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John Kennedy (bottom left) with Bob Geldof with whom he organised Band Aid, (top left)Live Aid, and Live 8 where Coldplay's Chris Martin met Kofi Annan backstage.

'I told Bob Geldof I'd help Band Aid for an hour - 40 years later I'm still there'

Martin Fenton dances The Snowman at The Peacock Theatre this Christmas.

Martin Fenton dances The Snowman at The Peacock Theatre this Christmas.

The Snowman star on what makes the show 'magical' and his favourite moment

Soft Wax in his home

Soft Wax in his home

Founder of The Specials to grace Lewisham for London Jazz Festival

The Redwood Cafe, Swan Lane Open Space, Swan Lane, Whetstone, London N20 0PR

The Redwood Cafe, Swan Lane Open Space, Swan Lane, Whetstone, London N20 0PR

Jobs and careers

The Redwood Cafe - A friendly cafe with a gorgeous location

If you’re planning a visit to East Dulwich, here are five things you can do in this artsy neighbourhood.

If you’re planning a visit to East Dulwich, here are five things you can do in this artsy neighbourhood.

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Things to do in one of south London’s ‘best places to live’ - from art to walks

Jasper Britton, Richard Pepple and Sule Rimi in rehearsals for The Purists at Kiln Theatre

Jasper Britton, Richard Pepple and Sule Rimi in rehearsals for The Purists at Kiln Theatre

Rap battles and verbal wit and wizardry in New York hip hop comedy

Tales of Hoffmann runs at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden from November 7th.

Tales of Hoffmann runs at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden from November 7th.

Entrancing music and a crazy plot what's on next at Covent Garden's opera house?

Author Michael Rosen has two new books out celebrating his love of language.

Author Michael Rosen has two new books out celebrating his love of language.

Michael Rosen's new books of quirky sayings and 'silly' true stories

The Aurora Borealis over the Isle of Thanet, as captured by professional photographer Rebecca Douglas - her online course is designed to help others take better photos of this incredible phenomenon.

The Aurora Borealis over the Isle of Thanet, as captured by professional photographer Rebecca Douglas - her online course is designed to help others take better photos of this incredible phenomenon.

Exciting things to do in Kent during the darker months

Canterbury cathedral stands prominently in the city centre

Canterbury cathedral stands prominently in the city centre

Why you should move to historic Canterbury in Kent - with history everywhere

Vines at Bodegas Enguera, Valencia, producer of M&S Found Organic Verdil.

Vines at Bodegas Enguera, Valencia, producer of M&S Found Organic Verdil.

How can you tell if a bottle of wine is value for money?

Triennial service for Merchant Taylors’ school

Triennial service for Merchant Taylors’ school

Triennial service for Merchant Taylors’ school

Skateboarding – the new antidote for school boredom?

Skateboarding – the new antidote for school boredom?

Skateboarding – the new antidote for school boredom?

Momentum building

Momentum building

Beauty Of ‘MOMENTUM’- Hanwell Coffee Shop

If you’re looking for some last-minute tickets for a firework display this Firework Night weekend – we’ve got you covered.

If you’re looking for some last-minute tickets for a firework display this Firework Night weekend – we’ve got you covered.

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The south east London firework displays you can still get tickets for

A £10,000 art prize has been established by Mark Cass, founder of Cass Art, to mark the centenary of his art collector father Wilfred's birth.

A £10,000 art prize has been established by Mark Cass, founder of Cass Art, to mark the centenary of his art collector father Wilfred's birth.

Art prize honours Holocaust survivor who kept his David Hockneys under the bed

Anna Maxwell Martin plays former Royal Free nurse Delia Balmer in new TV true crime thriller Until I Kill You

Anna Maxwell Martin plays former Royal Free nurse Delia Balmer in new TV true crime thriller Until I Kill You

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Anna Maxwell Martin plays nurse who escaped serial killer in true crime drama

Four popular ice skating rinks are set to return to south London for Christmas 2024 – here’s everything you need to know.

Four popular ice skating rinks are set to return to south London for Christmas 2024 – here’s everything you need to know.

