Watch out Edinburgh, here comes the Camden Fringe

Fed up with the high prices north of the border, the two women running the Etcetera Theatre decided they could do just as well in their own manor, writes Katie Masters Edinburgh isn t the only British city to boast a Fringe Festival – London s in on the... » MORE

ART

TS Eliot 1938 by Wyndham Lewis. See it at the National Portrait Gallery

Superlatives and expletives in the life of Wyndham Lewis

BY ALISON OLDHAM The iconoclastic artist-writer Wyndham Lewis drew superlatives – and undoubtedly expletives – from those who knew him. TS Eliot said he was the greatest prose writer of my generation . Walter Sickert described him as the greatest portra... » MORE

FOOD & DRINK

It's 10 out of 10 for Simon Bradley's enduring excellence

BY VICTORIA PREVER We re all guilty of taking things for granted. One minute a place is all the rage then fashions change and then today s hot news is yesterday s chip paper. Few restaurants survive more than one circuit of the merry-go-round. When I was a child, my parent... » MORE

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

WIN ONE OF TEN COPIES OF SEX PISTOLS 'THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND' DVD!

A LIVE DVD FILM OF THEIR 30th ANNIVERSARY GIGS AT BRIXTON ACADEMY

There ll Always Be An England is directed by Julien Temple and includes The Sex Pistols breathtaking live performance at Brixton Academy last year. The performance celebrated 30 years... » MORE

Click here for more competitions

QUIRKY CORNER

Euro MP calls for ban on mosquito zapping of kids

London s Liberal Democrat MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford has today launched a campaign in the European Parliament to ban Mosquito devices used to disperse allegedly troublesome teenagers. Using technology originally designed to scare away vermin, the Mosqui... » MORE

Hundreds of mourners turned out to pay their final respects to Tufnell Park murder victim Elliot Guy. Golders Green Crematorium was forced to relay Friday's service onto TV screens as more than 400 people arrived to say goodbye. The funeral came exactly s... » MORE

Two brothers have been charged for a string of robberies across London, including that of Hampstead fashion designer Nicole Farhi. Matthew Jonathan Mykoo, 26 of Windsor Road, Willesden, has been charged in relation to 15 robberies and Daniel Junior Mykoo,... » MORE

» Olympic hero Bradley slams politician as a prat

» Campaigners protest to stop hacker's extradition

» High winds and flash floods rock Hampstead

» Major disruption on Overground as engineering work begins

MORE TOP STORIES | PARKING | KING'S CROSS READER POLLS

SPURS

JONATHAN Woodgate has picked out Tottenham team-mate Luka Modric as Croatia s danger man ahead of England s vital World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. Woodgate, who was surprisingly overlooked by Fabio Capello for both Saturday s trip to Andorra and in Croat... » MORE

» Truly Manic Monday as Spurs seal £53 million of deals

» JUANDE'S WORLD: Pavlyuchenko is the complete player - almost

ARSENAL

Theo Walcott believes Arsenal are on the verge of a British invasion, writes Jem Maidment. The young striker is in the England squad for Saturday s World Cup qualifier with Andorra and Wednesday s tough trip to Croatia. He says more of his compatriots are... » MORE

» Old boy Nicholas tips Ramsey to be Arsenal's next Welsh captain

» Reserves keep Drogba out but lose 3-2 to Chelsea

CRICKET

WE VE got just six games remaining – three in the County Championship and three in the Pro40. And we don t want the season to peter out, especially in the Pro40 where we are in big danger of being relegated. We ended last season on a high by winning promo... » MORE

» CHRIS SILVERWOOD: Slow but steady progress on the fitness front

» Players tee it up at Finchley golf tournament

BOXING

MARTIN Power failed in his ambition to secure a Lonsdale belt as he crashed to defeat against reigning British bantamweight champ Ian Napa at Newham Leisure Centre last weekend. In a rematch of their 2005 clash, the two fighters went toe-to-toe for... » MORE

FEATURES

By Katie Davies FEW people have to wait more than 70 years after qualifying to take part in the Olympics, but one West Hampstead resident has his sights on just that. Oh yes, I want to take part in 2012. I will run the 100m in one hour when I am 100 – I... » MORE

» Former Olympian June on the joy of winning a medal

» Katherine Jenkins all set for concert in her Kenwood 'back yard'

THEATRE

Fed up with the high prices north of the border, the two women running the Etcetera Theatre decided they could do just as well in their own manor, writes Katie Masters Edinburgh isn t the only British city to boast a Fringe Festival – London s in on the... » MORE

» REVIEW: INVITATION TO A BEHEADING The Lion and Unicorn Theatre Kentish Town

» REVIEW: The Frontline Shakespeare s Globe Bankside, Southwark

ART

BY ALISON OLDHAM The iconoclastic artist-writer Wyndham Lewis drew superlatives – and undoubtedly expletives – from those who knew him. TS Eliot said he was the greatest prose writer of my generation . Walter Sickert described him as the greatest portra... » MORE

» Livingstone, you may presume, will showcase Campbell originals

» Eclectic selection for Suburb's annual summer show

FOOD & DRINK

BY VICTORIA PREVER We re all guilty of taking things for granted. One minute a place is all the rage then fashions change and then today s hot news is yesterday s chip paper. Few restaurants survive more than one circuit of the merry-go-round. When I was a child, my parent... » MORE

» From Chairman Mao's home province comes a real sizzler

» Everyone is going nuts for this Crouch End steakhouse

Should the post offices be saved?

Yes No

» Probe into 'Hitler' cop is just plain bonkers

» Much-loved Heath swan killed in savage dog attack

» Charge of the naked brigade - 600 sign up for Heath space

» A ban on Heath barbecues is a sensible measure

» Why council can't admit to true scale of parking problem

London s Liberal Democrat MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford has today launched a campaign in the European Parliament to ban Mosquito devices used to disperse allegedly troublesome teenagers. Using technology originally designed to scare away vermin, the Mosqui... » MORE

» Log in » Sign Up » Forgotten password

Copyright © 2008 Archant Regional Limited. All rights reserved. Terms and conditions | Disability Policy Statement | RSS News Feeds

MORE TOP STORIES | PARKING | KING'S CROSS
READER POLLS

Yes
No

» Log in
» Sign Up
» Forgotten password

Copyright © 2008 Archant Regional Limited. All rights reserved.
Terms and conditions | Disability Policy Statement | RSS News Feeds