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Remembering the New Piccadilly Cafe in central London

Wed 6th January, 2021Thu 7th January, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We first visited this splendid traditional West End café exactly fifteen years ago, back in January 2005 and would regularly pop in before its inevitable closure in December 2007. We …

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In photos: River walk from North Greenwich to the Thames Barrier via the O2/Millenium Dome
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In photos: River walk from North Greenwich to the Thames Barrier via the O2/Millennium Dome

Wed 26th August, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

London is full of great walks, and one of my favourites is the fairly short walk from North Greenwich tube station to the Thames Barrier and back, taking  in The …

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50 photos - a trip to King's Cross Coal Drop Yards in London
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King’s Cross Coal Drop Yards, The Lighthouse and Regent’s Canal: fifty photos

Sat 8th August, 2020Sun 20th December, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Given that it’s one of those privately owned faux ‘public’ spaces with security guards lurking in every doorway, I wasn’t expecting to enjoy my trip to Coal Drops Yard, a large, …

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From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s
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From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s

Sat 25th April, 2020Sat 25th April, 2020 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Here’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when …

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In photos: Look Shopping Street, Shin Koenji, Tokyo, Japan
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In photos: Look Shopping Street in Shin Koenji, Tokyo, Japan

Tue 7th January, 2020Tue 7th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located a short train ride from Shinjuku, Look Shopping Street in Tokyo is a great place to browse for second-hand clothing at bargain prices. Here’s some photos from my recent visit: …

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Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019
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In photos: Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, Mon 15th April 2019

Mon 15th April, 2019Mon 15th April, 2019 - by Contributor - Leave a Comment

Today, Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters took part in a major demonstration across central London. Roads and bridges were blocked as campaigners parked a boat at Oxford Circus and blocked Marble …

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A walk around a deserted tech park at night: Here East, Stratford, east London, Feb 2019
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Hubs & clusters. A walk around a deserted tech park at night: Here East, Stratford, east London, Feb 2019

Wed 6th February, 2019Wed 6th February, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

My east London wanderings along the River Lea Navigation took me to the Here East tech park in Stratford, which was completely deserted at 7pm on a Sunday night. Here’s some …

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The Top 12 posts of 2018 - dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, pyramids and recording studios
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The Top 12 posts of 2018 – dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, drums, pyramids and recording studios

Tue 8th January, 2019Mon 7th January, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a listing of the most popular posts on this blog over 2018 – and it makes for quite an eclectic collection of articles covering a diverse range of topics …

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New Year's Eve in the UK: The 999 service's busiest night of the year
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New Year’s Eve in the UK: The 999 service’s busiest night of the year – and stupid calls listed

Thu 27th December, 2018 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’m not entirely sure why I got sent this press release from BT, but it’s quite interesting stuff, with loads of facts about the almighty surge in 999 calls caused …

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In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a arrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018
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In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a narrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018

Tue 14th August, 2018Tue 14th August, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s some photos from a recent visit to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, with our day trip taking in a journey on the Ffestiniog Railway to Tan-y-Bwlch and back. 0

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Lost Pubs of London: The Old Rose, The Highway, Wapping E1
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Lost Pubs of London: The Old Rose, The Highway, Wapping E1 – ‘vinegar beer, green interior and odd locals’

Thu 28th December, 2017Thu 28th December, 2017 - by editor - 9 Comments.

Serving its last customer in early 2011, The Old Rose was a traditional old dockworkers pub situated on the once-notorious Highway in London’s East End. With redevelopment and demolition leaving …

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Boomtown Faces 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site
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Faces of Boomtown 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site

Fri 1st September, 2017Wed 6th September, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This year’s Boomtown Fair in Winchester, England, was once again a bloody amazing experience, and here’s the first batch of photos from the festival. Hopefully I’ve managed to document some …

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Relax to the sounds of a frozen icebreaker in the Arctic
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Relax to the chilly ambient sounds of a frozen icebreaker in the Arctic

Thu 16th February, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

If you’re desperate for a bit of relaxation, meditation, study and sleep, perhaps this ten hour treat of Arctic ambience might be the ticket. Pull the bedclothes up tight and …

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Braintree: a look at deepest, dullest suburbia in Essex where modernism unexpectedly lurks
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Braintree: a look at deepest, dullest suburbia in Essex where modernism unexpectedly lurks

Tue 7th February, 2017Tue 7th February, 2017 - by editor - 1 Comment

Suburbia has always filed me with fear: growing up in north Cardiff I used to dread the silence and monotony of suburban Sundays, where every shop was closed and the …

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Photos of Cologne, Germany: The Rhine, King Georg bar, pipes, bins and a near-arrest for a heinous crime
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Photos of Cologne, Germany: The Rhine, King Georg bar, pipes, bins and a near-arrest for a heinous crime

Thu 26th January, 2017Thu 26th January, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a short series of photos taken around Cologne/Köln, the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). …

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