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• Video: hopes for a Crystal Palace to Croydon tram link

  The excellent East London Lines has produced this short news film on the hopes for a Crystal Palace-Croydon tram link;

   

• Vacancies: Work at The Winch

  The Winch is a pioneering project in Camden working with young people that have a number of vacancies for different roles here. Posts  available include play worker, fund raisers, play officers, hosts, welcome officers and a director of financing. There are both full and part time posts available. The deadline […]

   

• Fundraising event: Stock Newington quiz to get SMART

  Fundraising Quiz for St Mary’s Old Church SMART project Friday February 17, 2012 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm St Mary’s Community Centre, Defoe Road, N16 A light-hearted and harebrained evening of fun at the first and foremost SMART Quiz Night! As well as diverting and entertaining questions there will be […]

   

• In case you missed them, the best of January

  Whether you’re new to Big Smoke or just need a recap it’s always useful to take a quick look back at the last month’s most popular articles in case you missed them. Each month we like to give a gentle reminder of those items that may have slipped off the […]

   

• A tax cut? Now? Really?

  It was only last week that Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson was telling fellow Tory Andrew Boff AM that whilst he was in charge of a “thrifty regime” he wasn’t going to be able to see his way to “cutting the precept” (the portion of our council tax that goes to […]

   

• An understandable response to some of our media coverage

  Sometimes you just have to look at the news and go “ppff”.

   

• Wednesday’s London Links

  What have we spotted around London today? Lambeth Save Our Services explain why you should lobby the council in February. Crouch End sells world’s most expensive coffee, apparently. Hornsey Journal. Kate Belgrave reports that Barnet council workers will be on strike again. There’s one of ‘those’ headlines in the Lewisham […]

   

• Tuesday’s London Links

  Counterfire takes a look at David Lammy and violence against children. Also HarpyMarx. Livingstone thinks cocaine and loose women is the heart of London’s success. Snipe. Inside Croydon looks at what will happen if the local incinerator is cancelled. Unison’s Jon Rogers calls for one Barnet in the fight against […]

   

• No wonder the people of Greenwich look confused

  No wonder the people of Greenwixh look confused. On one side of the road is the 20 mph (correct) speed limit – and on the other the (old) 30 mph limit. Come on!

   

• Alexandra Bridge

  Passing the old Alexandra Bridge yesterday in glorious wintry sunshine, I had to stop and take a picture. Especially when my companion informed me that the ICA had once contemplated relocating here in the mid-1990s. Apparently Will Alsop wanted to build on top of the disused red pillars. Does anyone […]