When I think of North London the names Highgate, Camden and Belsize Park trickle through my mind like a babbling brook. When I think of South London the names Catford, Brockley and West Norwood feel like a conker slapping against my cranium on a blustery November morning. But it doesn’t need to be that way, conkers used to be fun remember? The area has some great and affordable properties, a brank spanking new leisure centre and the West Norwood Feast...

By Andy Irwin Septembers - the debut novel from Birmingham-born writer Christopher Prendergast - charts the experiences of Matt, a young history teacher, through an on-off relationship and unstable career in Sheffield and Birmingham via episodes in the life of Franz von Papen (vice-Chancellor of Germany in the early 1930s). The novel charts a period of downfall in Matt’s life, with insecurities and disasters that span the personal and the professional. Despite those themes, there is a pervasive tenderness throughout...

By Steve Taggart The days of a quick pint down the local with close friends and family the night before your biggest day of your life, are long gone. These days a stag or hen do is a huge event and it is getting pricier every year. Expect an empty wallet and sore head by the time it is over. So get ready to splash the cash if you’re off on a hen or stag do soon, as research has revealed...

By Catherine Filmer We understand that when it comes to business, it’s always survival of the fittest. Implementing the right business software and your own business fitness regime will give you a competitive edge in 7 different ways. 7-a-day regime for business fitness Know what’s coming up - keep an eye on your order pipeline. Use software that allows you to manage diaries, workflows, dashboard reporting, and anticipate payment patterns. Access for everyone Having a ‘self-serve’ environment easily managed by...

This October Londoners catching a ride across the city could be in with a chance of winning a ski holiday in the Austrian Alps thanks to the Austrian Quiz Taxi. On 13th, 20th and 27th October 2014, between 8am and 1pm, anyone who makes a journey in the Austrian Taxi Quiz will be in for a treat. Not only will your fare be paid for by the Austrian National Tourist Office, you are also in with a chance of winning a...

By Harry Bedford, Music Editor Since the late 1970s, as the punk era took hold and music became a political weapon, rock music became very much about realism with musicians focussing on the ups and downs of everyday life. But back in the late 1960s things were slightly different. There was more fantasy in the music, more imagery in the lyrics and the music was generally more colourful. You only have to compare The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix to the...

By Seb Dean from Apartment-hotels.com This is a simple guide to some statues that you probably walk past every single day on your way to and from work, but don’t even notice! Sometimes we get so caught up in life that we stop noticing the details and we forget about the history behind beautiful things such as these statues. Enjoy! #1- Fleet Air Arm Victoria Embankment, SW1 The figure featured in this imposing statue depicts Daedalus – a Greek mythical...

By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic  There are very few big industries in existence today that are not overrun by big companies. Take a minute to count how many rail operators there are in the UK or mobile phone companies, banks or electricity firms and you’ll struggle to move past your first five fingers. In a world where corporate capitalism is allowed to run riot, understanding how to keep big firms in check has become of paramount importance....

By Gregory Taylor Reports of the Ebola outbreak have been rife of late. Some 8,399 probable or suspected cases have been confirmed by The World Heath Organisation (WHO) causing a media frenzy around the outbreak, a frenzy that perhaps clouded Friday's Mental Health Day that shines the spotlight on a suspected 450 million people worldwide who have mental health problems. The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report found that one in four British adults experience at least one diagnosable mental health problem in any one...