FE News | Advanced skills training boost for east London with Barking & Dagenham College and The Open University

FE News | Advanced skills training boost for east London with Barking & Dagenham College and The Open University

Barking & Dagenham College will be part of a £10million national programme across England which will see The Open University support nine further education colleges to put on a wider range of... Read more »
East London’s Brick Lane will still be strewn with rubbish for weeks after end of bin strike that infuriated Lord Alan Sugar and saw rats and foxes ripping open refuse bags

East London’s Brick Lane will still be strewn with rubbish for weeks after end of bin strike that infuriated Lord Alan Sugar and saw rats and foxes ripping open refuse bags

Brick Lane in East London will still be strewn with the stench of rubbish for weeks despite the end of bins strikes that saw rats and foxes ripping open refuse bags on the... Read more »
Fink’s Cafe owner open Saltine restaurant Highbury Islington

Fink’s Cafe owner open Saltine restaurant Highbury Islington

Mat Appleton and Jess Blackstone open the doors of Saltine, in Highbury in October. After opening their original cafe in Mountgrove Road, Finsbury Park in 2014, they have gone on to build a loyal following with further deli,... Read more »
London’s 7-star gold rush: Doors open on hotel boom worth billions

London’s 7-star gold rush: Doors open on hotel boom worth billions

L ondon is at the start of an unprecedented “gold rush” of luxury hotel launches that will see thousands of high-end new rooms opening over the next two years. At least 13... Read more »
Forza Wine: National Theatre’s new bar is open for bookings

Forza Wine: National Theatre’s new bar is open for bookings

National Theatre’s soon to open wine bar is one such spot, and venue has just opened for bookings. Peckham’s Forza Wine will open its second venue in the Brutalist south Bank icon... Read more »
CODA’S Troy Kotsur Open Accessible London Little Venice Film Festival – Deadline

CODA’S Troy Kotsur Open Accessible London Little Venice Film Festival – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Troy Kotsur, the Oscar-winning star of CODA, will open the inaugural edition of the Little Venice Film Festival. The festival, which will be held in venues across West London this October, has... Read more »
Sculpture unveiled to open new art space in Camberwell – South London News

Sculpture unveiled to open new art space in Camberwell – South London News

A street advertising company has unveiled a new sculpture and launched a new public arts space. It is hoped that Dancing in the Shadow of Henry will transform Camberwell New Road, Camberwell,... Read more »
London Fire Brigade asks parents and guardians to warn their children about the dangers of open water swimming this summer

London Fire Brigade asks parents and guardians to warn their children about the dangers of open water swimming this summer

Ahead of schools breaking up for the summer later this month, London Fire Brigade is asking carers of schoolchildren to take the time to sit down and explain the risks associated with... Read more »
London’s £30m new ice skating centre with two Olympic-sized rinks to open in Waltham Forest

London’s £30m new ice skating centre with two Olympic-sized rinks to open in Waltham Forest

A “world-class” £30million ice skating centre is set to open in east London this weekend featuring two Olympic-sized rinks. The hotly anticipated new Lee Valley Ice Centre, built near Queen Elizabeth Olympic... Read more »
easyJet to open new three-aircraft base at Birmingham Airport next spring | News

easyJet to open new three-aircraft base at Birmingham Airport next spring | News

easyJet has today announced it will be expanding its UK network by opening a new base at Birmingham. The investment will create around 100 direct jobs for pilots and crew in the... Read more »