Parliamentary Sketch 24th June – Desperate Immigrants Broadband
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor There were three questions about broadband and mobile phone coverage in rural areas during today’s session, let that sink in for a moment (or while your connection buffers if you’re in the shires). I know it’s important that people in Long Melford can browse the internet/watch pornography at the same speed as us urban dwellers, but surely it’s not the most pressing issue at the moment. Perhaps I’m wrong, although I’m fairly certain the three...
Beer of the Week – CRATE Golden
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 3.8% ABV Brewed: Hackney Wick, London Set up in 2012 by a trio of like-minded individuals - siblings Tom and Jess Seaton and business partner Neil Hinchley – CRATE Brewery operates from an old print factory that overlooks the River Lea, in the heart of London’s Hackney Wick. Using only the finest British Malts and internationally sourced Hops, the brand now has ten different brews to its name is supported by a number...
Restaurant Review – Bob Bob Ricard
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Sadly, very few high-end London restaurant offer guests the chance to feast upon a luxurious Beef Wellington. However, when the traditional British dish does make its way onto a menu, this writer can barely contain his excitement, even if a triple-figure bill does often entail, and thankfully the standout dish at Bob Bob Ricard does not disappoint. Since opening at the tail end of 2008, the English/Russian Soho restaurant has managed to impress its...
Runnymede Eco-Village wins court battle asserting rights under Magna Carta
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Community members from Runnymede Eco-Village are celebrating a momentous win after their application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal, asserting rights under Magna Carta, was adjourned by a High Court judge. In what was described by Pete Phoenix as a "major victory for civil liberties and land rights", bailiffs for luxury property developers at the Runnymede site have been told to stand down after the High Court in London granted them a stay...
Novikov To Host Summertime Market On June 24th
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food In an attempt to embrace the summer, Mayfair’s Novikov will be hosting a summertime market in their Italian restaurant today (Wednesday June 24th). Set to run between 11am up until 4pm, the market is perfect for a quick lunch break browse, or for any foodies finding themselves in the area. The Italian street-style market will allow customers to purchase a range of fresh produce sourced from some of the finest suppliers, be it Oysters,...
Record Review: Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool
By Declan Roberts (@DeclanMR) When a new London band strikes the scene every journalist around tries to catch a grip on what sort of genre they play into. A band exists to be pigeonholed. For Wolf Alice however, no one can really put a finger on it. The first two EPs featured calm and catchy singalongs. At that point, they were regularly placed under the unimaginative banner of “indie”. But a debut album is an opportune moment to shift perceptions....
Medical Wearables: Future or Fairy Tale?
By Collette Johnson, Medical Business Development Manager, Plextek Consulting According to Deloitte, the global mobile health (mHealth) market should hit $26 billion by 2017, whilst the medical wearable device market is expected to be worth $5.8 billion globally by 2019. Encouraging progress in sensor-enabled patient monitoring, diagnosis and treatment, which is only set to continue evolving over the next 10 years, is helping to fuel this massive market growth. These latest medtech innovations are shaping our future and will change...
‘Cleaning up Croydon’
New development puts affordable housing in reach of working Londoners By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent - the estate agent comparison site Croydon is getting a much needed facelift by Property developer Inspired Asset, who are opening Green Dragon House on 26th June 2015 as part of Boris Johnson’s wider regeneration plans for Croydon. Green Dragon House, a commercial property home to a number of well-known companies over the years, is now changing...
Spieth’s US Open victory signals changing of the guard
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport @davidjdewinter For nigh on two decades, golf’s major championships have been dominated by familiar names adorning the leaderboard: the likes of Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Padraig Harrington, Jim Furyk have all regularly been fighting for the biggest prizes in golf. But does 21 year-old Jordan Spieth’s victory at the US Open on Sunday herald a new era in golfing history? My earliest memory...