Businesses on Clapham High Street brace for impact on their revenue after news that Lambeth Council has approved the planning permission for another Gails, this time on Clapham Common South Side. Further East, locals in Brixton recently lost their fight against the opening of a Gails branch outside it’s tube station despite it gaining over…
“It’s a very unique thing we have; someone could donate a jumper, and the profits turn directly to life-saving research”.
Arts and culture venue, Newington Green Meeting House, a building renowned for its history of dissenting ideas, is generating excitement ahead of its upcoming event celebrating a radical artist from the local area. This latest event comes after the £1.75 million the meeting house received from the National Lottery Fund in 2020, which saved the…
Two years into the Save Moth Club campaign, a decision on the venue’s second planning application is still outstanding. Why the delay, and what is it costing the business?
Four months after its reopening, the long-term viability of music venue Barfly is threatened by mounting financial pressure on live grassroots music. Once a Camden live music staple, hosting early performances by Coldplay and The Strokes, Barfly closed in 2016 before reopening as Camden Assembly. New owners Propaganda Independent Venues revived the Barfly name in…
Increased shoplifting in Bayswater is putting pressure on Queensway retailers, as businesses cite lack of police support as a reason they struggle to prevent theft. This comes as reports of shoplifting have risen 17% in the past year, with 269 incidents reported in Bayswater. After nearly four years working at Simple Oriental Food and Wine,…
A high street convenience store that sold illegal tobacco and vapes to minors will not be re-opening. On the 6th of October 2026, a first gazette notice was published stating that Aziz Bryar Dara Hama, the authorising director of the company applied for a voluntary dissolution of Yellow Express Market Ltd. Yellow Express was ordered…
Controversy has sparked amongst residents and business owners in Chelsfield after a planning application was submitted to Bromley council to turn a dry cleaner into a takeaway restaurant. Submitted on the 21st of September 2026, the application proposed a change of the Windsor Drive property from Class E to sui generis, a planning category that seeks full planning permission to use the property for hot food and takeaway services. However, residents…
Tower Hamlets Council has yet to decide whether AEG can use Victoria Park for up to 75 days a year, even though the company’s All Points East festival has already taken place this summer. AEG, the company behind the festival, wants to fence off around a third of the park each summer for the next…
On Saturday 10th October Pastry Chef Anna Higham opened Clementine Café in Islington, just across the road from its sister bakery Quince, through a crowdfunding project. Mrs Higham set out to raise £50,000 in an ‘All or Nothing’ crowdfunding campaign for Clementine. But in July 2026 having only met half of her target, she changed…