A few interesting links that have come up; Inhabitat interviews the founder of the “cycle library”. The Great Wen looks back at squats of the 60s. The BBC’s Tom Edwards wonders whether 20 mph limits ever work. The Independent claims demonstrations will be banned during the Olympics. While the Telegraph […]
Th Calthorpe Project is an excellent community project and space that is currently under threat of losing it’s funding. It is an inner city oasis – a community garden and centre where people grow and learn together taking care of each other and the environment. The cuts in our funding […]
Well, Big Smoke has been up and running for several days now and despite one minor ongoing technical fault, that you wouldn’t notice unless you’re subscribed by rss, it all seems to be working pretty smoothly. We certainly think there is a real space for an online magazine that is […]
There seems to be something happening in the derelict buildings that have been allowed to rot opposite Kings Cross. They have been left for so many years some of the shop fronts don’t just have the last London telephone code on them that came in, what, ten years ago – […]
This little video from the righteous food not bombs group in Lewisham shows them at work spreading the love. They are a group of volunteers who take good quality within-date food which would have been thrown away by businesses, cook it up, and distribute it to homeless hostels and day […]
There has been a great deal of work done in Islington and Camden on “air quality” (pollution to you and me). Highbury on Foot blogger Caroline Russell reports. Yesterday I attended a Camden and Islington Air Quality Summit at Camden Town Hall. The Council Chamber was packed to hear what […]
New Economic Foundation Intern: Social Policy £8.30 per hour (part time, 2 or 3 days per week) NEF’s Social Policy team aims to find ways of achieving sustainable social justice: the fair and equitable distribution of natural, social and economic resources between people, places and generations. The squeeze on […]
The ever excellent Londonist spotted this little video of a man long conrol of his dog in Richmond Park and makes some well made serious points off the back of it. It’s certainly not the dog’s fault who is only doing what comes naturally – it certainly shows that it isn’t […]
Hello old chap. The Tweed Run comes home with another special charity cycle ride in its own inimitable style (see pics). The London Rugby Tweed Run will be held on November 26th, and a subsequent ride will follow in Tokyo. On this occasion, London participants will gather at […]
Religion can be a complex subject at the best of times, but when you add in the messy and beautiful mix that is urban life we can get something rather special. Last night urban diary observed one such exchange even though we weren’t ear-wigging, honest. A young woman in headscarf […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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