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Jack Rooke and Self Esteem to perform at new Roundhouse arts festival
The Roundhouse has unveiled a brand new arts festival for 2025 featuring comic Jack Rooke, Lolly Adefope, and music performers Tom Odell, DJ Sherelle, and Self Esteem. Taking place throughout April, Roundhouse 360 will include cabaret, club nights
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Kew's magical Christmas light trail is London's biggest and best
More than a decade ago, Kew Gardens blazed the trail for festive illuminations, using the Royal Botanic gardens as a stunning backdrop for their annual lightshow. It's now a much anticipated fixture of London's Christmas calendar, where families
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Calls grow for more buses on 'ghost' route that is useless for the school run
Councillors have backed calls for a bus route described as a “ghost” service to run more often. For years parents have said that the 603 bus between Swiss Cottage and Muswell Hill is “misaligned” with school start and end times. This is despite
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'One of the greatest painters of our age' Frank Auerbach dies at 93
Frank Auerbach has died peacefully at home at the age of 93. For seven decades he worked in the same Mornington Crescent studio, painting a small band of regular sitters, and the cityscapes outside his door. Like his friend Lucian Freud, he
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Community centre needs public votes to win £5k revamp bundle from Leyland
A community centre supporting both the very young and very old needs the public's votes to win a revamp jackpot. Kentish Town Community Centre, in Busby Place, Kentish Town, has been named as one of 10 finalists in Leyland’s Big Community Makeover
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London Zoo to host Santa's Grotto and Christmas activities
London Zoo is inviting families to meet Santa and attend a series of Christmas events. The zoo will host festive activities for all ages from November 23 to January 5. There are craft workshops to learn about the 10,000 animals who call the
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All the north London post offices that may face closure
The Post Office is "considering the future" of some branches across north London as part of a major shake-up of the business. A total of 115 of the 11,500 Post Office branches nationwide are at risk of closure, according to the BBC, of which 38
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Penthouses plan for 1930s Art Deco block of flats withdrawn
“Ludicrous” plans to build another floor on top of a 1930s Art Deco block of flats appear to have been temporarily dropped. Bankway Properties, which is run by property tycoons the Pears brothers, applied to Camden Council to make the changes to
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Camden Market unveils Christmas activities including 'spectacular' lights switch-on
Camden Market has unveiled five weeks of festive activities, kicking off with a "spectacular" Christmas lights switch-on. The event will take place on Thursday, November 28, and will see the market transformed into a Christmas wonderland. Organisers
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Fly-tipping hotspots in London revealed - is your borough on the list?
Westminster, Camden, Brent, and Haringey rank among the worst areas for fly-tipping in England, figures show. Eco-friendly waste removal company Hippo Waste analysed Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs statistics. They found Westminster
