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What does your postcode say about you?
Joe Moran writes in this week's New Statesman
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Bermondsey Street shoe fetish
Londonist sings the praises of that shoe shop in Bermondsey Street, currently closed for refurbishment.
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Southwark email bungle in Elephant legal bidding
"Full marks to Southwark Council for its admirable commitment to open government" says Legal Week...
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Colin Firth's SE1 films out on DVD
Two movies filmed partially in SE1 - and both starring Colin Firth - have been released on DVD in the past week or so. Trauma [Amazon.co.uk], the pyschological chiller with scenes in Lower Marsh and Great Suffolk Street is now on sale, as is Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
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Developers demand level playing field at Elephant
This is from the business pages of Monday's Times: MALORY CLIFFORD, the chief executive of Blackfriars Investments, the property firm, has demanded assurances that the bidding process for the £1.5 billion redevelopment of the Elephant & Castle shopping centre in South London, will not favour
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London Bridge is falling down
No, not our London Bridge.
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Simon Hughes causes a stir in the blogosphere
Recess Monkey has the story.
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SE1 landmarks on the move in 'future London' shock
Visit London - the agency charged with promoting tourism and business travel in the capital - has unveiled a map showing some of the major projects in the pipeline between now and 2012. This map contains some alarming news which will undoubtedly cause some controversy: The map places the soon-to-be-
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Waterloo musicians provide live hold music
This is from Reuters: "Being put on hold by telephone operators has got a little classier, if no less annoying. "A quartet of classical musicians [from the Waterloo-based London Festival Orchestra], togged out in full evening dress, aims to soothe agitated callers to a computer helpline by
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Banking on success: Piling at Bankside 123
Now, don't all go to sleep at once - Foundation World has an in-depth article on "one of Cementation's most challenging foundation projects ever" at the Bankside 123 site in Southwark Street.
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Zandra Rhodes on her Bermondsey museum
Zandra Rhodes talks to The Scotsman about the difficulties of setting up and running the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey Street.
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What's it like to work on the London Eye?
Megan Johnson on the most common questions posed by visitors to the London Eye