Cultural attractions

All the ice rinks coming to south London next month

'Community-driven' Brockley chippy 'chuffed' with shortlist in National awards

'Community-driven' Brockley chippy 'chuffed' with shortlist in National awards

'Community-driven' Brockley chippy 'chuffed' with shortlist in National awards

We spoke to a tour guide to find out some of the most haunted places you can visit in Greenwich - and these are just some of them.

We spoke to a tour guide to find out some of the most haunted places you can visit in Greenwich - and these are just some of them.

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These are Greenwich’s most haunted locations – according to a ghost tour guide

A former Kent spa town just an hour away from south east London has been rated as one of the best places to live.

A former Kent spa town just an hour away from south east London has been rated as one of the best places to live.

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The former Kent spa town with a vintage railway ranked one of the best places to live

Two of Instagram’s most popular UK patches are just an hour's drive from south London.

Two of Instagram’s most popular UK patches are just an hour's drive from south London.

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The top Instagrammable pumpkin patches within an hour's drive of south London

Muswell Hill flower show prizewinners Suzy Marshall and Gary Sycamore with their autumn arrangements

Muswell Hill flower show prizewinners Suzy Marshall and Gary Sycamore with their autumn arrangements

Hampstead Garden Suburb

Let's hear a cheer for the good old fashioned flower show

Jack Ross, pub manager (far right), and brilliant team at The Pig's Head

Jack Ross, pub manager (far right), and brilliant team at The Pig's Head

The south west London pub where sustainability and community are at its heart

Works by the late artist Ken Kiff are on show at Three Gallery in Highgate High Street

Works by the late artist Ken Kiff are on show at Three Gallery in Highgate High Street

Visionary artist who painted dreams and fairy tales celebrated in show

You can take fascinating guided tours of Charles Dickens' former home in Bloomsbury including the new sex, gin and opium tour.

You can take fascinating guided tours of Charles Dickens' former home in Bloomsbury including the new sex, gin and opium tour.

'I took a sex, drugs and gin tour of Charles Dickens' home'

Meet the Deptford man who landed USA scholarship and creates music for NBA game

Meet the Deptford man who landed USA scholarship and creates music for NBA game

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Meet the Deptford man who landed USA scholarship and creates music for NBA game

Tracy Chevalier's latest novel The Glassmaker is published by Harper Collins

Tracy Chevalier's latest novel The Glassmaker is published by Harper Collins

'I like to write about women, their stories are more secretive'

Nominate your favourite local barbershop to enter our competition

Nominate your favourite local barbershop to enter our competition

Tell us all about your favourite local barber shop

Not to be missed Speakers

Not to be missed Speakers

BROMLEY: Essential Event for Women – Evolution of Finance, 17 October 2024

Composer Ronald Corp has been Musical Director of the Highgate Choral Society for 40 of its 150 years

Composer Ronald Corp has been Musical Director of the Highgate Choral Society for 40 of its 150 years

Conductor marks 40 years running choir with song of suffering children

Dame Myra Hess gives one of her famous wartime concerts at The National Gallery

Dame Myra Hess gives one of her famous wartime concerts at The National Gallery

Hampstead pianist's wartime concerts that embodied Blitz spirit reimagined

You can visit a 19th century house which was the former home of William Morris and is still studied by architects today.

You can visit a 19th century house which was the former home of William Morris and is still studied by architects today.

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The Bexley house where William Morris lived with medieval interiors and garden

Kalvin Taylor, 19, stabbed to death in Norwich

Kalvin Taylor, 19, stabbed to death in Norwich

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South east London man charged with murder after 19-year-old stabbed to death

Errazuriz vineyards in Chile's cool Aconcagua Valley

Errazuriz vineyards in Chile's cool Aconcagua Valley

Love it or hate it chardonnay is the dominant white around the world

Enter our competition to win a Ninja Foodi Max Duel Zone Digital Air Fryer

Enter our competition to win a Ninja Foodi Max Duel Zone Digital Air Fryer

How to boss the kitchen and win a Ninja Foodi Max Duel Zone Digital Air Fryer

Simonetta Wenkert and husband Avi in front of their neighbourhood restaurant Ida

Simonetta Wenkert and husband Avi in front of their neighbourhood restaurant Ida

The tiny restaurant loved by Harry and Meghan that's like dining in someone's home

