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2008 Simcha details announced

Organisers have announced that Grammy Award winning band The Klezmatics are to headline this year’s ‘Simcha on the Square’ festival.

Emotions go on display at Proud Camden

The Proud gallery in Camden is hosting a multimedia exhibition showcasing images, videos and text contributed by the UK public that symbolise a time when they have felt a deep and true emotion.

TfL announces ‘cycling celebration’

TfL are holding a vibrant celebration of all things cycling related next month to mark the London set-off of the 2008 Tour of Britain.

Join Macmillan’s Coffee Morning Fundraiser

Macmillan Cancer Support invite you to join in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 26 September and help raise a much needed £8m to help support people affected by cancer.

Parker Resignation Reactions

London politicians have been giving their reaction to the resignation of Tim Parker from the role of ‘First Deputy Mayor’, which was announced by City Hall this morning.

Boris Invites Londoners to London Freewheel

Boris Johnson has invited Londoners to join him for the London Freewheel when the event returns for a second year next month.

BFI Celebrates GPO Film Unit

The BFI will next month mark 75 years since the founding of the GPO’s Film Unit, widely considered to be responsible for one of the most distinctive and well-loved bodies of work in British film.

Shakespeare’s First Theatre Found

Archaeologists from the Museum of London have unearthed what they believe to be the remains of one of London’s earliest playhouses and Shakespeare’s first.

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