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Construction work speeds ahead at Brixton Ice Rink

Fri 21st October, 2011Wed 14th December, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Work is continuing apace on the new ice rink being erected on the corner of Brixton Station Road and Pope’s Road in central Brixton.

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Say hello to Brixton’s happy postbox

Thu 20th October, 2011Thu 20th October, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Seen on the corner of Somerleyton Road and Coldharbour Lane, Brixton.

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Brixton Offline Club DJ night photos – 14th Oct 2011

Sat 15th October, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Friday nights at the Prince Albert are something of a Brixton institution – it’s where you can guarantee a friendly, lively, really mixed crowd with a thoroughly eclectic (read: drunk) selection of party …

London / photos / Places

Occupy the Stock Exchange London protest. Photos and police statement

Sat 15th October, 2011Sat 15th October, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

With thousands currently occupying Wall Street in New York, and actions taking place from Paris and Madrid to Buenos Aires and Caraca, there’s a global day of action underway – and …

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Bike Parking Tax protest, central London 12th October 2011

Thu 13th October, 2011Thu 13th October, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

There was much a-tootin’ of horns around the streets of Trafalgar Square last night, as a bevy of motorcyclists from the “No To the Bike Parking Tax” campaign group headed into town.

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The timeless Georgian architecture of Bedford Square, Bloomsbury

Wed 12th October, 2011Wed 12th October, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This is one of my favourite parts of central London, and on a Sunday afternoon – when the endless roar of traffic subsides – it’s easy to imagine how it might have …

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Kaffeine coffee bar, Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia – review

Tue 11th October, 2011Tue 11th October, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Situated in the heart of Fitzrovia, Kaffeine is an independent, Aussie/Kiwi-run café located at 66 Great Titchfield Street, a short stroll north of Oxford Street.

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Block the Bridge – Save the NHS protest, Westminster Bridge – photos

Sun 9th October, 2011Sun 9th October, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

This banner sums up how I feel about the government’s dodgy plans to embark on a policy of mass privatisation for the NHS. We went along to a big protest …

Brixton / photos / Places

Good news! The INTERNET is OPEN today!

Fri 7th October, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Sign seen on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, south London. [More Brixton photos]

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Ebony Horse Club, Brixton – horse riding for kids in deepest Lambeth

Fri 7th October, 2011Fri 7th October, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Great to see the new stables up and running for the Ebony Horse Club, a charity set up to “improve the life skills, education and attainment of some of the …

photos / Places / railways

A trip on the Bluebell steam railway, Sussex

Thu 6th October, 2011Thu 6th October, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago, we took a trip on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, and enjoyed the view from the window as we puffed past the autumnal English countryside. Naturally, I …

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urban75 camping trip to WoWo in Sussex, September 2011

Tue 4th October, 2011Tue 4th October, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Our late summer/early autumn urban75 camping trip in Sussex turned out to be a heap of fun, with loads of singing around roaring fires, drinking beers and mulling over life’s …

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Ice cream bike pedals around Myatt’s Fields on the hottest October day on record

Mon 3rd October, 2011Mon 3rd October, 2011 - by editor - 6 Comments.

Blimey – that was a hot weekend! We took a walk through Myatt’s Fields on Saturday and although it was the beginning of October, it felt like high summer, with temperatures nearly hitting 30 degrees …

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Offline Club mash up at the Brixton Albert, 30th Sept 2011

Sun 2nd October, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

We had a lively night down the Prince Albert on Friday night, with a three-strong gang of DJs keeping the crowd going till late. As ever, my trusty old Ricoh …

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Lambeth Archives Open Day at the Minet Library, October 2011

Sun 2nd October, 2011Sun 2nd October, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

This year’s Lambeth Archives Open Day was run on the theme of ‘festival’ and took place at the Minet Library, which houses the Lambeth Archives collection. Talks, films, workshops and an …

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Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton wins 2011 Stirling architectural prize

Sat 1st October, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The striking Evelyn Grace Academy on Shakespeare Road in Brixton has just been announced as the winner of the coveted Stirling prize for 2011.

