Return to London24 home page
News
Delight for GCSE students
STOMACH churning fear turned into ecstatic joy as hundreds of 16-year-olds opened up their GCSE results today. Scenes of delight were repeated across Barking and Dagenham as the country saw its biggest rise in top marks since 1990. Eton College-bound Bill... » MORE
GCSE results day
TODAY S the day anxious schoolchildren discover their GCSE fate. Thousands of pupils will venture back into the classroom hoping their hard work has paid off with places at sixth forms and colleges up for grabs. The Recorder will be visiting various schoo... » MORE
Former Ford worker killed in Thailand
THE body of a former Dagenham Ford employee has been found at his home in Thailand. Ian Beeston, 69, was found beaten and stabbed to death in the north east Thai province of Roi Et on Sunday, August 10. According to friends of the design engineer who work... » MORE
Park body 'was middle-aged man'
POLICE have confirmed that a body found hanged in a Chadwell Heath park was that of a middle-aged man. The grisly find was made by a passer-by walking their dog through St Chads Park, Alexander Road, at just after 6.30am on Saturday. An ambulance crew too... » MORE
Sports fun for dads and children
DADS and male carers are being invited to get fit alongside their children at John Perry Children s Centre, Auriel Avenue, Dagenham, every other Saturday until November 22. There will be lots of activities including sports training, football skills and... » MORE
Dead body found in park
A BODY has been found in a Chadwell Heath park after what is believed to be a hanging. Police recovered the body in St Chads Park, Alexander Road, on Saturday morning, closing the area off to the public. Nearby resident Helen Mortimer, 44, said: I saw a... » MORE
Jailed for slashing teenager in warm beer row
A THUG who slashed a teenage off licence worker in a row over warm beer has been jailed for 15 months. David McLeod, 39, of Adelaide Gardens, Dagenham, stormed home to grab a kitchen knife before lunging at 18-year-old Carl Parker s face. Mr Parker ne... » MORE
Butcher denies noise charge
A BUTCHER who was told to soundproof his shop or stop chopping meat has appeared in court. Brian Clapton pleaded not guilty to four charges of breaching a noise abatement notice, when he appeared before Barking magistrates. Mr Clapton, 51, is being prosec... » MORE
Recycling residents are top glass!
GREEN garden waste collections and glass recycling is proving popular with residents. The collections, which are part of the council s recycling service, have added almost three per cent to the borough s total recycling figure, bringing it to 26.14 per c... » MORE
Commuter nightmare on busy roads
COMMUTERS are facing a tough journey after traffic was reduced to crawling pace on the A13 eastbound. Traffic reports indicate jams between Whitechapel all the way to the Dartford tunnel, passing through Alfred s Way and Ripple Road, Barking. No acciden... » MORE
Hammers
Dynamic Dean eyes 20 goals
DEAN ASHTON has set himself a target of 20 goals for the season after kicking off with a superb and deadly double on the opening day against Wigan Athletic, writes DAVE EVANS. Although he was forced off after 70 minutes with what looks like a severe bout...
Classy Calum sticks his neck out proud!
IT WOULD have taken a brave punter to wage money on defender Calum Davenport taking his place in the West Ham team for the opening game of the new season, writes DAVE EVANS. Last January, in his first game on loan at Watford, the 25-year-old broke a bone...
Sears ready for his second season battle
WHEN you look at West Ham striker Freddie Sears close up you would be forgiven for thinking that he was in the Hammers under-14 team. But, the diminutive, baby-faced youngster showed once more on Saturday that he can stand shoulder to shoulder with the bi...
Ashton happy to weight for call
WEST HAM striker Dean Ashton may have missed out on a place in the latest England squad, but he is doing everything he can to add to his one international cap – and that includes losing weight, writes DAVE EVANS. England boss Fabio Capello singled out the...
Macca match in Carling Cup
WEST HAM were gifted a home tie against League Two outfit Macclesfield Town when the draw for the second round of the Carling Cup was made last week. Macclesfield, who were saved from relegation two seasons ago thanks largely to the managerial skills of P...
Sunday's big match preview
Manchester City v West Ham Sunday, August 24, 4pm Eastlands Stadium NEW CITY boss Mark Hughes must think he has swapped his winning lottery ticket for a free entry into Fred Karno s circus. Doing a fine job at Blackburn and favourite to succeed Alex Fer...
