Nativity plays and concerts return to Hampstead Garden Suburb's Free Church Hall after parishioners refurbed the stage with the help of funds from the Suburb Trust

Intriguing if somewhat underpowered festive show in the gallery's theatre dramatises Hendrick Avercamp's wintry scene for young audiences

 It has been a tumultuous month in a difficult year for Pakistani politics. On the 3rd of November, gunshots sounded in a crowd gathered in Wazirabad, an eastern city of Pakistan. It was an assassination attempt on Imran Khan - the country’s forme...

The number of reported thefts in Hackney increased by 29% between September and October this year.

Jason Moore is serving life in prison for the murder of Robert Darby in Ilford in 2005 - but Robert's brother Tim believes that was a miscarriage of justice and is fighting to prove Mr Moore is innocent.

Find out the opening times for The Glades Bromley at Christmas.

House prices in Bexley have soared by an average of over £8,000 in the month of September, according to figures from the Land Registry.

Commuters in South London feel like they’ve been “slapped in the face” after finding out Southeastern was given permission not to ask commuters about controversial December timetable changes.

Bexley council spent less on housing homeless people in temporary accommodation last year, new figures show, despite an increase in spending across the south east London boroughs.

Drivers in Croydon and South London’s other outer boroughs will have to pay the ULEZ charge in their neighbourhoods for the first time next August.

The new app Instafest lets you create your dream lineup using Spotify.

BBC shows including Strictly Come Dancing and Mrs Brown's Boys have been confirmed for Christmas specials.

American fast food chain Wendy’s has finally opened its doors in Sutton High Street.    It’s London’s newest location and has been long awaited for its famous square burgers. Wendy’s first returned to the UK in 2019 after previously clo...

Adopting a furry friend is a momentous decision. In some cases, your pet may live upwards of 20 years. In this case, you’ve narrowed the search to dogs and cats. How should you choose between man’s best friends?

The RMT have announced yet another series of strikes in the months of December and January.

Nino Trentinella is an award-winning artist and photographer, who has had her artworks exhibited in a variety of institutions (including the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.). As she now teaches at Sutton Grammar School, I had the pleasure of t...

Within towns and neighbourhoods, many owners let their cats outside, some of them roaming hundreds of metres away from their homes. Is it worth potentially risking it all for something that isn’t strictly essential?

The Met Office has released the long-range forecast leading up to Christmas Day.

Poor air quality impacts the health of all Londoners, no matter their age, or if they drive a car, or ride a bike. 

A stone's throw from the fictional 221B Baker St, this clever witty festive play is a very merry mash up of Dickens and Conan Doyle

A piece on the use of our bodies as the forces that establish trends within the fashion industry and beyond.

Thursday the 24th of November marked the arrival of Teddington’s annual ‘lights up’ festival, welcoming the beginning of the festive season for locals.

Mid-October, I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to attend the European premiere of Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig’s long-awaited and COVID-delayed Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the sequel to their 2019 murder mystery hit, Knives Out...

The much-loved production of ‘High School Musical’ has recently been performed at Notre Dame school, brilliantly showcasing the highs and lows of American High School life.

Confidence Man, an Australian dance and electropop band is sure to be everyone’s new kick of serotonin. The 90’s inspired band are best known for their songs, ‘Does It Make You Feel Good?’ and ‘Boyfriend (Repeat)’, and their iconic set at...

A line of people of who one can only assume were at best pensioners were waiting outside of the Bournemouth International Centre. The rain was coming down fast, combined with a bitter coastal wind and the faint sound of fireworks echoing the celebrat...

The Winter and Summer terms are most dreaded by hundreds of thousands of students nationwide. Students are in a constant state of anxiety and stress as they navigate through the murky waters of examinations. After what seems like a leisurely cruise t...

On the 2nd of November, the Oxford street Christmas lights lit up the iconic London street for another year, though this year with a eco conscious and cost of living crisis appropriate twist.

Richmond Police launched a murder hunt after a 31-year-old male was stabbed to death in the early hours of 26th November.

According to an Experian survey conducted in 2013, Guildford, at that time, was the luxury shopping capital of the UK. But fast forward to today, it’s an endless strip of boarded-up businesses and signs proclaiming the arrival of the next new coffe...

In 2012, Paulina Byrne opened her first cake shop in Brixton Village Market, South London. Unfortunately, the shop was closed due to the pandemic, so Paulina ran the business from home for the next 2 years. She has now opened a new shop in St Albans.

We must all have reached a relaxation milestone at some point. A holiday or break after a long and tiring project at school or work. Although it might have felt like a mirage floating on the horizon for the preceding months, it arrived. Yet what did ...

Shashi Tharoor once said: “The Sun never set on the British Empire, because even God couldn’t trust them in the dark.”

On Wednesday 23rd of November around 450 students gathered at the Bloomsbury Baptist Church in London for a Thriving minds Conference.

A Tory MP nearly won I'm A Celebrity.

 

Christmas is fast approaching, with just a few weeks to go, and the East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity is preparing to launch their campaign to raise some money and bring some festive cheer into their hospitals.

Studying dead languages such as Latin and Ancient Greek may seem absurd to many in the 21st century, but is there truly no merit to be gained from these seemingly pointless subjects?

A gas giant exoplanet has become the best explored planet outside of our solar system, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (otherwise known as JWST or Webb) and due to the thorough molecular and chemical analysis.

To celebrate Bonfire Night, celebrations in Wimbledon Park took place on the evening of Friday 4th November, providing the perfect opportunity for families and friends to come together and enjoy the occasion, with a night filled with perfect soundtra...

On November 19th, in Watford High street, marked the start of Winter in Watford. A stage, 20 foot Christmas tree and many more small stalls and little surprises were set up ready to entertain families for hours to come. To start of this amazing night...

Customers will still be able to get face-to-face support despite a cash office closing.

The final episode of season 4 of Ru Paul’s Drag Race aired on the 24th of November this year on BBC 3 following the previous episode where the contestants battled it out in a comedy based challenge with drag queen Pixie Polite  narrowly missing a ...

Reading can be viewed as both a gift and a privilege, regardless of whether you struggled to learn it or it came effortlessly to you.

What was on at the musical con?! Here’s everything you need to know about the hugely successful Musical con 2022, lasting the weekend of 22-23 October at Excel London, with over 10,000 musical theatre fans attending, and tickets completely sold out...

Judith Baker journeys to Sri Lanka to discover the island nation’s hidden gems.

The Brewery Shopping Centre in Romford has removed Christmas decorations from trees lining its car park after concerns were raised over their impact on sparrows.

The Shar Pei are quite an unknown breed yet when you see them you can have no doubt that it is one. With their wrinkly faces and large muzzles, they are unlike any other breed. 

Since the first lockdown was issued in early spring in 2020, workers have found themselves working stay at home jobs, even after the pandemic restrictions have been lifted. Many companies have continued to only open their offices to employees on cert...

Old Georgians’ Hockey Club, founded in 1995 in Weybridge, has always been a wholesome club that prioritised the enjoyment of hockey. Whilst it began with the aim of bringing together Old Georgians who wanted to continue playing hockey after their d...