Arthouse cinema chain Curzon acquired by Fortress Business UK arthouse cinema chain Curzon has been acquired by US-based Fortress Investment Group The deal, which has been agreed for an undisclosed sum, includes the firm’s cinemas, film distribution company and online streaming service. It’s the latest acquisition of a UK company by a US buyer, with a strong dollar and low British valuations attracting [...]
Businesses paying living wage ‘do better’, Sadiq Khan says Politics Businesses paying their staff the living wage “do better”, Sadiq Khan has argued, as he welcomed a rise in the London living wage. The Mayor of London spoke to City AM at an event marking the five per cent increase for 140,000 workers, who will see their pay increase to £13.85 an hour. Speaking in [...]
Craft beer: it got corrupted, now it’s being reclaimed Opinion I’ll have a craft beer, you might say, when your colleague proposes another round at the pub. Coming right up. But… what actually is a craft beer? Well, once upon a time (the 1970s) it reliably meant “made in an independent brewery”. Later on it got hipsterified, and in the 2000s and 2010s a choice [...]
The Jazz Cafe Festival is a great addition to the London festival scene – review September 20, 2024 Music lovers will know about the Jazz Cafe, a mainstay of London’s music scene for the past 35 years. But this year, the Camden venue hosted their first music festival in Burgess Park. The line-up was one of the most interesting and eclectic at any of London’s day festivals, with a staggering variety of artists [...]
Cheers! The Square Mile is officially the easiest place in the UK to find a pint September 11, 2024 If you’re on the hunt for a pint, look no further than the City of London, which has been named the easiest place in the UK to find one, new research has revealed. The square boasts an incredible 615.92 pubs per 1,000 hectares, putting it miles ahead of the UK average of 10.77, according to [...]
The Waterloo Wetherspoons is utterly miserable: Of course it is September 3, 2024 In accordance with tradition, I am in the grips of a savage and well deserved hangover as I enter The Lion & The Unicorn, the massive new Wetherspoons that opened yesterday at Waterloo Station. It takes its name from the Lion and Unicorn Pavilion that was constructed for the 1951 Festival of Britain, a celebration [...]
Check these amazing photos of surviving Victorian London pubs September 2, 2024 London has many great things going for it, but among the very best are its great pubs. Many of the traditional “gin palace” style Victorian pubs are functioning relics of a bygone era, listed buildings that stand defiantly against the march of town-planning progress. Photographer Nahidul, who goes by the handle @LondonPubFacades, has made a [...]
Best beer gardens in London from Lock Tavern to The Captain Kidd August 13, 2024 It's almost beer garden season but with the risk of a downpour, it better be a really good one: here are the best London has to offer
London could be Europe’s Hollywood – but we need to act now August 11, 2024 A backward-looking mindset is stopping London's film industry from thriving, writes Trevor Morriss
Turtle Bay serves up another record year after championing four-day week August 5, 2024 Caribbean restaurant and bar chain Turtle Bay has reported another record year and hailed the success of its switch to a four-day working week for its employees.