An immersive theatre version of George Orwell's 1984 returns to Hackney Town Hall this autumn with a new cast and enhanced audio visual effects

An immersive theatre version of George Orwell's 1984 returns to Hackney Town Hall this autumn with a new cast and enhanced audio visual effects

Big Brother returns to Hackney Town Hall - with 'lots of surprises'

Urban Foxes are no friends of gardeners but when young cubs started coming into the house Ruth Pavey had to act

Urban Foxes are no friends of gardeners but when young cubs started coming into the house Ruth Pavey had to act

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'I knew I needed help when fox cubs learned to use the cat flap'

Amit Sharma the artistic director of Kiln Theatre

Amit Sharma the artistic director of Kiln Theatre

'I want to make this a vibey buzzy building'

A town in Kent just 30 miles outside of Bromley where Bridgerton was filmed has been named as one of the best places to live.

A town in Kent just 30 miles outside of Bromley where Bridgerton was filmed has been named as one of the best places to live.

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Kent town where Bridgerton was filmed named one of the best places to live

Kate Winslet stars as Lee Miller in Lee, which is out in UK cinemas on September 13

Kate Winslet stars as Lee Miller in Lee, which is out in UK cinemas on September 13

Kate Winslet plays pioneering Hampstead war photographer

England's Morgan Rogers celebrates scoring his sides second goal of the game during the Under-21 International Friendly at Kenilworth Road, Luton. Picture date: Sunday September 9, 2024.

England's Morgan Rogers celebrates scoring his sides second goal of the game during the Under-21 International Friendly at Kenilworth Road, Luton. Picture date: Sunday September 9, 2024.

England football

Young Lions prove England's future is brighter than ever

Nominate your favourite local fashion boutique to enter our competition.

Nominate your favourite local fashion boutique to enter our competition.

In Vogue: It's time to nominate your favourite fashion boutique

September has arrived and pretty soon south east London will be full of Autumn colours to explore.

September has arrived and pretty soon south east London will be full of Autumn colours to explore.

Instagrammable places to visit in south east London this Autumn

Fred Kounis in his studio in 1980

Fred Kounis in his studio in 1980

The artist who fled the Nazis and created UK's first Holocaust memorial

If you’re looking for a riverside pub to stop off for a drink this summer, these are some of our favourites

If you’re looking for a riverside pub to stop off for a drink this summer, these are some of our favourites

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Five riverside pubs to visit in and around south London this summer

Shoasis have been performing in south east London for more than 10 years

Shoasis have been performing in south east London for more than 10 years

The Oasis tribute band that 'drinks, fights, and sounds' like the real thing

Enter our competition to win a £100 Amazon voucher to use for senior school essentials.

Enter our competition to win a £100 Amazon voucher to use for senior school essentials.

Back to School: Win £100 to for the senior school essentials

Tucked away just off of Eltham High Street you’ll find a scenic pleasure gardens with one of south east London’s oldest pubs.

Tucked away just off of Eltham High Street you’ll find a scenic pleasure gardens with one of south east London’s oldest pubs.

The 13th century gardens with a Tudor bridge just off Eltham High Street

You can visit this historic castle dating back to the 15th century with six different gardens and over 8,000 plant species.

You can visit this historic castle dating back to the 15th century with six different gardens and over 8,000 plant species.

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The historic castle near south east London with stunning world gardens and hot houses

Enter our competition and win a £100 Amazon voucher to help you gather all the back-to-school essentials.

Enter our competition and win a £100 Amazon voucher to help you gather all the back-to-school essentials.

School's In: Win a £100 Amazon Voucher and beat the back to school rush

Enter our competition and win a £100 Amazon voucher to help you gather all the back-to-school essentials.

Enter our competition and win a £100 Amazon voucher to help you gather all the back-to-school essentials.

School's In: Win a £100 Amazon Voucher and beat the back to school rush

You can visit a stunning cathedral city known for its scenic punting spots and historic buildings.

You can visit a stunning cathedral city known for its scenic punting spots and historic buildings.

The historic Kent staycation spot rated among UK’s best with easy London links