A stallholder at Bermondsey’s Blue Market has gained an overnight cult following after a clip spotlighting his ailing business received 11.5m views on social media. Three weeks ago, Dennis Newman, 64, was living paycheque to paycheque. He is the owner of The Pie Den: a traditional pie, mash, and liquor stall based at the Blue…
By Izzy James Eager Londoners packed South London venue John the Unicorn last night as the independent pub launched its The Celebrity Traitors watch party series to drive massive footfall. The grassroots business has turned the nation’s addiction to the BBC’s hit reality series The Traitors into an opportunity to create community and business. “My housemates had a tradition…
£10.7m of Lewisham Council’s budget was pledged today to company Blue Garage in the effort to renovate Lewisham Library, making it the most expensive public-funded library in London.
Ealing Road and Wembley Park witnessed a boost in the local economy as festival-goers shopped for festive clothing and accessories, fasting foods and ingredients, sweets, and gifts for the nine-day Navratri festival. For many residents, the festive season of Navratri and Diwali is the primary period for making purchases, with many beginning to budget months…
Acre Lane shopkeepers oppose Lambeth Council’s proposed design for a bus priority corridor on Acre Lane, which would remove 51 parking bays and convert five bays to loading-only. The council’s scheme aims to reduce traffic, improve air quality and increase the average speed of buses on Acre Lane, which move as slowly as 5.2mph against…
Burglars have broken into the Three Buds café in Vauxhall Park twice in the span of two months. The first break-in occurred on 1 July 2026, and the second on 31 August. The burglars stole electronics, a phone, and coffee beans. They also cut electrical wiring to the café’s shutters during the first break-in. Hugo…
The bar opened on Thursday 8 October and is an extension of Putney’s sole nightclub, Le Fez Open three nights a week, Annie’s Room offers dedicated bowling alley-style lanes for darts fans. It is located on Upper Richmond Road, an area off the high street largely dominated by retail shops and estate agents. Annie’s Room…
Events Coordinator at The Dusty Knuckle Bakery, Verity Fulham, has confirmed the bakery’s award-winning Youth Programme will also be carried out at their new site in Blackstock Road, Islington: “we hope to run the programme soon, once the shop is fully up and running.” This will be The Dusty Knuckle Bakery’s third brick and mortar…
UAE investor, Arada, has been granted permission to begin pre-planning on the Great North Leisure Park redevelopment, despite arising concerns for Food Bank Aid’s distribution centre on the property. Food Bank Aid, a food and household goods donation distribution centre, supported over 30 food banks over last calendar year. Their donations helped approximately 20,000 North…
Clerkenwell residents and publicans report a whirlwind of excitement and sadness as James Bond actor Daniel Craig and team of associates set up shop in 18th century boozer and darts haven, the Horseshoe. Craig revealed in an interview with The Times that he and Soho House founder Nick Jones, restaurateur Charlie Carroll, and business collaborator…