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In photos: a late summer walk through the Italian Garden and Kensington Gardens, central London

Tue 21st September, 2021Mon 20th September, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On my way to check out the Serpentine Gallery, I took a pleasant leisurely stroll around Kensington Gardens in central London. Here’s some photos from my perambulations:

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Remembering the New Piccadilly Cafe in central London

Wed 6th January, 2021Thu 7th January, 2021 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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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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
Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places / stuff / Wales / wales

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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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.

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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 - 10 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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What Soho Wore, Black Dandyism and Terence Donovan at the Photographers' Gallery, London
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What Soho Wore, Black Dandyism and Terence Donovan at the Photographers’ Gallery, London

Thu 22nd September, 2016Thu 22nd September, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s a cracking collection of work currently on show at the Photographers’ Gallery in London, including a wonderful retrospective on East London snapper Terence Donovan, a series on ‘black dandyism’, and …

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In photos: people looking at art, doors, films and workmen, Tate Modern, London
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In photos: people looking at art, doors, films and workmen, Tate Modern, London

Thu 12th May, 2016Mon 9th May, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I visited the Tate Modern recently. Here’s what I saw.

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Behold the audio majesty of the Amstrad Integra 4000 Mk II
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Behold the audio majesty of the 1970s Amstrad Integra 4000 Mk II amplifier

Thu 29th October, 2015Sat 20th February, 2021 - by editor - 1 Comment

I spotted this old Amstrad amp in the window of a Cardiff comic shop recently, and was instantly reminded of the bitter-sweet times I had when I owned one. With its …

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Hubble's high-def view of the Andromeda Galaxy shows over 100 million stars
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Hubble’s mind-blowing high-def view of the Andromeda Galaxy shows over 100 million stars

Wed 7th January, 2015Wed 7th January, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

File this one under ‘M’ for ‘Mindblowing.’ NASA has assembled the largest ever Hubble Space Telescope image showing a portion of the Andromeda galaxy – and it is truly astonishing.

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Watch this incredible video created by an astronaut on the International Space Station
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Watch this incredible 4k video created by an International Space Station astronaut

Mon 29th December, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

A newly released six-minute timelapse video shot by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst provides a beautiful and humbling view of Planet Earth.

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It'll be Christmas when I see the Coca Cola lorry looking like this
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It’ll be Christmas when I see the Coca Cola lorry looking like this

Fri 19th December, 2014Fri 19th December, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s been bad enough having irrelevant, commercialised American rubbish like Black Friday and Cyber Monday thrust upon us Brits, but I really draw the line at this ludicrous Christmas Coca Cola …

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Astronauts talk about seeing Earth from space - fantastic video
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Astronauts talk about seeing Earth from space – fantastic video

Sun 17th November, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

If you’ve got a spare 20 minutes or so, I warmly recommend you watch this fascinating video, which talks to astronauts about their time in space, and features some stunning …

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NASA releases stunning footage of a rotating Moon
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NASA releases stunning video footage of a rotating Moon

Wed 18th September, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been circling the Moon for over years, gathering an unprecedented amount of data about our nearest neighbour.

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How astronauts sleep in space and a fascinating look around the International Space Station
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How astronauts sleep in space and a fascinating look around the International Space Station

Mon 15th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

These two fascinating videos show what life is like 220 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station – and also explains how astronauts get to sleep in space.

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April Fools on urban75: an attack of the Comic Sans
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April Fools on urban75: an attack of the Comic Sans

Mon 1st April, 2013Mon 1st April, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

There was a short-lived but suitably outraged reaction from some members on the busy urban75 forums early this morning, when the site’s font switched to the monstrosity that is Comic Sans.

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The urban75 forums notches up 12,000,000 user posts
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Community website urban75 notches up 12,000,000 forum posts

Sun 17th February, 2013Sun 17th February, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

Just eleven months after the urban75 forums registered its 11,000,000th post, the Brixton-based, community-funded bulletin board has now notched up its 12 millionth user post.

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Here's why Octopuses are some of the coolest creatures on the planet [video]
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Here’s why octopuses are some of the coolest creatures on the planet [video]

Thu 14th February, 2013Thu 14th February, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

To start off, with octopuses are mighty weird things. They have two eyes and four pairs of arms and are bilaterally symmetric, with a hard beak around its mouth at the centre point …

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How to make your bike sound like a horse, GPS shoes and crisp man balloonists
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How to make your bike sound like a horse, GPS shoes and a crisp man balloonist

Thu 6th December, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m not going to get any work done today as I keep getting distracted by seeing fabulous, brilliantly clever and funny creations online.

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Will & Kate's baby: the greatest anti-royal rant ever
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In response to the news of Will & Kate’s new baby: the greatest anti-royal rant ever

Tue 4th December, 2012 - by editor - 5 Comments.

When this magnificent rant appeared on the urban75 forums, I felt duty bound to immediately share it with the world. So with thanks to the author ‘dylans’, here’s what I consider …

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November 25th - Happy St. Catherine's Day
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November 25th – Happy St. Catherine’s Day

Sun 25th November, 2012Sun 25th November, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Today is St. Catherine’s Day, which marks the arrival of winter and commemorates the martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria who was was unfortunate to have her head chopped off by …

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High resolution footage shows the descent of NASA's Curiosity rover on to the surface of Mars
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High resolution footage shows the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover on to the surface of Mars

Fri 24th August, 2012Fri 24th August, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

This incredible movie from NASA’s Curiosity rover shows most of the high-resolution frames acquired by the Mars Descent Imager as it headed towards the surface of Mars.

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