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Leicester Square ‘gas leak’: Hundreds evacuated from busy shops and offices

Around 200 people have been evacuated from shops and offices around London’s Leicester Square after a suspected gas leak, with engineers now at the scene trying to fix the issue A suspected... Read more »
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‘I visited one of London’s best coffee shops and drinking at Starbucks, Costa or Pret will never be the same again’ – Dan Wiggins

When you hear of a cafe that calls itself ‘The Temple of Coffee’, there are certain expectations that begin to build up. As what you might call something of a ‘casual’ when... Read more »
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London property: Empty shops being turned into ‘affordable homes’ with convenience store becoming 4 bed home

Vacant shops around the capital are being converted into homes for Londoners. The Empty Spaces project will see unused commercial premises transformed into homes for different vulnerable groups. The first project is... Read more »
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Covid: Germany to ban unvaccinated people from shops and bars

The advertising regulator has cleared Tesco’s Christmas TV campaign featuring Father Christmas bearing a Covid vaccine passport after it prompted 5,000 complaints from viewers. The ad, titled This Christmas, Nothing’s Stopping Us,... Read more »
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Fishmonger wars make a splash out in South London between neighbouring shops

A bitter war of words between two lookalike neighbouring fishmongers has sparked a verbal battering – with the older outlet accusing its new rival of copying its company. Fish Universe in Tooting,... Read more »
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4 charity Christmas pop-up shops for 2021

Melanie May | 12 November 2021 | News Here are four Christmas pop ups raising funds for charities around the UK, from Choose Love’s in London’s Carnaby Street, to Rowcroft Hospice’s in... Read more »

Truman Brewery offices, shops and restaurants plan approved

Plans for office space, shops and restaurants on the site of the Old Truman Brewery have been given the go-ahead by councillors despite thousands of objections. A proposal put forward by Old... Read more »
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The London street with 14 chicken shops that people drive across the city to visit

The East London street with 14 chicken shops in the space of a mile has seen people drive across the capital to visit it. Mile End Road in Tower Hamlets has a... Read more »
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Beautiful London village with more than 40 independent shops and no Pret or McDonald’s

Independent shops in one of South London’s most unique villages have spoken out about surviving the Covid pandemic. Barnes village, in south west London, is famed for the multitude of indie-shops and... Read more »
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The shops we all miss from Ealing Broadway from the 90s and noughties

London’s shopping streets are radically changing more then ever before. With the pressure from online competition and so many big names going bust even before the pandemic, the last ten years have... Read more »