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Arsenal’s two ‘brilliant’ signings ranked among the top 10 bargains in Premier League history

Former Arsenal stars Robin van Persie and Kolo Toure have been each included in the top 10 discount signings in Premier League history by Gary Lineker, Micah Richards and Alan Shearer. Van... Read more »
Absolutely epic 24-mile London walk that uncovers the capital’s hidden Anglo-Saxon history

Absolutely epic 24-mile London walk that uncovers the capital’s hidden Anglo-Saxon history

Central London is awash with landmarks and bodily traces of bygone instances, equivalent to Shakespeare’s Globe Theater from Elizabethan instances or the Roman baths in Billingsgate from, you guessed it, Roman instances.... Read more »
Barking Abbey: The unassuming ruins that have more history than meets the eye

Barking Abbey: The unassuming ruins that have more history than meets the eye

It’s a well known reality that Essex has some extraordinary history connected to it, the Romans lived in Colchester, and Epping Forest has been the topic of historic tales. But should you... Read more »
Pickles getting ready to volley a ball

Team Dogs: Meet the dog who helped solve one of the biggest cases in history – and saved the 1966 World Cup

Everyone loves canine, and in Essex, we will boast bottomless spots to take man’s greatest buddy for a stroll. But there’s one dog that stands out in explicit, and it’s the canine... Read more »
Auction roundup – A ball of history, record sales a...

Auction roundup – A ball of history, record sales a…

A blue plaque on the entrance of the property, funded by the soccer star’s former golf equipment – which embrace Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal, Southampton and Bristol Rovers – was unveiled in 2008... Read more »
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Heathrow nosedives to £2bn loss after ‘toughest’ year in history

A airplane taking off Heathrow has plunged to a £2 billion annual loss after the “hardest” 12 months within the airport’s 75-year historical past because the pandemic noticed passenger numbers crash by... Read more »
Luke Howard. Photo: The Royal Meteorological Society

History of flooding in Lower Lea Valley in East London

These of us who stay within the Decrease Lea Valley have skilled some comparatively excessive climate in current months, however in contrast to in earlier centuries this has not precipitated the River... Read more »
Unusual history behind the fences on South London estates dating back to the war

Unusual history behind the fences on South London estates dating back to the war

You can find aspects of London’s rich history dotted around the city in even the most simple and seemingly unremarkable of places. Many walk past one particular piece of hidden history everyday,... Read more »
Security in history: two VIP visitors

Security in history: two VIP visitors

The latest in an occasional series on doing security in the past, based on freely downloadable documents from the National Archives at Kew in west London. This is a tale of two... Read more »
Charlton Athletic boss wants officials to be strong in Gillingham match – South London News

Millwall chief hoping history repeats itself – South London News

BY ALEX GRACE Gary Rowett is looking forward to the second half of the campaign – traditionally the time when Millwall come on strong. The Lions’ 2-1 victory at Reading on Saturday... Read more »