results - a must read for electoral train-spotters/borough or constituency campaign strategists: Barnet and Camden Bexley and Bromley Brent and Harrow City and East (containing boroughs: Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Tower Hamlets, City of London) Croydon and Sutton Ealing and HillingdonEnfield and HaringeyGreenwich and...
Phil Elliott14:34 (BST)Qantm London unveils May 25 open dayQantm College, London, has announced that it will be holding an open day on May 25 in order to give potential students the chance to take a look around and talk with staff. The courses on show will be 3D Animation, Graphic Design, Games Design & Programming, Web Development and Game Audio - all beginning September 2008. In addition...
Today saw the opening of the new purpose-built Islington Museum at Finsbury Library in London. It cost £1.2m, of which £918,000 came from the Heritage Lottery Fund. A bust of Lenin is one of the items on permanent display. Aren't there enough busts of Lenin around the world without one in Islington? The populace used to show its disapproval by vandalizing the bust when it was on...
... it is widely believed that Blair and Brown agreed a pact over dinner at Granita, a restaurant in Islington, north London, to the effect that Blair would take over as leader, then Brown would succeed him. However, Mrs Blair says that the deal was struck weeks before the meeting.She says that her husband was "always very supportive of Gordon having his chance" and adds that if Brown...
The 2008 votes from Islington confirm a bleak picture for the Lib Dems in north London. No wonder, if the campaign was run as badly as Brian Paddick says - don't fancy his chances in the future after he rubbishes Clegg and co.
... wine merchant? We have a limited budget, so UK-based courses would be best - ideally within the London area. Thank you. Alison Hatcher, St AlbansA: Contact the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (), whose nine-evening intermediate course costs £335. These are held all over the country, as well as in London. I'd also recommend WineWise in Islington, run by the excellent Michael Schuster...
