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Month: December 2008

stuff / wales

Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl

Wed 31st December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I love walking around deserted, out of season seaside resorts, so here’s a few pics from my trip to Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl in south Wales…

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Ogmore-by-sea, south Wales

Tue 30th December, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

Some photos from a brisk – nay, chuffing freezing – Boxing Day beach walk on the south Wales coast. The weather was fantastic and the gale force wind sure sorted …

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Cardiff City: View from the Bob Bank

Tue 30th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve stood on these terraces man and boy, but with a soon-come move across the road to a shiny, corporate friendly box, I thought I’d grab a few photos of …

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Christmas Day walk, Graig Llanishen, Cardiff

Tue 30th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

By gum it was freezing cold, but I still managed my traditional Christmas Day walk up Graig Llanishen, to the north of Cardiff. Here’s some photos:

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Brixton / stuff

Offline Christmas party in Brixton.

Sun 21st December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Well, that was a blast. We had the electronics whizz Anchorsong playing live on our lovely new stage (yes! a proper stage!) with the fantastic Danny Fontain and the Horns …

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So, goodbye Brixton Woolies…

Thu 18th December, 2008Tue 31st July, 2012 - by editor - 3 Comments.

There was certainly no Christmas cheer for workers at Woolworths this year with the news breaking that all 807 stores would close if the business remained unsold by January 5th, …

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Brixton / stuff

No festive cheer in Brixton

Thu 18th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Compare and contrast these scenes, seperated by a hundred years. Electric Avenue, 1908: Electric Avenue, 2008: More: Christmas in Brixton, old and new

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stuff

Gotta love the internet…

Thu 18th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

More – many, many more – here.

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stuff

Seeking the smartest smartphones

Thu 18th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After watching the once mighty Palm become a pale shadow of its former self (no new phones on the horizon, developers leaving the platform and even the biggest fans fleeing …

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The best high end digital compact camera

Thu 18th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve spent an eternity mulling over the pros and cons of the latest batch of high-end digital compact cameras, so here’s an article I’ve written looking at the latest digital …

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New York / railways / stuff

Riding a vintage NYC subway car

Wed 17th December, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

This is well cool: every Sunday in December, New York City Transit run a 1930s subway train along a regular route, so startled passengers might find this old beauty rumbling …

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Brixton / photos / stuff

A rainy December walk in London

Sun 14th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some photos from my rainy walk around central London and Brixton yesterday… Beheaded Belisha beacon, Atlantic Road, Brixton. Named after Leslie Hore-Belisha (1895-1957), who was Minister of Transport responsible for …

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Photographers’ Gallery moves to Oxford Circus

Sat 13th December, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

Formerly located on Great Newport Street (by Leicester Square), the Photographers’ Gallery moved to a new four storey site by Oxford Circus in December 2008. We went along to take …

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Brixton Offline with David Goo and the Actionettes!

Fri 12th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The temperature inside the venue may have been bordering on sub-zero, but with a fine fare of entertainment on offer, things soon warmed up. The bill included the David Goo …

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New York / stuff

Offline in Brooklyn, NYC

Fri 12th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A few photos: Loads more New York photos coming soon!

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