Self-defence guru Mo Teague on how to be a hard target August 15, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT WHAT I’ve come to realise after 10 years in the fitness industry is that good self defence is more than kicking like the girls in Charlie’s Angels. There are many self-defence options available to both men and women in the capital but what’s becoming increasingly popular is “intelligent self-defence”. This is [...]
Cornhill goes up in the foodie world August 15, 2011 The Door Oyster Bar & Grill 33 Cornhill, EC3V 3NG, Tel: 020 7929 1378 www.thedoor-group.com FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £30 CORNHILL is such an atmospheric, iconic City street. It’s a shame, then, that the majority of its food and drink offerings are chains or chain-style affairs. Don’t get me wrong: Alphabet [...]
Dinner at Soho’s favourite bar August 15, 2011 Cafe Boheme 13-17 Old Compton Street, W1 5JQ Tel: 020 7734 0623 www.cafeboheme.co.uk FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £35 WHO hasn’t begun, ended or whiled away a night at one of Café Boheme’s little street-facing tables? With Soho’s best vantage point on the corner of Old Compton and Greek Streets, no discernible [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS August 15, 2011 VIVEK SINGH CITY POPUP The City gets a pop-up with a (sort of) al fresco offering from Cinnamon Kitchen major domo Vivek Singh. Lasting until the end of September, Cinnamon Square can be found in Devonshire Square (just outside the Kitchen), with Bengali crab cod cakes, Bombay spiced tilapia, Hyderabadi spiced duck pao and aubergine [...]
House prices drop throughout London August 14, 2011 LONDON’S house prices have collapsed in August, yet a leading analyst has said that global financial worries will not impact the housing market across the UK. Asking prices were down in all 32 London boroughs this month, plummeting 3.4 per cent across the capital, according to the Rightmove index released this morning. Prices in London [...]
Office space take-up in the City stays flat August 14, 2011 TAKE-UP of office space in the City remained at its lowest level since 2009 in the last quarter, according to new research by Equipe. There have been no moves to offices larger than 50,000 sq ft in the last six months, with take-up of office space at just 834,000 sq ft, slightly down on the [...]
Sun, flowers and history in Corsica August 14, 2011 THE blue Corsican sky rained men as we breakfasted on warm baguettes and chestnut flavoured honey on the terrace of our villa overlooking the bay of Calvi on the island’s north-west coast. As they leapt from their plane the parachutists from the nearby Foreign Legion base distracted us from another arresting sight – Calvi’s ancient [...]
BEDFORD ROAD, HOLWELL August 11, 2011 This six-bedroom family house comes with 0.87 acres of land. Its extensive gardens and grounds are well-maintained. It has a large fitted kitchen, a dining and living room, library and office. Contact: Chesterton Humberts on 020 7594 4746 or go to www.chestertonhumberts.com STEVENAGE ROAD Price: £212,500 Formerly a schoolhouse, this three-bedroom property retains many of [...]
Stepping into the property market of the new world order August 11, 2011 WITH debt and financial turmoil gripping the economies of Europe, North America and Japan, it’s not hard to look at the rise of India, China and Singapore and sense a coming shift in global power. Recent headlines have been staggering: last year, David Cameron led the largest British trade delegation to India in living memory, [...]
PROPERTY NEWS August 11, 2011 NEW DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA WATER Barratt Group’s Maple Quays development has opened for purchase. Offering one, two or three bed apartments, the development offers connections to both Canary Wharf and the City. Prices start from £250,000. Contact Barratt on 08448114334 or go to www.barratthomes.co.uk/london NEW NORTH LONDON LUXURY Domus, “the Candy brothers of north London”, [...]