Lisu New Year in Chiang Mai
This radio piece recorded in a Lisu hill tribe village in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand during traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations contains examples of their traditional singing and explains how it is being lost to the younger folks. Lisu New […]
Meeting To Stop Library Closure
There was standing room only when over 200 people attended a meeting to prevent the surprise closure of their 111 year old library next March. Upper Norwood Library is London’s only independent library. It is jointly funded by Lambeth and […]
Beer Festival
An award-winning pub will be serving 60 different real ales and ciders from Friday 7th October till Monday 10th October at South East London’s largest beer festival. It will be the third beer festival at the Grape and Grain in […]
Peckham Peace Wall
Peckham Peace Wall and one of the organisers Dani Baker from Peckham Shed on 9th August 2011 Hundreds of residents wrote positive messages about Peckham and stuck them to the board covering the smashed window of the Poundland shop in […]
Crystal Palace Riots
Unknown Looter Stealing from the Jewellers in Church Road Nearly all the shops and pubs, including Sainsburys, were shut all day on Monday after rioters hit Crystal Palace late on Monday night and in the early hours of Tuesday. On […]
Cameron’s Economic Ignorance
David Cameron In a recent statement David Cameron showed his lack of grounding in basic economic history when he said Africa should follow the mythical Korean model of growth through free trade. Cameron said: “Freer trade in Asia gave Korea […]
Cook the Ultimate Steak
As summer arrives there is a way barbecue geeks can immeasurably improve their barbecued steaks, unfortunately it involves no high tech gadgets and is relatively cheap and simple. But the geeks need not despair because it is a modern, cutting […]
World Cup Gave Me Fresh Goals
While most England internationals had a World Cup to forget, this English football player enjoyed the time of his life at the one he was in. Kareem Leigh turned out for the national side at the Homeless World Cup in […]
Disabled Passengers’ Rail Lift Woes
Disabled passengers are still unable to reach platforms at two nearby railway stations despite renovations. Crystal Palace and Gipsy Hill stations have been improved by Transport for London (TfL) and Southern respectively. Southern improved disabled access to the ticket hall […]
Delays Hit Station Revamp
Renovations at a train station have been delayed for up to 18 months after work ran over budget, it has emerged. Work was expected to be completed in May after Lambeth council approved plans for Crystal Palace railway station in […]