Monthly Archives: April 2014
Invasion of the concept cafés
European and American café culture has been invading the UK slowly but surely for quite some time. Inspired by TV shows such as Friends, Britons too started hanging out in coffee
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Into You: Getting inked in Clerkenwell
Tattoos are more popular than ever in Britain – the Guardian reported in 2010 that one in five Brits are tattooed. We sat down with Alex Binnie of tattoo studio
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Silicon rebrand: Is Tech City still the next big thing?
In November 2010, David Cameron announced that government policies would turn Britain into the most attractive place in the world to start and invest in tech companies. More than three
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Islington in the fight against young drinking
With the third-highest density of licensed premises in London, Islington has a vibrant nightlife. As the number of the borough’s young drinkers keep rising, the council and several local organisations
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Finsbury Library: Borrowing books 21st century style
For our St John Street At Work series we visit Finsbury Library, which houses more than 40,000 items, from books to DVDs. We talked to its enthusiastic manager, Chris Millington, about
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