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Tri and mighty: the mobile sound system that's a hit at parties and protests
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (561+ words) Dan Carrier's popular Dig It Sound System emerged from an old Dutch tricycle found in an overgrown garden Friday, 22nd May " By Dan Carrier Dan Carrier's Dig It Sound System " the tricycle was converted into a DJ booth, with a trailer…...
235 kilos of rubbish fished out of canal
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (163+ words) Boat club volunteers go out on their paddle boards for clean-up Friday, 22nd May " By Isabel Loubser Volunteers from Islington Boat Club collecting litter on their paddle boards SOME 235 kilos of rubbish " the weight of a pair of giant pandas " has…...
Omer's ready to let his hair down
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (305+ words) Barber retires after almost half a century of cuts Friday, 22nd May " By Finn Logue Omer Mustafa outside his barber shop with wife Nalan AN Islington barber has hung up his clippers after almost half a century of cutting hair. Omer…...
New top team at the Town Hall
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (231+ words) Several members of leader's cabinet lost their seats at the election Una O'Halloran and Jason Jackson A NEW top team is taking control of the council, after several of Leader Una O'Halloran's cabinet lost their seats at the election. The…...
Star Wars franchise still paying for its comet-crashing impact on Hollywood
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (331+ words) If you don't expect a Shakespearean-acted tragi-drama, The Mandalorian and Grogu is more than decent Friday, 22nd May " By Dan Carrier Mandalorian and his sidekick Grogu in an escapist sci-fi aimed at youngsters [Nicola Goode / lucasfilms] THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU Directed…...
Mark wheels out a solution to get more of us in the saddle
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (455+ words) Inventor hss created a gadget that turns your pushbike into a power-assisted e-bike Friday, 22nd May " By Dan Carrier Mark Searles, the founder of Cytronex MARK Searles is an inventor " and he has turned his creativity to solving a conundrum that…...
Spandau star Gary: "Cycling elevates me " I always feel positive afterwards
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (702+ words) Musician has cycled the L'Etape du Tour and climbed the hills of the Tourmalet in the Pyrenees Friday, 22nd May " By Caitlin Maskell Spandau Ballet musician and local resident Gary Kemp WHEN he is not playing his guitar, or writing a…...
Michael White's classical news: Wigmore Hall's 125th; Opera Holland Park; Levi Andreassen; Thomas Hampson
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (228+ words) Friday, 22nd May " By Michael White IF you ran a survey to establish which was London's best-loved concert venue, Wigmore Hall would win hands down. It's not the biggest, or the grandest. But it's easily the best run, with a programme…...
It may sound strange to write a biography of a few thousands litres of silty, brown water
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1327+ words) Friday, 22nd May " By Dan Carrier Nell Frizzell takes to the water with her book IT is a beautiful and deeply personal experience " that visceral thrill of lowering yourself into cool, fresh water, pushing away from the jetty while bemused ducks…...
How "formidable rebellions and conspiracies" helped to end slavery
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (582+ words) A new book puts to bed the myth that it was a benevolent British state that put an end to slavery. Angela Cobbinah reports Friday, 22nd May " By Angela Cobbinah The Redemption Song statue in Kingston's Emancipation Park [Angela Cobbinah] THE…...