Londonist (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Tickets are still available for the Wimbledon Book Fest , which returns this weekend with a raft of choice events, whatever your literary leanings. Bit snobbish discerning and only willing to pick up a book if it's been given the shortlisted stamp of approval? Go see Booker shortlister Ahdaf Soueif, Costa shortlister Chris Cleave, Costa winner Sadie Jones or Orange shortlister Kamila Shamsi. Prefer...
Faded London (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
There's an intriguing little plaque on the wall overlooking a disused garage in Raynes Park, that has been teasing me for the last few weeks. Every time I came round the corner of Worple Road I could see it high up on the wall on the one-way part of the road. Too far away to read and (thanks to a very solid plywood fence) too difficult to photograph without a telephoto lens. As luck would have it though,...
Splinters In Time (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Early start this morning as we all headed off from Eltham to South Wimbledon to attend the first ever Dark Mills Festival at Merton Abbey Mills, a freebie alternative festival with 10 bands, stalls etc We got there in good time so had breakfast outside and watched the stage being set up. It was a lovely location: The band stand: Some dude dressed up for the day: Nickie Hobbs and I at the Devolution...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
Rafael Nadal concedes that he probably isn't in the best condition heading into the U.S. Open. The Spanish star took off more than two months because of tendinitis in both knees. When he decided not to defend his Wimbledon title, he said he was thinking about... Sponsored Topics: US Open - Rafael Nadal - Wimbledon F.C. - Wimbledon - Merton
Stuart King (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
There are plenty of opportunities to gain spectacular views of Putney, Wandsworth and much of the rest of London from around the consituency, but among the best are those the residents of the Wimbledon Park estate off Albert Drive enjoy. Here's an example of what I mean: it covers pretty much all of Southfields council ward - which runs from the edge of Wimbledon Park right the way up to the Arndale...
More Stuff about Buildings and Food (Free subscription) | 15/08/2009
Well, by not going to the Hog in the Pound I avoided one more dreary rendition of 'Angels' and people who really can't sing doing so (not saying I can but there are levels and levels of it). Instead went to Streatham, or as it is occasionally dubbed St Reatham, and to the Earl Ferrers . There was beer (Sambrook's Wandle), and Pool, and Cake, because it was a birthday. In four months time she'll be...
Planet Bods Blog (Free subscription) | 03/08/2009
I'm not sure what food you could find in Merton though. There's some elderflowers nearby but not many. You can buy Wimbledon honey at the Wimbledon Common windmill or at the National Trust shop at Morden Hall Park. Mind you there's the blackberries. Loads of them.
The TaxPayers' Alliance (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Western Mail, New rules make politicians look dodgy, says minister The Wimbledon Guardian, Merton Council 'jolly' costs taxpayer almost £9k The Mirror, £4m bill for blunder ops Daily Express, SOFT-TOUCH ASYLUM AS 144,000 GET ‘BACK-DOOR AMNESTY’ Daily Express, FURY OVER...
Malaysia Property News (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
There are some places where only the rich can afford, where politicians, footballers and Russians congregate. Some of London’s prime areas include Notting Hill, Chelsea, Bayswater, Kensington, Knightsbridge, St John Wood, Hyde Park and West Hampstead. Savills director Edward Lewis serves up some alphabet soup to give a broad overview of the different areas and how they rate. Instead of an A or...
Tennistalk (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Wimbledon pubs are expecting a gold mine from 2010 as Merton council gave the All England club permission to play tennis for as long as it wants, thanks to the new moveable roof and lights.
Just Jared (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
British actress/model Kelly Brook and her hunky boyfriend, rugby player Danny Cipriani, enjoy the heat wave at London’s Wimbledon Village on Tuesday (June 30). The couple was seen leaving Knight Franks Estate Agents before heading for a healthy sushi lunch at Maki Yaki restaurant on Merton Road. Danny paid tribute to the King of [...]
FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | 27/06/2009
The organisers of Wimbledon Bookfest have promised to keep the community at the heart of the party, as the annual event grows in its third year. More than 50 literary events are set to take place in venues across Merton from October 3 to 11. They include a screening of Slumdog Millionaire with its scriptwriter Simon [...]
Londonist (Free subscription) | 22/06/2009
Picture of the 2008 version of the queue via acme's Flickr stream . With Rafael Nadal losing his own private "nobbled knee" contest, Wandsworth's own Andy Murray stands his best chance so far of winning the Championship at the All England Club, or, this year, Wimbledon 2009 to you and us. Last year, when some were caught on the hop, we brought you up to date news about how the queueing system...
MayorWatch (Free subscription) | 19/06/2009
A partnership which includes the Metropolitan Police, Merton and Wandsworth councils and the Lawn Tennis Association is promising action to tackle touts selling tickets at this year's Wimbledon tennis championships.
auntie joanna writes (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
...with no time to blog until now. Some snippets...arriving at a meeting of the Choose Life committee on Monday, I noticed a small pencilled note tucked into my bicycle basket. "Dear Cyclist, You have locked your bike through mine. I can't release my bike. I haven't been able to use it for nearly a week..." I telephoned the number given. Turned out to be an extremely nice clergyman from a...
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