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Hanging out with the Women’s Institute

By Lydia Mossahebi • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: Features

Before stumbling across Islington’s branch of the women’s institute, Lydia Mossahebi had no idea where to go to learn how to put up shelves and successfully paint multicoloured walls. And now she’s uncovered a place where female Londoners can get empowered, and get tiddly.



Sir Alan: You’re Hired!

By Lydia Mossahebi • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: News

Sir Alan Sugar is one of the UK’s favourite TV personalities, humiliating and crushing the dreams of pretentious, often idiotic, wannabe city boys and girls.



Bells and balls

By Lydia Mossahebi • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: News

If you were wandering around central London on Saturday, you may have imagined you saw an awful lot of naked cyclists for one afternoon. Don’t panic, you weren’t hallucinating – hundreds of naked cyclists took part in World Naked Bike Ride.
The event was organised to protest against oil dependency and car culture, and it’s the [...]



What’s that ticking sound?

By Lydia Mossahebi • Jun 8th, 2008 • Category: News

An army bomb disposal team exploded a 500-pound WWII German warhead on Friday, after discovering the bomb at the future Olympic site on Monday.
The bomb was discovered by construction workers while working on the site near Bethnal Green.
Simon Saunders, a spokesman for the British Army’s London district made the concise and accurate assertion that the [...]



Buskers on the underground lose sponsors

By Lydia Mossahebi • May 29th, 2008 • Category: News

Capital 95.8 and thelondonpaper have decided not to renew their contract to sponsor legal busking spots on the underground, leaving buskers’ stages in limbo.
CBS outdoor, the company which manages advertising on the underground, are currently seeking new sponsorship for the legal busking spots, which were previously supported by Carling. TfL have been running the scheme [...]



Shop review: Frock Me!

By Lydia Mossahebi • May 27th, 2008 • Category: Daylife, Shops

Lydia Mossahebi finds you have to be willing to rummage to get beautiful vintage clothes at the Frock Me! fair in Chelsea.



Fancy a private showing of the crown jewels?

By Lydia Mossahebi • May 19th, 2008 • Category: News

Londoners with a bit of extra cash in their pockets can pay to see some of the most elusive areas of the capital.



Recycled couture

By Lydia Mossahebi • May 12th, 2008 • Category: News

Oxfam opened its first boutique charity shop in Westbourne Grove on Saturday.



Restaurant review: S&M cafe

By Lydia Mossahebi • May 11th, 2008 • Category: Cafes & Restaurants, Daylife

Lydia Mossahebi tries out the S&M cafe, and leaves feeling a lot less sexier



Bugger

By Lydia Mossahebi • May 5th, 2008 • Category: News

So, somehow Boris is in charge of our beloved city.