Summer fairs and all-day picnicking might be off the agenda, but there’s no need to let the calendar fall empty. Here are some fantastic events – and exclusive special offers – to help usher in the autumn with enthusiasm
‘What has my career taught me? That a homeless kid brought up in care can become an award-winning editor’
Support the local high street, market traders and indy artists this weekend with a special day – and not a big box discount store scrum in sight
It’s one of London’s oldest street markets. And if you have a new business idea they’re offering a free course – and free market stall to put it all into action
1. The rise and fall and rise again of Queen’s Crescent Market? Regular readers will know how much we love Queen’s Crescent Market, and so we’re pleased to report that finally, an ambitious new manager has taken over the only street market in NW5, and one of the oldest in London to boot. And we’re …
Pinboard: Queen’s Crescent on the up? Help Shebeen. And who won Pub of the Year? Read More »
Award winning blogger Hafsa Issa-Salwe is a 21 year old business student, freelance writer and beauty enthusiast. Her blog Muslimah Beauty has been nominated for awards from Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan and recently won an award in the prestigious Procter & Gamble Beauty and Grooming Awards. What is your earliest memory? I grew up in …
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1. A Must-See 40th Birthday Exhibition at Kentish Town City Farm. The original urban farm is 40 years old this year – still a firm favourite in our readers’ poll – and to celebrate they’re holding an exhibition charting the farm’s activities from its inception in the 1970s up to the present day. Says organiser …
‘Barefoot, hungry children, clad in rags, were a common sight as they raked over the refuse heaps of Queen’s Crescent market in seach of half-rotten fruit to eat. Drunken women were frequently to be met with at any hour of the day, sometimes with children in their arms…’ No, that wasn’t the front page of …
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The chain have been in the neighbourhood for 140 years, so here’s their story, from beginnings on Queen’s Crescent to the mammoth Camden store on the banks of the Regent’s Canal
Upside down, sweat streaming into both eyes, is not a usual position for inspiration to strike. But it was at precisely that degree of akimbo when I realised that this week’s ‘Why It Matters’ had to be about Bikram North. The fact is that the UK’s first ever studio for practicing this unforgiving series of …