Hammers cling on to Olympic medals
West Ham United 2 Wigan Athletic 1 FOR 45 minutes of Saturday s Premier League curtain-raiser West Ham played like a team of gold medal winners in Beijing, writes DAVE EVANS. They were two goals up, looking likely to add one or two more and the Wigan defe...
Hammers look for a gr-eight start
WEST HAM boss Alan Curbishley is looking to explode out of the Premier League tra-ps by targetting the first eight games of the season, writes DAVE EVANS. And he is looking for the fans to back the team in the same way as they did during the Great Escape...
Matt’s pace is a vital factor
WEST HAM boss Alan Curbish-ley s grand plan last season was to hit the opposition with pace, writes DAVE EVANS. The likes of Craig Bellamy and Julien Faubert were brought in to carry out that tactic, but there was a player already in the Hammers squad who...
Curbs feels the pressure
IT CAN BE a lonely job as manager of a Prem-ier League team, writes DAVE EVANS. There are compensations of course. The money, the power, the job satisfaction, but after a week like the one Alan Curbishley has just had, sometimes those perks are just not e...
Sport
No such thing as a friendly for Ilford’s athletes
A SQUAD of 18 Ilford runners impressed against rivals Havering 90 and Dagenham 88s around the roads of Hornchurch Sports Centre at Harrow Lodge Park on Tuesday evening. The race, advertised as a friendly mob match, was preceded by a two-leg relay made...
It’s Olly by golly
OLLY BROWNE flew the flag for Ilford at the British 100 Miles Walking Championships at the weekend at the Stantonbury Campus track in Milton Keynes. The experienced runner, donning his eye-catching Union Jack shorts, finished 400 circuits of the track i...
Mayesbrook leapfrog opponents to take title
Havering Mayesbrook S Eastern Young Athletes team won by almost 200 points in the final fixture at Ilford recently to claim the league title ahead of Bedford. Their 762-point winning tally took the team up from third place to top, 19 points ahead of Bedf...
Berleen back with a bang - but Muir miisses out
ILFORD AC s prolific road racer Abdi Berleen had only been back home 48 hours after his four-week warm weather training camp in Tanzania before returning to action on the roads of east London but showed no ring-rustiness. Berleen admitted he had to dig de...
Walkers weather the wind and rain
ILFORD S walkers contested the gruelling Enfield League 20km event around a twisting multi-lap circuit inside a public park at the weekend, producing some eye-catching results. The opening stages were muggy, but conditions worsened as the afternoon wore o...
Tunde impresses on debut
THE Havering Mayesbrook men s division three team ended their season with a third place finish against unexpectedly strong opposition at Walthamstow on Saturday. There was an impressive debut from Tunde Olayiwola who won the triple jump, took second place...
Relegation despite fourth place
THERE was heartbreak for Havering Mayesbrook as a fine fourth place at Carshalton on Sunday was not enough to preserve the squad s Division Two status as results on the day went against them. The scene was always set for a compelling final fixture with al...
Fine fourth at Cricklefields
ILFORD finished fourth in the final round of the EYAL meetings at Cricklefields stadium at the weekend. Chris Dawe threw the shot 10.32m, as did Rob Legon, 10.07m, the javelin 20.29m and the discus 27.91m, whilst Kurtland Martyr threw the hammer 35. 41m a...
Pam-tastic
THE exceptional exploits of Ilford AC s top two vets continues, with Pam Jones winning a European Masters title in Ljubljana, Slovenia in the 10,000 metres, writes MATT DINER. She clocked a season s best time of 50.41.03 in the over-70 age group to take t...
Batchelor’s the boy with only win
JOHN Batchelor was the only Ilford AC winner when he triumphed in the 3,000m at a recent Veterans League meeting. He produced a stunning last 200m to romp home in10.55.60. After a disappointing seventh place in the third match of the the competition, Ilf...
Golden girl!
NEWHAM star Christine Ohuruogu is the 400m Olympic champion after sprinting to victory in Beijing to become the first Beagle since Daley Thompson in 1984 to claim the top prize in athletics, writes MATT DINER. The Stratford Express roared to victory, c...
History boys!
NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES cruised to their first British Athletics League (BAL) Championship in their 121 year history on Saturday as they completed their domination with another victory, taking the club into Europe in the process, writes MATT DINER. Beagles...
