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And Now A Toast To Gay-Friendliness
Lloyds TSB ‘top gay employer’ Every year gay campaign group/charity Stonewall publishes its list of top 100 gay-friendly employers. London has always done quite well on the lists, for three reasons:...
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Gay Literature (up), Gay Clubbing (down)
Astoria Faces Wrecking Ball Without Final Flourish Well, London gayness continues to throw up too many things to write about. So this post covers two stories in the space of one: 1) The first ever...
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In Pictures – Skirting The Olympic Park
Most of us won’t get a peek inside the Olympic Park until 2012 (although they do host ‘open days’ and there will be test events before then – and have a gander at the webcams up here). Once a month,...
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West End Retail Bucks National Trend
sale in a sale-sign shop For once, it looks like our sense was spot on. The December ‘VIP’ shopping day in the West End appears to have worked well – together with stores starting their January sales...
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Bo-Jo Calls For Bankers To Hand Over Cash (To His Charity)
Boris Johnson Chews The Cud At Davos With The Mayor Of Buenos Aires And A Long Tie Boris Johnson used a radio interview broadcast from Davos to call for bankers to give up their bonuses (or part of...
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Changes At The Helm Of The Evening Standard
Evening Standard – Never Knowingly Understating Ah, the Evening Standard. It’s so very ‘London’, isn’t it? As ‘London’ as… a red bus stuck in its depot, the Standard’s paper sellers love to shout on...
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Londonist’s Fetishism For Maps Infects London 2012
2012 map Those who read us regularly will already know that we LOVE maps. Basically, stick anything on a map – and it’s likely that we will somehow find a way to write about it. We suffer a chronic...
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Celebrity Mayors?
Voting For Arnie It’s hard to believe that Bo-Jo has only a short while to go before he finishes his first year in office. 2010 will see the half-way point in his four-year team, and after the General...
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Wave Of Recession-Beating Gluttony Hits London
londoners choc-ful of unnecessary cherry and chocolate We all know the articles that appear in the press in early December predicting a horrific calorie intake over Christmas. We certainly have hazy...
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First Run To The Olympic Park Tomorrow Morning
running to the cupcake If the today’s morning sunshine continues into Sunday, you might want to know about the Newham Classic 10k race taking place around Stratford, leading to the Olympic Park. It’s...
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Sarko Hatches Plan For French London MP
Petit Nicholas Sarkosy Plus ça change! In 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy came to London just before the people swept him to the French Presidency. He trumpeted the capital as “one of the great French cities”....
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Kindival – First Ever Annual Kindness Festival Hits London
kindival Last autumn Londonist interviewed Tom Robbins about his eye-catching campaign to encourage Random Acts of Kindness. Since then we’ve seen the campaign accelerate with Tom taking over a...
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When Will I – Will I Be Famous?
FAMOUS launches 3 May Remember that old Bros track? Oh yes, WE saw you bopping away there so you clearly do. Well, if the pre-chatter about new upcoming clubnights is true, the question posed by Bros...
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Where To Watch The Marathon Tomorrow
Considering it’s 26.2 miles long and will have 35,000 people pounding along it, it’s going to be hard not to fall across the marathon tomorrow. But the secret to having an enjoyable marathon spectator...
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Join Europe’s Largest Charity Walk Against HIV and AIDS
Dannii Minogue walking for life (possibly walking at speed from the gawky kids) You may have seen the London Marathon last weekend and thought “I can’t do that”. Well, setting aside the fact that we...
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Combat Obesity With Free Food!
this lunchbox is a thing of the past. should all lunchboxes join it? It’s a crazy plan, but it just might work. The London Borough of Newham is one of 3 areas in the country piloting a new scheme to...
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So, Go – To The Lido
brockwell lido opens on Monday (brrr) One of our favourite places in London is Brockwell Lido, down in Brockwell Park. Monday is a big day as the huge outdoor pool will open at 10am for the Summer...
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London Gay Pride Comes Out (With A Webcam)
London Pride 2009 Pride marchs/celebrations are hugely important to the LGBT community. We like to think that London hosts the country’s best Pride each year. Hundreds of thousands of gay, lesbian,...
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Win Posh MINI UNITED Tickets For Next Weekend
London’s always had a bit of a soft spot for the MINI. In the 1960s, the car was an innovation, and a global icon at a time when exciting, stylish London was indisputably the centre of the world. This...
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Smoking Stops Plane
We all know how busy Heathrow is – congested skies, 2 clogged runways, full capacity, yada yada. So when we turn up with our luggage at T5, we know we won’t collapse in shock if there’s a delay due to...
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