Beer of the Week – Beavertown Gamma Ray American Pale Ale
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 5.4% ABV Brewed: Tottenham Hale, London Not only does Beavertown Brewery adorn the World's coolest labels (see above), their range of Beers is also implausible. Named after the old Cockney name given to the De Beauvoir area of London, where the brand was born in 2011, they now operate from a site in Tottenham Hale. Having upgraded to a premises with a 50HL Brew House to work from, Beavertown’s Alpha Series features five Beers,...
Altrincham to Alps: Ski Train Bookings Open
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Tickets for direct ski trains go on sale today on loco2.com, where skiers book from any UK railway station to the largest number of Alpine resorts in a single transaction. From Altrincham to Ambergate, skiers will be able to connect from their local station to the two direct ski train services that will run each week between London St Pancras International, calling at Ashford International and Moûtiers, Aime-la-Plagne and Bourg St Maurice in France. It...
Broken Hands Announce UK Tour
After a triumphant show at tiny London sweatbox Power Lunches this week, Canterbury’s Broken Hands have unveiled details of a full UK tour kicking off in October. The tour will provide the first chance for fans to hear new material from their forthcoming debut album, Turbulence, which is slated for a 9th October release. Expect crunchy space-rock tones and way too much stage-bound silver foil. Turbulence 2015 Tour dates Oct 28 Manchester - Soup Kitchen Oct 29 Glasgow - The Broadcast Oct...
Out with the Old, in with the New: The London Generation Wave
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent The latest Office for National Statistics figures for London show more people left the capital than moved in between August 2013 and June 2014, except twenty-somethings, who moved to London in their droves. Some 204,443 people moved into London compared to 273,077 who moved out according to the figures, meaning a net 68,634 people left the capital for the year: 10,414 more than in the same period a year ago. The age bracket which migrated most to the...
Blank Space no more: New Horizons makes it to Pluto
Dr Robin G. Andrews @squigglyvolcano New Horizons probe finds Pluto is more than just an icy ball in space: it’s alive. Well hello there, Pluto. Sorry it took so long. You’re looking great, but I have to be honest with you: we are never ever, ever, getting back together. Despite humanity’s genuinely epic science project finally reaching Pluto, the last outpost of our solar system in the minds of many, we still cannot bring ourselves to welcome back the prodigal...
The Legend of Barney Thomson : Film Review
By Stephen Mayne @finalreel If it wasn’t for the severed penis in a box, Barney Thomson’s amiable voiceover might signal the start of a relaxed jaunt through the life of a working class stiff in Glasgow. Alas, there is that severed penis in a box. And an arm, and a foot, and pretty much every other part all coming through Royal Mail delivery. I don’t know if their rules expressly forbid the posting of body parts from murder victims; if...
20 Reasons Why You are the Best Generation of Parents Ever
By Sarah Beeson MBE, Health Visitor and Author After four decades working with babies, children and their families as a nurse and health visitor, I can honestly say that this is the best generation of parents there has ever been. One of the biggest reasons is that mums and dads work as a team; putting their Little One’s needs at the centre of family life. Today’s parents often intuitively meet the needs of their baby in a natural way. Even...
Resurgent England have chance to take control of Ashes
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport @davidjdewinter Well I did not see that coming. If you had told me that England would win the first Ashes Test at Cardiff, and at a canter, I would have questioned your sanity and probably referred you to a psychiatrist. In winning by the emphatic margin of 169 runs, England have sent a strong message to Australia that they won’t just roll over and capitulate like they did 18...
Parliamentary sketch 15th July – I wanna paint it Mhairi Black
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor After watching 20-year-old Mhairi Black’s maiden speech, when she showed how a young politician should conduct oneself, in a non-precocious or cringe worthy way(William Hague take note) I settled down to the last PMQs until after the summer recess. I hoped that established politicians had seen her speech and a breath of fresh air had blown through politics, which would enlighten me. Obviously they didn’t and I wasn’t. Harriet Harman, who was cheered by the...