Battling Edgar can’t match thunder Bolt
BEAGLES sprint star Tyrone Edgar rubbed shoulders with the incredible Usain Bolt in Beijing over the weekend, and though neither he or anyone else could live with the Jamaican superstar, the Newham athlete could be justly proud of his march to the semi-fi...
Four in a row gives Beagles title
NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES completed their dominance of the British Athletics League with a cut-throat victory at Barnet s Copthall Stadium on Saturday. The Beagles dominated the fourth meeting in a row, sealing the Championship victory in style. There were o...
Tessa: Christine can win the gold medal!
OLYMPIC gold medallist Tessa Sanderson has tipped Newham & Essex Beagles star Christine Ohuruogu to bring home the gold from Beijing, writes MIKE SIMMONDS. Ohuruogu, 24, who is the current 400m world champion, begins her event on Sunday and is one of Grea...
Tomlinson makes Games after all
NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES long jump star Chris Tomlinson will fly out to Be-ijing after being passed fit for the Olympic Games, writes MATT DINER. The Games be-gan last Friday but with the long jump not starting until this weekend, it gave Tomlinson extra ti...
Beagles out to make history
NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES head into the final British Athletics League meeting at the weekend knowing only a disaster will prevent them claiming their first league win in their 121-year history. Beagles will turn up at Copthall Stadium, Barnet on Saturday, k...
Record-breaking win sets up Euro chance
A RECORD-BREAKING victory at Barnet s Copthall Stadium saw Newham and Essex Beagles make it three British League victories in a row, leaving the club on the cusp of a European place. The victory also sends them into the final fixture knowing only a disast...
Beagles experience some mixed fortunes
IT was a weekend of ups and downs for Newham & Essex Beagles athletes at the London Grand Prix at the weekend. Christine Ohuruogu s performance summed up the yo-yo day for Beagle athletes. The 24-year-old won the 400m, beating British rival Nicola Sanders...
Salamander saved by Recorder story
THE NEWHAM RECORDER S Save Our Salamander campaign has borne fruit as four new members have signed up to prolong the club until at least 2009. The club was under major pressure to continue due to lack of numbers but Recorder reader s response was so impre...
Agony for Plashet
THERE was heartbreak for Plashet Park, as for the third time this season, the Manor Park club won two out of the three rinks only to lose overall to Ford. Plashet started poorly as the A Hogwood skipped side of C Dye, E Bloe and A Goring were hammered in...
Salamander on a roll
IT WAS another excellent week for Salamander as the club produced two fine victories, handing out a thrashing to Central Park. The away win at Central in the East Ham and District League kick-started their week as the Steve Wilson skip-ped side of John Le...
Down to the wire
THERE was real tension and drama down at Plashet Park on Sunday as their East Ham & District League clash with Fords went right down to the wire. Plashet actually lost on rinks as Fords grabbed two of the three, but it was the decisive three-shot victory...
It's final delight for Salamander
THINGS continue to look brighter for the Salamander Bowls Club. Last week they booked their place in the final of the Beckett Cup, and this week they were in equally imperious form to blast their way into the final of the Cordell Cup. May & Baker s was th...
Gym rivals set for world title clash?
AN intriguing duel between east London gym rivals Nicky Cook and Kevin Mitchell with the world super-featherweight title at stake could be all set for next year - if Cook defeats WBO champion Alex Arthur in the Battle of Britain clash at the MEN Arena o...
Kazaz aims for Turkish delight
NEWHAM-BASED middleweight Ghokan Kazaz heads for Turkey this week as the star attraction on a show in his own country, where he will face Gosport s Steve Ede for the English Masters title. They fight on Saturday night on a show jointly promoted by his man...
Fight pair aim to do battle
OLD RIVALS Matthew Marsh and Rocky Dean are due to renew their rivalry on the Sports Network promotion at York Hall, Bethnal Green on September 26, with Marsh s British super bantamweight title at stake. It s the third meeting between the pair, who train...
Brilliant Barker’s Canadian conquest
DARREN BARKER continued his victory march on the other side of the Atlantic on Friday night with a performance to suggest he will soon be challenging for top honours in the middleweight division. Wanstead-trained Barker (pictured right), the undefeated B...
A seven-year hitch hits Stewart’s plans
Lightweight Dave Stewart s hopes of the biggest chance of his seven-year ring career were dashed last week with the news that a clash with Bolton superstar Amir Khan would not take place, writes LEN WHALEY. Former British lighweight title challenger Stewa...
