Cool and quirky Camden Town is London’s answer to San Francisco. Although it’s in North London, being just above Kings Cross it can still easily pass as being central. When you alight from the tube for the first time the High Street that greets you is mesmerising. Giant boots kicking...
Sport News 24/7 Sports Editor David de Winter and Sports Columnist Richard de Winter discuss The Ryder Cup, The Rugby World Cup and The Premier League in their weekly sports podcast for The London Economic
New research has found Brits are delaying their summer holidays because of the hot weather at home. The Travelex study found one in five have delayed summer holiday due to a scorcher summer in the UK and a fifth are planning a Spanish getaway during colder months. This could be...
By Harry Bedford This week sees the twentieth anniversary of the American sitcom Friends exploding onto our screens. The show ran for ten years from 1994 until 2004 and was based around six friends living in New York in their late twenties and early thirties. Created by David Crane and...
Sport News 24/7 By Mike Deverell @mikedeverellEQ This weekend’s Merseyside derby could be a make or break match for Everton’s season. After only two wins all season and just one in the league, conceding 17 goals in 7 games, this could be a match that defines Martinez era Everton. If...
The leafy suburb of Chiswick is the jewel of West London. Beautiful enough to attract the rich and famous, but far away from Central London enough not to cost the Earth. Chiswick High Road that slices the town in two has a certain continental feel to it, while the traditional...
By Clare Macnaughton, author of A Modern Military Mother - Tales from the Domestic Frontline My 11 year old son is desperate to play the video game 'Grand Theft Auto'. Some of his mates, of the same age, are allowed to play it. I have strictly forbidden it, for various reasons, but...
By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic The food system is broken, NFESH President, Founder and CEO Enid Borden told me in a brief email exchange in response to my article on food waste. Highlighting the origins of food and the way in which our supermarket shelves are stocked I attempted to...
Sport News 24/7 By Rob Latham A clash between Chelsea and Bolton Wanderers was commonplace in the Premier League for over a decade, but in the seasons since Wanderers relegation, things have changed dramatically. The Blues have become European champions and favourites for this season’s title, while The Trotters have...