Restaurant Review: Tom Simmons Tower Bridge
Have you ever been to a Welsh restaurant, in London? Under the fatal chasm of British food, Welsh cuisine is so often overlooked: a shame given the excellent readily available produce. In the new One Tower Bridge development, Pembrokeshire-born Tom Simmons’ eponymous restaurant isn’t so much a Welsh restaurant (there are absolutely no gimmicks here), but has a prominent focus on produce sourced from Wales. The first restaurant to open in the new One Tower Bridge development, the family-run space...
Diet Cig add extra date to London jaunt as first sells out
NY's Diet Cig have added a second London date to their upcoming UK tour. The band will now stop over at The Moth Club for a two day stint. Plus, their bringing Scottish indie-poppers The Spook School along for the rid. The band also recently shared the video for "Barf Day," a highlight of their much-loved debut album Swear I'm Good At This. Diet Cig On Tour Oct 12 - Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Centre Oct 13 - Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade...
If politicians want to further social mobility they need to review the school system
“If you’re a young black man, you’re more likely to be in a prison cell than studying at a top university,” wrote David Cameron in January last year, in an article for The Sunday Times. Fortunately, the former Prime Minister was wrong, according to the BBC. However, his benign assessment does raise the important issue of social homogeneity within education. An issue, which is yet to be resolved. Statistics prove it, time and time again – ethnic minorities are disadvantaged in...
Photographer captures mesmerising pictures of Milky Way lighting up the night sky
These extraordinary pictures capture the stunning Milky Way lighting up the night sky above the British countryside. Stargazing photographer Andrew Fusek-Peters, 51, was able to snap the stunning sight from the top of Titterstone Clee Hill, in Ludlow, Shrops. In the foreground of the images is a radar dome, which forms part of the National Air Traffic Services radar network, which monitors all aircraft within a 100-mile radius. Andrew, who has been a freelance photographer for four years, arrived on...
Ground Rents Income addresses negative media comment
Ground Rents Income addresses negative media comment - Ground Rents Income Fund plc, a listed real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in UK ground rents, says that it has noted the recent attention in the media regarding ground rents and the launch by the Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, of a consultation on proposals to amend leasehold legislation. The attention has been focused on leasehold houses, which account for 11% by income of the Company's portfolio, and, in particular, leaseholds with ground...
Barcelona agree £198 million transfer for Neymar
Barcelona have given Neymar permission to leave after Paris St-Germain tabled a lucrative 222m euro (£198m) deal for the forward. The Brazilian told his team-mates at training on Wednesday that he wanted to leave the Spanish club and was then given permission by Barca manager Ernesto Valverde not to train and to "sort out his future". A release clause in his contract set at 222m euros has freed up his options to talk to other teams, which PSG are understood to be...
Greencoat UK Wind tops up stake in Clyde windfarm
Greencoat UK Wind tops up stake in Clyde windfarm - Greencoat UK Wind PLC has entered into an agreement to make a further investment in Clyde Windfarm (Scotland) Limited, together with GLIL Corporate Holdings Limited, the infrastructure investment vehicle of certain local authority pension funds. As agreed at acquisition in March 2016, the Clyde Extension construction indemnity provided by, power company, SSE will fall away on the commercial operation date of the Clyde Extension (this is expected to occur in late...
Wealdstone FC devise innovative scheme to fund player recruitment
Wealdstone FC are calling on supporters to contribute £60 "in the name of their favourite Stones player" to fund player recruitment for the 2017/18 season. The innovative new fundraising scheme will enable fans and businesses to donate a seat in the new stand for a minimum contribution of £60 in the name of their favourite player past or present as part of the celebration of the construction of the new facility at The Vale. Fans can donate as many seats as...
Brexiters: Significant damage to the British economy is a price worth paying
Six in ten Brexit voters believe significant damage to the British economy is a price worth paying for leaving the European Union. New research has unearthed extremist beliefs among Leavers, with many so committed to their beliefs that they believe significant harm befalling the UK economy, or even losing their jobs, would be a price worth paying in order to get their way on Brexit. The economic impact of the UK's vote to leave has been ever-present since the referendum, with the latest economic...