Some Sharpe words for Darren
CANADIAN veteran Larry Sharpe insists undefeated middleweight Darren Barker has made a mistake moving away from his comfort zone for their fight on Friday at The River Cree Resort and Casino, in Enoch, Alberta, Canada. Newham-based Commonwealth titleholde...
Fight feast for the fans
AN OCTOBER showdown between east London-trained light heavyweight crowd-pleaser Tony Oakey and former Repton amateur star Courtney Fry should provide an all-action clash for fight fans. The winner of the meeting will surely step up with a challenge for ti...
Stars to turn out on night for Jimmy
WELL-KNOWN fighting figures will be paying tribute to former British light middleweight champion Jimmy Batten at a testimonial dinner at the Waterman s Arms pub on the Isle of Dogs on Saturday night. The dinner will be held to mark the 30th anniversary of...
Flint keen to get show on the road
JIMMY FLINT has been throwing punches for most of his life, in the school playground, then later in the ring in his career as a top fighter, more recently in his new life as an actor on stage and he is still doing it with style, writes LEN WHALEY. The for...
Myles ahead
THERE WAS a sparkling England debut performance from West Ham s Myles Cousins when he competed in the Tri-nations tournament in Cardiff and brought back a gold medal. Cousins received a bye to the Finals where he faced reigning Welsh Champion Kyle Morriso...
Stratford’s first defeat
Stratford Wesleyans 157-6 lost to Hainault Road 157-3 by 7wkts WESLEYANS suffered their first defeat for six weeks away to Hainault Road last Saturday, in a rain-affected contest. Batting first Stratford got their usual solid start from openers Kevin Ashl...
Tony Keep's on excelling
Stratford Wesleyans 204 beat Northfleet 65 by 139 runs. TONY KEEP produced a superb all-round performance as Wesleyans thrashed Northfleet. First, Keep scored his maiden half-century in a 30-year Stratford career, before the veteran rounded off his man-o...
Dynamic Dulson is in fine form
A SUPERB display from Hainault s Rob Dulson saw him head a three-man club squad in Sunday s National Championship 12-hour time trial in Newmarket and live up to his billing as club champion. The event, organised by the Eastern Counties Cycling Association...
Rob joy as he gears up for the nationals
COMPETING in two races in one day can sometimes be a recipe for disaster but Hainault Roads Club champion Rob Dulson rode two 10-mile events within the space of a few hours and came through with flying colours. In the mid-afternoon ECCA promotion on the E...
Mark Steers the perfect course!
MARK STEERS adapted superbly in hot conditions at Hainault Roads Club Evening Ten time trial posting his fastest time this season on the course. With 24.51 he was way ahead of the remainder of the field. Second-placed rider Dylan Marvelly was well over th...
Dulson hits back as Godfrey pays the price
HAINAULT ROAD CLUB S Rob Dulson struck back in last Wednesday s 10-miler to take first place with a positive 24.25, relegating series leader Paul Godfrey (24.42) into second spot. Godfrey, having sewn up the series championship with an unassailable lead,...
Webb’s a wonder in Coronation Vase
A SUPER effort from 25-handicapper Tony Webb saw him win Woodford Golf Club s Coronation Vase on Saturday with an excellent 41 stableford points, gaining the award on count-back from Paul Swindells. He was yet again runner-up but both players suffered a h...
Vera and Peter romp to victory
GOLF: A MIXED stableford competition was the highlight of the weekend at Woodford Golf Club as the ladies and men combined to contest the Dorie King Salvers, which were won with a score of 43 points by Vera Kelly and club secretary Peter Willett. Second...
Handy Hennessy
DESPITE his rec-ent promotion to Woodford Golf Club s Division One, Mike Hennessy s improvement continued at the weekend, claiming victory in the August monthly medal. His gross 80, nett 66, was three shots ahead of Paul Swindells (runner-up again in a c...
Woodford golfers book semis slot
Woodford Golf Club s over-55s earned a semi-final place after their fourth consecutive home victory, defeating Channels by an eight-and-a-half to two-and-a-half margin. Woodford will now play Forester Park on neutral territory, Romford Golf Club, on Augu...
What's On
Get Smart
MAXWELL Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as Kaos. When the headquarters of US spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but t...
