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FA Cup semi final: Barnsley 0 Cardiff 1

Tue 8th April, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve just posted up my photo report of this glorious day. And there’s also a short video of delirious Cardiff fans after we scored the winning goal too. Oh yes …

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Brixton / stuff

Offline – more photos

Tue 8th April, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some more photos from Friday’s almighty mash-up! Don’t forget – the next Offline is this Thursday with top comedian Luke Toulson and three great live acts, plus cabaret. More info …

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cardiff / football

Cardiff City win FA cup semi final vs Barnsley

Sun 6th April, 2008Wed 31st March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Oh joy! In a tense (and, let’s be honest) frankly dull game, the mighty Cardiff City beat Barnsley at Wembley 1-0 to go through to the final of the FA …

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Brixton / football / snow / stuff

Brixton: Rock’n’Roll, Fire and Snow

Sun 6th April, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There was an almighty night at the Albert on Friday with two top bands – the DeBretts and I Wanna Be Sedated, a UK film premiere of the Last Days …

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New York / photos / stuff

New York photo updates

Tue 25th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m slowly getting through the huge backlog of photos from our December 2007 trip to New York. Here’s some updates – hope you like ’em! New York street photos part …

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photos / stuff

London photos

Tue 25th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A few snaps from around London town, taken with my trusty Ricoh GX100 camera. Man with a hat, Bedford Square. Penguin and passer by. Bins, Ogle Street. More London photos

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Brixton / snow / stuff

Brixton snow!

Sun 23rd March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

OK, not a flake settled and it soon turned into bloody rain, but for a moment Brixton looked lovely and wintery. I love snow. In fact, I love winter too, …

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stuff

Draw An Album Cover In MSPaint

Thu 20th March, 2008 - by editor - 2 Comments.

From a classic timewasting thread on the urban75 boards today, here’s two of my efforts to draw an album cover using nothing more than MS Paint. Can you guess what …

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photos / stuff

Hebden Bridge & Haworth photos

Tue 18th March, 2008Fri 21st January, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I’ve just uploaded a big new photo feature on our walking holiday in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Here’s a few pics for you:

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photos / stuff

Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge

Mon 17th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We’ve just come back from a fantastic walking weekend in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Once scattered with corduroy and worsted mills, the area has retained a rugged northern beauty and …

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stuff

Palm Centro review

Fri 14th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m loving my new Palm Centro phone which took over from my well battered Treo 650. It’s a pint sized Palm OS smartphone, with offers a ton of functionality in …

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photos / stuff

Philadelphia photos update

Tue 11th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Thanks to the lovely Siobhan in Philly, the Philadelphia photo gallery has now updated with in-depth captions detailing the history and local quirks of this fine city. These curious hand …

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Brixton / photos / stuff

Storm ahoy!

Sun 9th March, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

There’s severe gales and heavy rain blowing in from the Atlantic tonight. Here’s the view over Brixton right now.

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football / stuff

FA Cup: Middlesbrough 0 Cardiff City 2

Sun 9th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Oh yes indeedy! Thanks to two first half goals by Peter Whittingham and Roger Johnson, the mighty Bluebirds out-hustled, out-skilled and outplayed the Premiership team today. You could almost hear …

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cardiff / stuff / wales

Colds, Keyboards and Wales

Sun 9th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday night and I’m stuck in with a stinky cold. No Fun. Bah. I didn’t do myself any favours spending most of last night out – I was doing …

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photos / railways / stuff / wales

A train trip up the Valleys, 1989

Wed 5th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve scanned in a few photos from a train trip I took nearly twenty years ago. Travelling out of Cardiff with my then girlfriend Debbie, I doubt if we knew …

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Brixton / photos / Places / Wales / wales

Offline St David’s Day Special

Sun 2nd March, 2008Tue 1st March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Blimey. What a fantastic night this was. We had free freshly baked Welsh cakes, daffodils, Welsh music, Welsh video, two great bands and vast amounts of DJing till 4am. I …

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stuff

A Sunday walk around Boxhill

Wed 27th February, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After catching a train to Leatherhead and a bus onto Boxhill, we took a leisurely 10 mile walk around Boxhill in Surrey. The circular walk took us through some lovely …

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Brixton / photos / stuff

Time Out Top 50 Site!

Fri 22nd February, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Woot! It was great to see urban75 being listed in Time Out’s “Top 50 London Websites,” especially as were number one in the ‘communities’ section. Nice! Elsewhere on the site, …

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Brixton / photos / stuff

Hanway Street, London W1

Sun 10th February, 2008 - by editor - 6 Comments.

I’ve just finished a photo feature on this quiet little street in the centre of London. Rumoured to be named after Jonas Hanway – the man who introduced the umbrella …

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stuff

Nokia: a pipeline of champagne!

Sun 10th February, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Well, not exactly a pipeline, but there sure was a lot of champagne flowing my way on Thursday as I attended the launch of the Nokia Store on Regent Street, …

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railways / stuff

Return to St Pancras station

Sun 3rd February, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve always loved the High Victorian folly of St Pancras station and the adjacent Midland Grand Hotel, and after an uncertain future, it’s great to see the place thriving. I …

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photos / stuff

Crystal Palace photos

Fri 1st February, 2008 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Two (overdue) updates to the photo gallery, with pictures from a summer and an autumn walk around Crystal Palace park and nearby Sydenham. I went along on the Sydenham walk …

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Brixton / photos / stuff

Offline club and a visit to the Marquis

Mon 28th January, 2008 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Despite falling foul of what seemed like a bona fide case of the lurgy on Thursday, I felt well enough on Friday to check out the Marquis Of Lorne pub …

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Brixton / stuff

A trip around Brixton and Stockwell

Thu 24th January, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

I took a little wander today around some hitherto unwandered parts of Brixton – here’s some snaps from my stroll: I’d been here before, but not when this bizarre ship-meet-mushroom …

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stuff

Morrissey at the Roundhouse

Wed 23rd January, 2008 - by editor - 3 Comments.

We loved this show. Great, great venue. Opening song: “How soon is now”. “First Of The Gang To Die” rocked. “Stretch out and wait” was beautiful. We got very, very, …

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Brixton / photos / stuff

Brixton Vigil

Sat 19th January, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A big, mixed crowd turned out to pay their respects to Khalil Nasseri, exactly a week after his brutal murder. Family members, customers, officials and friends gave short talks emphasising …

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New York / photos / Places

Canal Street NYC: photos

Sat 19th January, 2008Sun 11th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Visitors keen to find a piece of untamed New York should check out Canal Street, in lower Manhattan. It’s stuffed full of counterfeit handbags, suspect jewellery, fake Rolex watches, knocked …

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New York / photos / stuff

New York subway scenes

Fri 18th January, 2008Thu 18th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some more photos from last month’s New York trip…

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New York / photos

Times Square at night, NYC

Fri 18th January, 2008Sat 10th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s some pics taken when we walked through the tourist-tastic neon eyestorm of Times Square. It’s bonkers but fun – like Piccadilly Circus on steroids – but it’s not a …

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