Is this the UK’s most fun staycation? December 5, 2025 Adam Bloodworth checks into Mad Swans, the UK’s most provocative new British countryside staycation. This piece is published in Morning Wire The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange. I love nothing more than a staycation in the British countryside – but let’s be honest, the [...]
Aldgate in Winter Festival December 4, 2025 Aldgate in Winter Festival is back for it’s 9th edition, join us for festive fun on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th December in Aldgate Square! Aldgate Connect BID is delighted to present the 9th edition of the Aldgate in Winter Festival. This community celebration will return with a bigger programme than ever! Bringing a whole [...]
The Hollywood legend who wrote Forrest Gump and Dune is making his West End debut December 4, 2025 Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for films like Dune and Forrest Gump. Having turned 80, he decided it was time to write his first ever script for the stage. This piece is published in Morning Wire The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange. “When Forrest [...]
The best (and worst) Christmas sandwiches in supermarkets, from Tesco to Pret December 3, 2025 Has there ever been a more exciting way to pep up a working lunchtime than with a Christmas sandwich? Probably. Still, take a moment out of your day this week to celebrate the arrival of December by treating yourself to a seasonal sarnie (if you’re a seasonal Scrooge, here is our pick of the most [...]
Christmas adverts 2025 reviewed… Part 2 December 3, 2025 To see part one of our Christmas adverts review click here Are you starting to feel Christmassy yet? It tried it’s damndest to snow last week didn’t it? And what with the lights getting switched on all over town ‘the season’ is increasingly hard to avoid. To be honest I gave in this week, and had [...]
The best short haul Christmas break is not where you think December 2, 2025 Vilnius in Lithuania blends modern Christmas traditions with a strong heritage for the festive season. Daniel Edward gets into the spirit Vilnius is this year’s European Christmas Capital and with three daily flights from London, it’s an easy festive getaway. So I hopped on LOT’s evening flight from London City Airport to join the city’s [...]
Paddington musical review: the bear’s a bit clunky, but the show is warm and fuzzy November 30, 2025 Paddington musical review and star rating: ★★★★ It feels like a fairly strange point in history when The Guardian “exclusively reveal” Paddington bear, transplanted from Michael Bond’s novels to the Savoy Theatre. Such has been the enormous hype around this musical, which has been shrouded in secrecy for seven years during production but has finally [...]
Visit five alpine locations around the world at this amazing London Christmas event November 28, 2025 There are possibly more alpine lodges in London than there are in the actual Alps, with every hospitality owner in the capital transforming their garden into a ski lodge of some sort for the festive season. So it’s refreshing to see the new Winters of the World attraction is taking the concept a step further [...]
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold at Soho Place review: John Le Carré thriller grips on stage November 28, 2025 The Spy Who Came in From the Cold review and star rating: ★★★★ At the interval of David Eldridge’s adaptation of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, my friend and I placed bets on how we thought the play would end. We were both wrong. I’m sure many people who go to watch [...]
‘Hey you guys!’ A Goonies 40th anniversary pilgrimage to filming locations in Oregon November 18, 2025 The Goonies turns 40 this year. And so does lifelong fan Damien Gabet. To celebrate their birthdays, he visits the film locations in Oregon The first time I travelled to the States in 2009 I was so excited I thought I might die. I wanted to see where Disney and donuts came from so badly [...]