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[11 Aug 2010 | By ]
London Postcodes Dominate List of Home Burglaries

Are your belonging safe in your home? Moneysupermarket did an analysis of claim figures and came up with the top 20 postcodes in the UK that had the highest burglary rates, and London postcodes made up half of them!

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[10 Aug 2010 | By ]
Renting vs Home Ownership in London – The Big Struggle

As someone who didn’t grow up in London or even the UK, this whole obsession with house prices seem to be bordering on the schizophrenic, with the constant media frenzy about whether prices are going up or down, or stuck in sideways limbo. As someone renting at the moment and never having bought before, I have been considering purchasing a property of my own, and so still have both sides of the renting vs house-ownership argument in my head.

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[8 Aug 2010 | By ]
Fancy a bit of squirrel, anyone?

Squirrels seem to be the next big thing. Omnipresent in London’s parks, the endearing rodent is quickly expanding its territory, albeit in a somewhat involuntary fashion. For years it has been served by gourmet chefs, sold by specialised butchers and soon it might become a regular feature on the shelves of your local supermarket. But as a North London Budgens regularly sells out its supply of squirrel meat, squirrel stew is not the only thing to rave about…

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[8 Aug 2010 | By ]
Top Free iPhone Apps for London

When I last went on holiday to Belgium over the Easter break, I found myself struggling to find any useful iPhone apps for free. Most of the apps were not free, and when you are only in a place for a few days, its a waste of money to buy an iPhone app when it becomes redundant when you leave.

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[4 Aug 2010 | By ]
Review: No Idea at the Young Vic

Two actresses who want to make a play which they can be in. No idea what it could be about. Ask the public for suggestions. That’s the basis of this cutting-edge, part-improvised sketch-show style comedy which addresses the issue of disability in a thought-provoking but hilarious way.

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[4 Aug 2010 | By ]
London’s Oldest French Restaurant

Given the number of French restaurants in London and how far they go back, historical artefacts with a French connection in London go well beyond Nelson’s Column. Just a short walk from Trafalgar Square in Covent Garden is a proper institution, Mon Plaisir – London’s oldest French restaurant.

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[1 Aug 2010 | By ]
Salon D’Été, A Lush Pop-Up Nightclub above L’Equipe Anglais

Its curtains swinging open for the summer months only, Mayfair’s vintage bar and kitchen Salon D’Été must vacate their premises on September 5th. It’s a true pop-up venue! Up and down in London like a jack-in-the-box.

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[1 Aug 2010 | By ]
Review: Fire & Stone – A Deliciously Different Pizzeria

Having arrived at Fire & Stone expecting just another Pizzeria chain in London, my opinion has done a complete 180 degrees u-turn. Fire & Stone have essentially re-invented the pizza that will leave most traditional Italians groaning in horror, but I think they have pulled it off really well. Where else in London would you find such unique toppings such as mint yoghurt sauce, common roasted sweet potato, macadamia nuts, or black pudding on a pizza?