Articles tagged ‘London’
Daily Dose 10.26
By Chris | October 26th, 2006 |
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* The Queen to officially open the Emirates Stadium. She’s always been a fan (BBCNews)
* Borat has the London premiere of his new movie after the police chase all the Jews and Gypsies out of Leicester Square, Jagshemash (DailyMail)
* Department of Transport ok’s extension of Dockland’s Light Railway to Olympic Park. Seb Coe says ‘thank [...]
Professional Sports in London - Rugby Union
By Chris | October 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Rugby Union was an amateur sport until 1995 when the sport’s ruling body voted to make it ‘open’ or professional.
Radio Stations in London
By Chris | October 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
You may fancy listening to a few tunes or catching up on some news during your visit to London but which way to twiddle your knob is the age old question. Here’s a quick run down on a selection of the radio stations filling, some would say polluting the airwaves of the capital.
Daily Dose 10.25
By Chris | October 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
* Richmond’s Liberal Democrat council to charge residents with big cars £750 to park outside their own home(BBCNews)
* London Bombing charity shuts down(SkyNews)
* Royal Free Hospital gets ok to carry out world’s first full face transplant. Pass the sick bag(BBCNews)
* Tony Blair gives ex-flatmate Lord Falconer, who owns six houses, an all expenses paid flat [...]
Daily Dose 10.24
By Chris | October 24th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
* London Mayor wants muslims to get more involved in politics, are we talking the ballot and the bomb Ken?(Yahoo)
* Radio shock jock James Whale may run for London Mayor, now there’s a man who speaks sense(BBCNews)
* UK’s first ’super casino’ could be Millennium Dome in Greenwich(Evening Standard)
* London first, Pelican eats pigeon in St [...]
London’s blue plaques
By Chris | October 20th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Walking around London you may notice some round blue signs on buildings with someone’s name and some personal details on them, these are part of the Blue Plaque scheme, currently run by English Heritage.
