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Off the record

03.10.08

A rash of concert films and some weird rock features are set to brighten up our days. David Smyth fills us in.... more

Size matters at 02's super club

26.09.08

You can't overplay the importance of Matter, clubland's newest and grandest project, which launched its first club night at The O2 arena.... more

Keep kids occupied in London

08.08.08

Make sure your children have plenty to do this summer wih our guide to the best events in the capital.... more

The Beehive takes a continental approach

28.07.08

After two years, the Beehive has reopened as more of a gastropub than a proper boozer, but it still provides plenty for the thirsty as well as the hungry.... more

Great Days out: A-I

22.07.08

From a trip on Star Over London to a butterfly house visit here is your A-Z guide of great things to do in London.... more

A mean time in Greenwich

19.06.08

The Greenwich + Docklands International Festival focusses on outdoor performance. But it's about more than a few silly costumes. Get ready for some amazing, free, large-scale entertainment. ... more

Maritime museum given Ł20m by tycoon

27.03.08

A shipping magnate who served in the Royal Navy as a young man has given £20 million to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.... more

Rescued but at a cost

26.03.08

One of SE10’s few good restaurants - The Spread Eagle- has been saved. But many of the locals will still be dismayed.... more

London's best Spring attractions

13.03.08

If you're on the lookout for ways to keep the children entertained this Spring, look no further than our guide to the places that never fail to work their magic.... more

O2 challenges the Proms

03.03.08

The O2 arena is to host a festival of arts next year - putting it in competition with the Royal Albert Hall which is home to the annual Proms.... more

O2 run gives Spice Girls Ł10m each

23.01.08

The Spice Girls have each pocketed £10 million from their 17-night run of sell-out gigs at the O2.... more

Film gives Greenwich an added dimension

30.11.07

Greenwich's Old Royal Naval College has impressed visitors for more than 200 years and now has a starring role in The Golden Compass.... more

Get your skates on

23.11.07

The O2 has opened an ice disco in a 900-square metre rink, complete with booming music, mirror balls and flashing lights.... more

Quirky Thames tales

23.11.07

Although Some Kind of Bliss passes 75 minutes pleasantly enough, its inconsequentiality is hard to escape, says Fiona Mountford.... more

Pirates sail to the rescue of Cutty Sark

23.11.07

Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer is lending his collection of photographs taken on the set of Pirates Of The Caribbean to raise money for the Cutty Sark.... more

Tut, tut, tut

16.11.07

The Egyptian boy king, Tutankhamun, is back in town, this time supported by harsh theatrical presentation and breathtaking commerce.... more

O2 arena to become most popular world venue

16.11.07

The O2 arena is on course to be named the world's most popular venue this year with ticket sales set to exceed one million.... more

O2 restaurants sell for millions

12.11.07

Three restaurants at the O2 Arena have been sold in a multi-million-pound deal before they have even opened to the public.... more

Appealing brew

23.10.07

Arguably now the most appealing pub in Fulham, Cock & Hen has been launched as a brewpub and is now a smarter affair.... more

Handsome and historic Tavern

14.08.07

Anybody who's ever been to Greenwich knows the Trafalgar as a huge, handsome pub, well in keeping with its grand and historic surroundings.... more

O2 and TfL argue over who is to blame for taxi queues

27.07.07

A row has broken out over a shortage of taxis at the O2 arena.... more

A popular pub with friendly regulars

09.07.07

Richard I is everything a good local should be and is among the best in the little area of Greenwich... more

Concert to raise cash for Cutty Sark

29.05.07

A concert will take place to raise funds for the Cutty Sark, which was ravaged by fire a week ago, it was announced today. ... more

Battle for return of park's Moore bronze

29.05.07

Campaigners are fighting to have a sculpture by Henry Moore returned to a London park where it has stood for nearly 30 years. ... more

Cosmic Greenwich opens to the stars

18.05.07

The National Maritime Museum's new planetarium opens next week, promising that visitors will be able to sit back and travel into outer space... more

Air race to take flight over Thames

04.05.07

Some of the world's best pilots will come to London to race each other just metres above the River Thames this summer.... more

Fooling about in Greenwich

24.04.07

With feisty Gina Yashere, author Mark Steel, satirical lounge duo Kit And The Widow, and laid-back guitar-wielding comic Rob Deering, there will be plenty to enjoy at April Fools Comedy Week.... more

London marathon ready to roll

17.04.07

An estimated 36,000 men and women will be lining up in Greenwich for the start of the 26th London Marathon on Sunday.... more

Cutty Sark sails on sea of glass

19.02.07

Raised 10 feet above the surrounding pavement, the Greenwich clipper will appear to be floating thanks to a glass bubble around its dry dock.... more

British launch with a French flavour

03.01.07

Hundreds of fine works of art depicting Greenwich's place in maritime history plaster the walls of a new restaurant. So why is the food it serves French?... more