Blogs about Areas of London

A row between Greenwich and Newham councils is holding up much-needed works to fix the Woolwich Foot Tunnel, where one of the lifts has been out of action for nearly two years. Both the Woolwich …

The winner of this year’s Brixton Bugle and Blog art show is Andy Insh, for his painting Flight. “The painting is based on the view from Brockwell park as a setting for something inspired by …

After 1,187 different stories, I’m sorry to say that this, the 1,188th, will be the last piece published on The Charlton Champion. We have now closed. Thank you for your custom. There’s a bit more …

A group campaigning for a Museum of Slavery and Freedom to be established in Deptford has announced the launch of its latest initiative, the MoSaF Map, this Saturday. MoSaF London has issued an invitation to …

Omar Hamaoui arrives at the hip Bethnal Green café dressed in an Iron Maiden t-shirt, well-fitting jeans and a Keffiyeh draped over his head. His muscled former-rugby-playing-arms are covered in tattoos. He’s a spoken word …

Canary Wharf tends to attract a series of unusual events but a climb festival over an open dock is a new type of attraction. The very best climbers from around the world will race in …

Greetings!My name is Wes Long and I am a writer with the Salt Lake City Weekly. I happened upon your website and thought you might have some insight or suggestions on what I could do …

Last night the Geezers went to see the Dad’s Army Radio Show at Wilton’s Music Hall. We thought it was a brilliant show – fast paced and very funny. It finishes on Saturday 22nd June

The crowdfunding campaign for @selbookfest has only got 44 hours to go! All money raised on Kickstarter will help go towards covering some of the running costs. Obviously, the more money raised the bigger and …

What is currently known as the Broadway Theatre is arguably one of Lewisham’s finest 20th century buildings both inside and out. It dates from the early 1930s and used to be next to a gothic …

Click to book your ticket for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS this Saturday . Sammy McCarthy (1932-2020) Let me tell you the story of “Smilin'” Sammy McCarthy, one of legends of East End Boxing. …

Martin Howard has been putting on the well regarded Acoustic Anarchy nights at Water into Beer in Brockley since 2017, and he often sings a couple of his own songs at the start of the …

The average maxima in Wanstead so far this summer is 22C, some 0.8C higher than in 1990 – the year an August heatwave saw the UK’s max record broken with 37C in Cheltenham. Media at …