By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic Wakefield Kirkgate is the worst station in Britain. At least, it was in 2009 when the then Secretary of State for Transport minister Lord Adonis visited it after a rape, a serious assault and several robberies took place there, including a brutal ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Falling on a Saturday night this year, plenty of London’s restaurants and bars are taking the opportunity to throw huge, themed Halloween celebrations over the weekend. Here’s our pick of the best Halloween food and drink events across the capital this year. Tying in ...
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent The future of food production was on display at this year's Gulfood Manufacturing where the first “Factory in a Box” was unveiled on the opening day. Presented by United Food Technology (UFT), a specialist food technology and engineering company with offices in Germany and the UAE, the ...
By Nick Christian On the crest of the British cycling popularity wave, the classic continental track format Six Day Racing returned to London last week after a 35-year hiatus. Despite missing Mark Cavendish - still recovering from shoulder surgery following a crash at last month’s Tour of Britain - the event ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food For as long as there have been restaurants, there have been the most outrageous of restaurant trends. Let’s face it; London is full of annoying impositions that surround our most social expeditions for something to eat. All too often we have to pretend to ...
By Oliver Ward Over the last three months, for the first time in history, Britain's renewable energy production surpassed its coal production. A monumental moment, the palpable demonstration of how far renewable energy has come in the UK and the changing attitudes towards our role as inhabitants on this planet. ...
By Kane Power (@ElHeavio) Among the plethora of ‘next big online music hub’ start-ups this year is a company that promises to ‘stand out from the crowd’; Stereotribes. A kind of Kickstarter/Bandcamp crossover, Stereotribes caters for artists or anyone with an even slightly music related project, providing a central site ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport OK, I’ll admit it: I am enjoying Chelsea’s current malaise. Whilst my own team, Liverpool, languish depressingly in mid-table it is comforting to revel in someone else’s misfortune, namely Jose Mourinho’s. The Chelsea supremo has presided over a ...
How did a once-anonymous Londoner become a successful speaker and content entrepreneur who helps other startups succeed? By Noy Shani One day in 2012 Vincent Dignan woke up after having a dream. The then-average man, far afield from any spotlight, had a vision to start an online magazine where the writers ...