Somers Town
A FILM shot in black and white these days seems to have more impact than colour. Director Shane Meadows (This is England, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands) chose monochrome for SOMERS TOWN (12A), a comedy drama about an unlikely teenage friendship in Lond...
College Road Trip
CHOOSING which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time of a young woman s life... unless your overprotective father isn t quite ready to let you go. In the Disney family comedy, COLLEGE ROAD TRIP (U), Rachel (Raven-Symone) is eagerly...
Shalom to shampoo hero Zohan
Israeli commando Zohan Dvir – known throughout his country as The Zohan – is his country s most famous counter-terrorist. Highly skilled, seemingly indestructible, The Zohan is equally adept with the ladies as he is with taking out his enemies, including...
Star Wars gets cloned as cartoon
THE ever popular Star Wars movie adventures take on a new look this summer – as an animation. Previously only available on DVD, STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (PG) sees the heroic Jedi knights struggling to maintain order and restore peace. More and more syste...
Rebel without a pause
SIXTEEN-year-old Poppy is a self-obsessed, incorrigible brat who lives a pampered life in LA. Though she s handed credit cards with unlimited balances and surrounded by countless hangers-on, Poppy can t escape the mounting frustration she feels with her f...
Bachchan is God in comedy remake
AMITABH BACHCHAN and Salman Khan star in GOD TUSSI GREAT HO, a Bollywood remake of the Jim Carrey comedy, Bruce Almighty. At the end of the worst day in his life, Arun Prajapati (Khan) angrily rages against God for making his life miserable. To his aston...
Win tickets to latest Mummy film
TO CELEBRATE the opening of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, we are giving away a goody bag and two tickets to see the film at the Vue Cinema, Dagenham. A runner-up will also receive two tickets. To find out how you could win, see this week s Record...
A brush with charm
AFTER the worldwide success of March of the Penguins, director Luc Jacquet takes us on another remarkable journey. One autumn morning, a little girl (Bertille Noël-Bruneau) catches sight of a fox. It is the beginning of an incredible friendship. Thanks t...
Chimps in space
AS the schools break up for the summer, so the cinemas are filled with animated adventures. In SPACE CHIMPS (U), a $5billion NASA probe disappears into an intergalactic wormhole and so the agency recruits Ham III, grandson of the the first chimpanzee in s...
Playing to the Gallery of Sound
The UK s longest-running weekly Friday-nighter, The Gallery, has now settled into its new base at The Ministry of Sound after being forced to leave its east London spiritual home. The big name jocks continue to play, with X-Press 2 s album launch party th...
Win a ride on the Greenwich Wheel
A NEW ferris wheel is rivalling the London Eye this summer. The wheel at Maritime Greenwich takes in breathtaking views from the home of the Prime Meridian. It is here for until September 28, giving visitors the chance to enjoy the spectacular panoramic...
Mark's Steel confused
STAND-UP comic, satirist, columnist, quiz show panellist and author, Mark Steel is a rare being, writes MARK TAYLOR. He is multi-talented. His musings and ramblings can cover all the serious and important things in life – socialism, football, war and Geof...
Ripping tales of depravity, criminality and hardship in Victorian east end at museum
EXPLORE London s dodgy history through a series of lunch time talks at the Museum in Docklands this autumn. Discover how archaeologists and historians piece together the lives of past Londoners and celebrate the city s and Dockland s rich and diverse comm...
King of planet Bollywood
A MASSIVE, once-in-a-lifetime show is about to take the country s Asian community by storm. Some of Bollywood s best-loved screen stars, including the biggest of all – the legendary Amitabh Bachchan – will appear together for the first time ever, in an al...
Meet the Victorians
JOIN Queen Victoria as you travel back in time at Audley End over the August bank holiday weekend. Celebrate in style with activities for all the family and meet a delightful retinue of Victorian characters. Children can compete against their friends and...
Win tickets to Tudor falconry spectacular
FOLLOW in the footsteps of England s most famous king, Henry VIII, with our fantastic competition. English Heritage is giving readers of the Recorder a chance to win one of five family tickets – admitting two adults and up to three children – to...
Year-long programme kicks off
From 22 May, artist Bernd Krauss new commission brings a live link of East London s skyline and a series of workshops for the local community and art-lovers alike. The Street is a major year-long programme of site specific artist s commissions from the...