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Brixton’s new Ice Rink rises up at a rate of knots

Sat 1st October, 2011Fri 30th September, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Less than two weeks ago the site was completely flattened, but construction work is proceeding with gusto at the site of Brixton’s new temporary ice rink on Brixton Station Road.

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Brixton Pound launches electronic currency with a lively party at the Electric Brixton

Fri 30th September, 2011Fri 30th September, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Last night saw the launch of the UK’s first local electronic currency and unveiling of the four new Brixton Pound notes. The event took place at the Electric Brixton (that’s …

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The weirdness of the Lower Mill Estate: a gated, second-home Cotswold ‘community’

Thu 29th September, 2011 - by editor - 34 Comments.

Feeling like a cross between a Hollywood set, The Prisoner, The Truman Show and some soulless gated community in a posh part of Los Angeles is the Lower Mill Estate, …

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A stroll around Capability Brown’s Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex

Tue 27th September, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Originally laid out in the18th century by the landscape architect extraordinaire, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex is now a delightful National Trust property, covering 200 acres and including four picturesque lakes.

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Cirencester Town disused railway station – Victorian Gothic stuck in a car park

Mon 26th September, 2011Tue 27th September, 2011 - by editor - 14 Comments.

Now stranded in the middle of a car park in the centre of town is the remains of Cirencester Town railway station, a rather fine two-storey building designed by Isambard Kingdon …

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A visit to the New Brewery Arts, Cirencester – contemporary craft in the Cotswolds

Thu 22nd September, 2011Thu 22nd September, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Located in the centre of the town, Cirencester’s New Brewery Arts centre houses a contemporary art gallery, craft shop, cafe and theatre, plus a host of on-site ‘maker studios’. Billed …

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Hard-Fi headline the Electric Brixton reopening party, 20th Sept 2011

Wed 21st September, 2011Wed 21st September, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

It’s great to see the old Brixton Fridge (now the Electric Brixton) back in business, and last night a charity performance by indie popsters Hard Fi had the place packed out.

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‘Composition is eyerthin …g’, graffiti on Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff

Tue 20th September, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m not entirely sure why, but this piece of graffiti at the rear of the Martin Tinney gallery in Cardiff brought a smile to my face. The gallery was established in Cardiff …

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Socialist R’n’B for the masses! Thee Faction at the Brixton Albert

Mon 19th September, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There was socialism in the air at the Prince Albert last Friday, with an accumulation of comrades laying down the socialist R’n’B, with the fabulous Thee Faction headling. I ended up having a bit …

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Dancing in the middle of the River Thames

Mon 19th September, 2011Sun 18th September, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Yes it’s true! The lovely E really is dancing in the middle of the River Thames, although anyone hoping for a dramatic water-splashing, leg kicking scene in the middle of a busy waterway is going …

London / photos / Places

The Shard comes under close scrutiny from Southwark Cathedral

Thu 15th September, 2011Thu 15th September, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ve been watching the slow but steady rise of The Shard with keen interest, first documenting the skyscraper when I caught glimpse of its central core rising over London Bridge …

cardiff / photos / Places / railways / Wales

Cardiff Bay railway station in old Tiger Bay quietly rots away…

Wed 14th September, 2011Fri 16th September, 2016 - by editor - 13 Comments.

Located in what was once the bustling area of Tiger Bay in Cardiff docks, Cardiff Bay railway station (Bae Caerdydd) is the southern terminus of the short Butetown Branch Line, …

London / photos / Places

British Museum Australian walkabout – a slice of Oz in WC1

Tue 13th September, 2011Tue 13th September, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Running until the 16th Oct 2011 is the ‘Australian Landscape’ outside the British Museum in central London. Created in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the landscape ‘showcases the …

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A Viennese whirl of Balkan ska-punk with Roy De Roy at the Brixton Albert

Tue 13th September, 2011Tue 13th September, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last Friday night at the Brixton Albert turned out to be one hell of a party, with Austrian Balkan ska/punk outfit putting on a sensational show. Here’s some photos from …