Compared to previous years, the 2012 London Gay Pride event was something of a minimal affair, with the traditional street floats being cancelled as a result of a funding shortfall.
Gay Pride party in Soho Square, Soho, central London Read More
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the charity ChildLine, BT have commissioned artists and designers to turn their talents to the iconic red telephone box as part of the BT Artbox project.
BT ArtBox Project celebrates the iconic British telephone box Read More
The notion of a fleet of electric taxi cabs purring around the streets of the capital may still sound the stuff of sci-fi, but they were already a familiar sight on …
Think electric taxis are a modern idea? The Victorians had them back in 1897 Read More
Waiting for you to impress passers-by with your devilish topspin action are a host of free table tennis tables, all provided as part of the Ping! project, an initiative to boost …
More tennis tables appear in London public parks as Ping! pushes on Read More
I was really saddened to hear of the imminent demise of one of London’s longest-serving music stores, Chas E Foote Ltd in Golden Square, London W1. (Update: the store reopens …
Footes drum store in central London to close after 90 years – but swiftly reopens in Store Street W1! Read More
Britain’s under-performing summer was busy doing its thing in central London over the weekend, with grey skies and occasional showers keeping the deckchairs unoccupied in Green Park.
Empty deckchairs and a damp June afternoon in Green Park, London Read More
On Saturday, we all went along to the London Nocturne cycling event, held around Smithfield Market in Farringdon, central London.
London Nocturne 2012: Penny Farthing races, folding bike dashes and pro cycling festival Read More
After the disappointment of the new cafe at the reopened Photographers Gallery, I’ve found myself back in Ray’s Jazz Cafe a lot more recently. Conveniently located just off Oxford Street …
A top coffee at Ray’s Jazz Cafe, Foyles bookshop, Charing Cross Road, central London Read More
Gamely pursuing his craft despite the complete absence of a crowd is this lone fire eater, spotted on London’s South Bank.
Pic of the day: lone fire eater, South Bank, London Read More
Yesterday, we went along to a packed Vauxhall river bank to watch the The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee flotilla go past – and it was quite a sight. Here’s some pics …
Photos of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee flotilla from Vauxhall, south London Read More
Shooting up in to the central London sky is the St George Wharf Tower, soon to be the tallest residential building in the UK.
St George Wharf Tower – the tallest residential building in the UK hits 50 floors Read More
Yesterday we headed off to hoity-toity Chelsea to check out the ‘Out Of Focus: Photography’ exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, on the Kings Road, Chelsea, south-west London.
Out Of Focus: Photography exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea Read More
I spotted these bizarre 11 foot high statues of the Queen and Prince Philip parked outside Marco Polo House, the London headquarters of the QVC television shopping channel in Battersea.
Weird pic of the day: The Queen and Prince Philip as giant plant pots Read More
With the temperatures soaring up to 25C, Soho Square was jam-packed with lunchtime picnickers, office workers, tourists and the time-rich, all keen to soak up the glorious sunshine.
Soho Square swelters in the early summer sun Read More
I’d been really looking forward to the Photographer’s Gallery in Ramillies Street, near Oxford Circus London reopening, and went along over the weekend to see the changes.
Photographer’s Gallery London reopens: and it’s a bit of disappointment Read More
This fantastic time-lapse video shows the final stages of construction of Europe’s largest skyscraper, The Shard, towering over London Bridge in the heart of London.
The Shard – time-lapse video shows the great tower rising over London Read More
Here’s a Saturday selection of photos for y’all, starting with this curious plaque seen on a building near Borough tube station, south London.
Charles Dickens Walked Past Here, Big ships on big lorries and other pics Read More
British Council has put over 120 short heritage films online, with footage covering all aspects of British life. Dating back to 1939, the films were commissioned by the Council to …
Wartime Waterloo station shown off in fascinating British Council short film Read More
On a thoroughly miserable wet and grey April afternoon, I grabbed a couple of photos of The Shard and its accompanying London Bridge Quarter development.
The Shard and London Bridge Quarter in the April gloom Read More
Soon to be the tallest residential building in the UK, St George Wharf Tower continues to thrust its cylindrical form up into the London skyline.
St George Wharf Tower as seen from Brixton, south London Read More
In what’s rapidly turning into an annual event, long-serving indie popsters The Monochrome Set played a superb set to a packed house at London’s Dingwalls last night. Here’s some photos from …
The Monochrome Set entertain London Dingwalls, April 2012 Read More
Plans are afoot for London’s iconic Centre Point skyscraper, with developers proposing to ‘transform the office building and public realm into a new residential use tower with retail, restaurants and a major public space at its base.”
Centre Point redevelopment plans announced – luxury penthouse ahoy! Read More
Here’s some photos taken around Greenwich, including a snap of the neoclassical glory of The Chapel of St Peter and St Paul (above), and the soon-to-be reopened Cutty Sark. Oh, and …
Greenwich and the Cutty Sark in the Spring sunshine Read More
St George’s Day came early in Trafalgar Square this year, with a free festival being put on to celebrate England’s patron saint on Saturday.
St George’s Day festival, Trafalgar Square, London Read More
We had a great night last Friday with the fabulous Dulwich Ukulele Club putting on a lively show to a packed Brixton Albert. Here’s some photos from the night:
An avalanche of ukes with the Dulwich Ukulele Club at Brixton Offline Read More
Back in March, it was the French taking over Trafalgar Square in central London, but yesterday it was the turn of the orange army, as the space was given over …
Holland House Dutch festival turns Trafalgar Square orange Read More
Thanks to the hard work of a dedicated team of volunteers, the Epping to Ongar branch line railway in Essex is set to reopen to passengers next month. From Friday 25th …
Epping to Ongar railway reopens: steam, archive photos, Blake Hall and Sham 69 Read More
Work continues on the multi-billion redevelopment on the 65 acre brownfield site behind Kings Cross and St Pancras stations and bounded by the Regent’s canal. Here’s some photos from a …
A walk around Regent’s Canal and the King’s Cross redevelopment, central London Read More
Offering a huge selection of books, this magnificent bookshop can be found on Marylebone High Street, central London.
The Edwardian elegance of Daunt Books, Marylebone, London Read More
Leinster Gardens in Bayswater, London is a street with a twist, in so much that two of its houses don’t actually exist.
The fake houses at 23 and 24 Leinster Gardens, Bayswater, London W2 Read More