Get your rocks Off at Hainault
WITH just nine days to go to the maiden Offset Festival in Hainault Forest Country Park, inventive promoters are still squeezing in bands left, right and centre to the already packed schedule. The initial promise, or boast – call it what you will – from t...
All Set for first forest festival
TOP music acts will line up over seven stages set up among the trees of Hainault Forest Country Park at this year s inaugural Offset festival. The two day music event, backed by the Recorder and hosted by the organisers of the successful TMF Rock festiva...
Get Loaded up on Iggy
IT S the Bank Holiday weekend, the sun is (hopefully) shining, so it s time – as one man once said – to Get Loaded! Following the success of previous all-day shindigs starring the likes of Happy Mondays and Babyshambles, this year s event on Sunday, Augus...
Playing to the Gallery
The UK s longest-running weekly Friday-nighter, The Gallery, has now settled into its new base at The Ministry of Sound after being forced to leave its east London spiritual home. The big name jocks continue to play, with X-Press 2 s album launch party th...
Stereo boys do the double
In these times when we re apparently locking up more teenagers than any other European country and some aspects of the national press attempt to demonise our children, it is a delight to bring news of a group of teenagers whipping up some good feeling. Up...
Sugababes and Quo play in Dagenham this weekend
LUSCIOUS pop and vintage rock will unite to give thousands of revellers one of the biggest musical celebrations ever seen in Dagenham this weekend. The rush for tickets is reaching fever pitch this week ahead of the Recorder-backed two-day charity extrav...
Life's a Riot at Dangerous Disco
THE credit crunch maybe kicking in for all and sundry, so why not blitz it from your mind for a few hours at least with an outing at the most delightfully hedonistic night on the calendar. Yes, welcome again one and all to the second spin of the monthly D...
Win V tickets and phone
EVERYTHING starts with a V – or at least it does for east London s festival goers as they look forward to Essex s weekend in the sun in the shape of the 13th V festival. Sponsored by Virgin Mobile, at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, on Saturday and Sunday, Augu...
There's still room for Romance
WHILE punk for many who failed to look beyond the surface, was all about snarling, aggression and attitude, there was always a softer underside. One of its finer, lightest and most upbeat moments will be revisited in glorious technicolour on Sunday when E...
Come on and make some noise in music festival
SOME of the freshest music talent in the borough is coming to Stratford Centre throughout August. Branded as The Red Hot Summer of Music, the month-long music festival will engage local community and shoppers in a wide variety of music styles, performance...
Bob rains on Take That's parade
NEVER Forget, the musical based on the songs of boy band Take That, is wowing audiences in at the Savoy Theatre in the West End. And much of the spectacle is thanks to East Ham-born set and costume designer, Bob Bailey. He says: It was conceived and des...
David paints Catherine blue
FRESH from saving the Earth with the Doctor, TV star Catherine Tate takes to the West End stage in Under the Blue Sky, Hornchurch playwright David Eldridge s award-winning, funny and touching play. She is joined by Francesca Annis in three subtly connect...
Female of the Species is deadly
IF I were one of the most powerful women in the world, I might think it would be necessary to keep a gun so that I could hold it against the head of any student who thought she had something in common with me, writes KAREN BURKE. I would then make it loo...
Exploration of the environment
BREATHE is an exciting new exhibition of work by 10 artists who have explored ideas of environment in its broadest sense. They aim to find beauty in their subjects, either through the visual spectacle or through transforming objects into something new....
Blandine rubbishes her art
AN ARTIST, who residents may have spotted rummaging around in skips for materials, is about to have her work displayed on the Underground, writes KAREN BURKE. Commuters will be distracted by a poster version of African Whispers, a work on canvas by Blandi...
O, what a Bolly good show
THE biggest Bollywood extravaganza to hit the UK comes to the O2 Arena, just up the road in North Greenwich, next month. The first family of the Indian film industry – Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – come together in The Unforgettable Tour,...
Free events for music-lovers
FROM jazz and blues to hip-hop, get into the groove for free at Stratford s famous playhouse. The Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include vocalist Irene Serra performing jazz, b...
Time for laughs
FUN-LOVERS can continue to enjoy free comedy at Stratford s Theatre Royal Bar. The curtain rises on Comedy Extra on June 29 at 8pm with Matt Green who will preview his debut Edinburgh solo show – Matt Green: Grow Up Green. Joining him will be Joe Rowntree...