London Is Now Only The 30th Most Expensive City In The World
London is (apparently) not all that pricey in 2018, according to the latest research from the Economist Intelligence Unit. In their annual ‘Cost of Living’ survey,…
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Forecasters Issue Official Snow Warning For London This Weekend
The Beast from the East is back – and London could be hit by more snowy weather. Update: the Met Office have upgraded their weather forecast to a more serious Amber…
Virgin Trains Are Accepting Avocados In Place Of The Millennial Railcard
Travel First Hass with Virgin Trains. The hotly-anticipated ‘millennial railcard’, which gives 26-30 year olds 30% off train tickets, went on sale earlier this week. With demand so high, and…
Half Of London’s Clubs Shut; Number Of Unofficial Raves Doubles
133 unlicensed raves in London were identified by police in 2017, up from 70 in 2016. In the words of Wildchild, it appears that Londoners are back once again with…
The Jolly Confusing Bit-By-Bit Way The Elizabeth Line Will Open
The Elizabeth Line (formely Crossrail) will be opening in 2018. But, like, when? We’re glad you asked, because it’s all a bit confusing. Here’s how it goes down… Stage 1: …
Waltham Forest Has Been Crowned London’s Borough Of Culture For 2019
Waltham Forest – home of the ‘burb they like to call Awesomestow – been crowned the first ‘Borough of Culture’ for 2019. Thanks to main man Sadiq Khan, the likes…
Met Office Issues Amber Alert For Snowfall In London This Tuesday
You thought today was snowy? You’re in for a shock on Tuesday… Really, we don’t mean to harp on about it, but the snow is predicted to hit London…
‘Significant Accumulations’ Of Snow Could Come To London As Deep Freeze Hits
A Siberian deep freeze is set to bring serious snowfall to London, forecasters say. I know we say this a lot, but THIS TIME, it really does seem…
The All-Night Overground Is Extending Services To North London
The Night Overground is branching out to north London. Last December, the Overground starting running through the night at weekends, taking tipsy east Londoners a little closer to their doorsteps in the wee…
Huge Golf Ball Shaped Arena Proposed For East London, Guardian Reports
Never fear, the Sphere is here. If the O2 is just that bit intimate for you, perhaps this new stadium design will grab you by the, uh, ball. According to…