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  • Lambeth Save Our Services (Thurs 5th Jan)

    Lambeth Save Our Services are holding an organising meeting this Thursday (5th Jan) at 6.30pm in the Vida Walsh Centre, Saltoun Road (just off Windrush Square). “We would love to say that following the Xmas and New Year break we can all take it easy, but I’m afraid the attacks and […]

     
  • The six best bits of London’s 2011

    So 2011 is over, half of London’s population seems to have lurgy of some form or another and all the media predictions for 2012 are so down beat they are making us hope that Mayan prophecies of the apocalypse were right. However, it’s traditional to take a look back at the year […]

     
  • Vacancy: Parliamentary Assistant to Caroline Lucas MP

      Closing Date: 12 January 2012 Job Title: Parliamentary Assistant Working For: Caroline Lucas MP (Brighton, Pavilion) Salary: £25,000 inc London weighting Job Details: Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion and Green Party Leader, is looking for an assistant to work in her Westminster office. The successful candidate will be able to rise to […]

     
  • If you need someone: call the Samaritans

    If you need to speak to someone this Christmas but don’t know where to turn – call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 You can even e-mail them if you find it hard to speak at  jo@samaritans.org

     
  • London Advent (25th)

    The chicken place on Caledonian Road… Now you know where to go for Christmas dinner if your current plans fall through! We hope you’ve enjoyed our series London Advent. Thanks to those readers who donated pictures – and if you spot something road and about London tat infuriated you, amused […]

     
  • Merry Christmas from The Big Smoke

    We just wanted to wish all our readers a very happy Christmas. If you’re spending time with your family over the festive period – please, forgive them their foibles, try to get through it with minimum of rows. If you’re working on Christmas day we salute you! Whether you’re officially […]

     
  • Video: Do the Green Thing – cuddle

    Cuddle from Do the Green Thing on Vimeo. From Do the Green Thing

     
  • London Advent (24th)

     
  • Video: don’t buy puppies online

     
  • Friday’s London Links

    Local community groups to take over former council run libraries. Evening Standard. The Bloomsbury Social Center has now been evicted. TfL’s announcements on Bow and King’s Cross junctions receives a cautious welcome from the London Cycling Campaign. Daryl has been down the reopened Greenwich foot tunnel. Talking of Greenwich Transportine has been reading Ali Smith’s […]