Well, blow us down with a wrecking ball, it's refreshing to see a piece of news about someone trying to save an old building rather than tear it down and turn it in to a pre-fab pimp palace. Don't get us wrong, we can't wait for the day all those crusty red-bricks are gone, replaced by a skyline of rising chrome and steel, surrounded by a slum where we can stick all the nurses......

Photo courtesy of The Sizemore McCabe Project from the Londonist Flickr pool We've just heard about a burglary at a house in Stanmore, north London and the extraordinary swag the thieves took away. Not only was a penny black stamp worth £10,000 among the high-value items in the safe that was ripped out of a wall, there was apparently £175 worth of George Best bank notes. Mixed with our sympathy for the unlucky owners for......

Photo courtesy of The Sizemore McCabe Project It's not difficult to spend money in London as just leaving the house seems to remove a fair amount of cash from the average wallet. But for those with a less than average wallet, it can be a bit of a challenge to spend in a less than average manner. Silly money deserves silly spending after all. Introducing... The Cinema Suite at the newly refurbished InterContinental Hotel, one......

New writing theatre company Paines Plough are presenting an absolutely cracking new way to see plays this autumn and making us think that there should be more theatre programmed like this. New writing, an exciting theatre space, a sensible time slot, a hot snack and a drink are all included in the ticket price and you can be on your way having had your culture fix by 8pm when other theatres are raising the......

A new exhibition opens tomorrow at the National Army Museum in Chelsea. Called Helmand: The Soldier's Story, it is a detailed, unique insight into life in a war zone - and a current one, which is a rare feat in museum history. A wide range of contributions from the soldiers of 16 Air Assault Brigade who were the first NATO troops to enter Helmand Province in 2006. Contributions from over 150 soldiers range from......

It’s a constant problem. Where to combine your love of buying alcohol with your love of looking at models of doomed luxury cruise liners. But, as of today, you are in luck. If you’re in the Bushley area, check out The Local, on Harcourt Road, which is proudly displaying a model of the Titanic resting on cans of beer. It’s creator, Mark Diggins, shifted the 5,000 piece model to the off-licence when he realized......