Money Spinning Blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
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diamind geezer (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Random borough (23) : Time once more for me to take another random trip to one of London's 33 boroughs . As I write I have no idea which one of the 11 remaining borough names will be revealed when I unfold the slip of paper I'm about to pick from my legendary (but unseen) "special jamjar". I could pick any one of the other London boroughs - inner or outer, urban or suburban, small or large,...
Londonist (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Today's the first day of the freebie Standard but for many the question won't be 'how will this change the landscape of newspaper publishing?' but 'how the hell do I get my hands on a copy?' Diamond Geezer did an excellent analysis of the new distribution method over the weekend. In essence it boils down to this: if you're going past a zone 1 tube station, great. If you're nipping into your local...
Crumbs and Doilies Cupcakes blog (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
The C&D Chelsea stall will be open as usual of course on Duke of York Square this Saturday, but those of you living South of the river might fancy popping along to the Old York Road street party, which will be taking place on Old York Road from 12pm. It's just by our new kitchens so as well as loads of other family fun and entertainment we'll be there with a little stall crammed with yummy cupcakes....
el director (Free subscription) | 02/09/2009
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Money Hospital (Free subscription) | 14/07/2009
Even if you you don’t have much money, criminals could still be out to steal your identity. This is because criminals are widening their horizons and no longer concentrate on wealthy targets who offer the richest pickings. CreditExpert have identified some of the risk factors you could be facing; and some advice on how to avoid one of the boom crimes of the 21 st century. Risk factor: Renting...
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...
Theo's blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Smug Lib Dems in Camden, usually crowing in the Town Hall that they are set to 'take the council' next year, were left red-faced by a poor showing in the Euro poll - even when Labour took a pounding in the press in our worst week ever! In Camden they came third, behind the Tories (2nd) and Labour in first place. This is only a slight improvement on their 4th place in Camden in the Mayoral election...
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...
The Bristow Blog (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Council ratings by the Audit Commission: 4 star councils Barnet, Bexley, Camden, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Lewisham, Sutton, Wandsworth, Westminster 3 star councils Barking & Dagenham, Brent, Bromley, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Hounslow, Islington, Lambeth,...
theRatandMouse (Free subscription) | 18/01/2008
In cased you missed them... Kensington & Chelsea Wandsworth & Battersea Borough/Soutwark Hammersmith, Chiswick & White City King's Cross Elephant & Castle Docklands Greenwich Peninsula Lea Valley Olympic Park Stratford Not many surprises, there. A mixture of old favourites,...
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