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  • Friday’s London Links: round your way edition

    Wembley Matters wants you to sign a petition to save Willesdon Bookshop. SW9Red looks at the Brixton Road betting shop and is not best pleased. Brockley Central is getting into Team London. The BBC says the Lewisham Stephen Lawrence Center is under threat. Transpontine welcomes the opening of the Deptford Lounge. East […]

     
  • Street art scrapbook: Old Street squat

    At the junction of Old Street and Oliver’s Yard there is a decorated squat or “Hobo corp”. Few people will wander round the back of the building, where you can find their practice wall – which had some lovely examples of street art even if the building itself sadly seems […]

     
  • For a Better Archway

    Kate Calvert of the Better Archway Forum explains what they are doing to improve their community. The Better Archway Forum is a community group started in 2006 in response to a plan to rebuild Archway, funded by a large supermarket. The masterplanners on the job were definitely not the A […]

     
  • Thursday’s London Links

    Dave Hill heaps praise upon the Greens’ Jenny Jones. Mayor Johnson is telling drivers to stop idling. Evening Standard. (Was there once a promise of ‘no idling zones?) Speaking of the Mayor Left Foot Forward have a great piece on his record on electric vehicles. (Hint: contains the word “piffle”) […]

     
  • All star comedy fund-raiser for sexual health

    Join Al Murray and a stellar line-up of guests on the 13th of January 2012 for this one-off charity benefit event. Featuring Helen Arney, David Baddiel, Mitch Benn, Scott Capurro,Richard Herring, Robin Ince, Shappi Khorsandi, Matt Parker, Jay Rayner,Kate Smurthwaite and Catie Wilkins, Sex Appeal will prove, once and for all, that when it comes to comedy, we’d all gladly opt for… More Sex […]

     
  • Giving Big Smoke a hand

    Here at Big Smoke Towers we’re into our sixth week. At the beginning of February, we’ll be having our official launch – there’ll be wine, Twiglets, Power Point, you know the sort of thing. We’ve smoothed out most of the wrinkles and started to put out the quiet word already, […]

     
  • Sustrans manifesto for London

    Sustrans is a leading UK charity enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day. They work with families, communities, policy-makers and partner organisations so that people are able to choose healthier, cleaner and cheaper journeys, with better places and […]

     
  • Demonstrate against the abstinence education bill: 20th January

    From the Facebook campaign: Stop Dorries’ abstinence for girls sex education bill. We are asking people to email their MPs to demand that they vote against Dorries’ abstinence education bill at its second reading on 20 January 2012. We will also be demonstrating against the abstinence education bill on the 20th January outside […]

     
  • Vacancies: Peace One Day

    Job Title: Second Assistant to Chairman and Founder Working For: Peace One Day Salary: £TBC Job Details: Duration & time commitment: Temporary/Full time. Details of Organisation: Peace One Day (POD) is a non-profit organisation, impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion, corporation or religious creed. You can learn more about us at www.peaceoneday.org. […]

     
  • Vacancies: Media & Communications Officer

    Job Title: Media & Communications Officer Working For: a client of The Right Ethos Salary: up to £34.5K Job Details: The organisation: An environmental campaign   The role: To promote campaign messages to the media and the public which can include national and international travel & managing relationships with celebrity supporters. To package & […]