More than four-fifths (85%) of adults in London are reading books (85%) and over half (52%) listening to audiobooks as Britons ‘weather the storm’ of the cost-of-living crisis. Nearly two-fifths of readers (38%) agree that they can relate to literature about people in adverse times
The Wandsworth Citizens’ Assembly on Air Quality last night presented its final recommendations to the council’s environment committee. The group of 50 randomly-chosen local people was set up as part of the council’s commitment to listening to residents and using innovative ways to enable them
A new development in the City of London offering underrepresented artists access to affordable space will open in early July 2023. Hive Curates, a creative studio, is partnering with Landsec and the Eastern City Business Improvement District (EC BID), to run the space after being
Heart of London Business Alliance’s award-winning cultural initiative, Art of London, today celebrates the return of Art After Dark with a new, illuminated public art attraction transforming Piccadilly Circus for two days. The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain has been decorated with thousands of flowers and meditative
A dental group with one of the largest NHS contracts in the country has been bought by two colleagues following seven-figure finance from Unity Trust Bank. Dr Kuldipsinh Gohil and Dr Jasmin Thoria used a £5.6m loan to buy Sterling Dental Group in Southall, which
A pool of work-ready jobseekers with new skills learned at an IT bootcamp are ready to help fill London’s chronic digital talent shortage. Thirty participants who took part in the four-week online training programme acquired the knowledge that will equip them for a wide range
This Summer, the talented kitchen team at neighbourhood pub, restaurant and wine store, The Farrier have created a brand new purse friendly mid week offering with the launch of its Bottomless Wing Wednesdays. Every Wednesday evening throughout summer and beyond, Londoners can now indulge in
Taylor Wimpey North Thames is launching its Weston Gate development in Hitchin at the end of June. Weston Gate will provide a selection of high quality one and two bedroom apartments and homes with excellent transport links for commuters. Jason Turner, Sales Manager at Taylor
The founder of a London-based sustainability company has praised a London climate event at which King Charles activated a climate ‘countdown clock’. On Wednesday, King Charles met Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at the Climate Innovation Forum in London, the flagship event of London Climate
Giving birth has been voted Brits happiest life event, according to new national research released today1. More than one-in-five Brits said that giving birth was the happiest moment in their life (21%), with getting married (18%) following close behind. Meanwhile, 40% of the nation admit