Autumn has long been one of my favourite seasons, second only to a proper winter with lashings of lovely snow and sharp, crisp, bright blue cloudless mornings.
The reds and browns of a beautiful autumn in London Read More
Looking like something straight out of the 1970s is the offensive piece of advertising by estate agents Strutt & Parker, as seen on the London Underground today. (UPDATE 21st Nov: The company …
“Utterly moronic racist nonsense” – advertising by Notting Hill estate agents Strutt & Parker – UPDATE Read More
I was waiting on the platform at Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in. I instinctively …
The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage Read More
Yesterday, I travelled to Surrey to watch Dulwich Hamlet take on the Metropolitan Police FC at their East Molesey ground. The game wasn’t that great – Hamlet lost 2-0 – but there were some dramatic scenes …
Ghostly football – players hunt the ball in the swirling mists of Surrey Read More
I’m really saddened to hear that London is to lose another fine live music venue, with the Buffalo Bar in Highbury and Islington announcing that it will be hosting its …
London’s Buffalo Bar to close, with final event on New Year’s Eve 2014 Read More
Late Saturday afternoon, I went for a hangover-clearing autumnal stroll through central London, taking in two parks and stopping off for some art. I started off at Green Park tube …
An autumnal London walk at dusk – Green Park, St James’s park, National Gallery and Oxford Street Read More
One of the best places to be in East London after an evening enjoying an ample selection of the finest ales has to be Brick Lane, home of the freshly …
The late night bagel stores of Brick Lane, east London Read More
I first visited this little cafe back in December 2011, and it’s great to see that business is thriving and that it’s lost none of its down-to-earth charm.
An afternoon at the Electric Elephant Cafe, Crampton Street, south London Read More
A collaboration between Platige Image and ESA, this short film draws inspiration from the Rosetta’s mission to “turn science fiction into science fact” by landing a probe on a far-distant comet..
The wonder of the Rosetta mission retold in sci-fi short ‘Ambition’ Read More
Last night I went along to the premises of Maggs Bros Ltd in Berkeley Square for the launch of an intriguing book about the English writer and eccentric, Frederick Rolfe.
The Corvo Cult book launch at Maggs Bros in Berkeley Square, London Read More
I really enjoyed last year’s art show in the Cavendish Square underground car park, so I made sure I got along to the new show in the same venue, this …
London car park artshow – We Could Not Agree at the Q Park, Cavendish Square Read More
New data released by the Met Office confirms what every long suffering Cardiffian already knows – it’s the wettest city in Britain.
It’s official – Cardiff is the wettest city in Britain, followed by Glasgow and Preston Read More
A host of yellow paper umbrellas appeared outside the offices of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London today, as supporters held a rally in solidarity with the …
Pro-democracy supporters rally outside Hong Kong trade office in London – photos Read More
It’s taken me a while to post these up (sorry!) but I came across this busy record fair in the East River State Park (90 Kent Ave. at North 7th St) …
Vinyl galore at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York Read More
It may be 70 days away, but the Big Christmas Cash In has already started in London’s West End, with several stores putting out their festival baubles.
Baubles in October – the big Christmas cash-in kicks off in central London Read More
Currently turning heads in Covent Garden is this remarkable structure by the artist and designer Alex Chinneck.
In photos: the amazing floating piazza at Covent Garden, as created by Alex Chinneck Read More
I’ll agree it’s most the most impressive arrangement of birds on a wire you’re going to see, but there is something very pleasing about seeing birds all chirping away on …
Starlings on telegraph lines, Canvey Island, Essex Read More
I first visited the Building Centre back in 2011 and was suitably impressed by the amazing Pipers 1:1500 scale model of London which dominates the ground floor.
London in miniature: the fabulous scale model at the Building Centre Read More
On the weekend, I took a trip out to Canvey Island, a reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in the south-east of England. I was there to watch the mighty Dulwich Hamlet …
Canvey Island photos – sea wall murals, Concord Beach, a Dr Feelgood bench, sea views and racism Read More
Billed as the “UK’s biggest ever Gothic exhibition, “Terror and Wonder, the Gothic Imagination” opens today at the British Library in central London. Displaying two hundred rare objects, the exhibition traces 250 years of the …
Terror and Wonder, the Gothic Imagination at the British Library, London Read More
I really enjoyed my short trip to Berlin a few months back, and am slowly working my way through the hundreds of photos I took on my travels around the …
Berlin graffiti, signs and street scenes – photo feature Read More
The Japan Matsuri returned to central London on Saturday 27th Sept, bringing Japanese food, music, dance, family activities and more to Trafalgar Square. I popped along and grabbed a few pictures of …
Japan Matsuri 2014 in Trafalgar Square, London -photos Read More
The tourist heaving environs of Trafalgar Square often provide rich pickings for buskers and street performers – but generally some kind effort is required to catch the eye of passers …
London’s worst street performers do their stuff in Trafalgar Square Read More
Part of the busy Oxford Street junction with Regent Street was gridlocked this afternoon as Kurdish demonstrators protested against the Islamic State (ISIS).
Kurdish activists protest against ISIS in Oxford Circus, London, Sat 27th Sept 2014 Read More
I’m saddened to hear that Brighton’s SchNEWS crew have decided to call it a day, after two decades of producing hard-hitting direct action newsletters.
Farewell to SchNEWS, Britain’s best activist newsletter Read More
Completed in July this year, the WW1 warship HMS President on the Thames has been repainted in ‘dazzle camouflage,’ as part of 14-18 NOW, the official cultural programme to commemorate …
HMS President covered in dazzle camouflage on the River Thames, London Read More
Last week I took another trip up the Shard skyscraper in London Bridge, this time courtesy of a tech press launch I was invited to. The launch took place in the ultra-plush …
Views from The Shard skyscraper: Shangri-la hotel, London landscapes and a high tech toilet Read More
With the World Leaders’ Climate Summit in New York currently taking place, a large march was organised through central London to encourage the world’s most powerful leaders to take ambitious …
Photos of the People’s Climate Change march, London, Sun 21st Sept 2014 Read More
After a long and hard fought campaign, skateboarders on London’s South Bank will be able to remain where they are for the long term, as plans to redevelop their undercroft …
London’s Southbank skaters to stay as undercroft redevelopment plans axed Read More
With London’s South Bank full up with competing buskers on a Sunday afternoon, the challenge for entertainers is to come up with something fun and unusual enough to catch the eye …
The incredible fire-breathing tuba on London’s South Bank Read More