There are few places that provide such a vivid microcosm of London’s gentrification as the Balfron Tower, Ernö Goldfinger’s concrete cliff-face in Poplar. Built as a beacon of social housing in 1968, this heroic 27-storey bookend to east London has been “decanted” of its social tenants over the last few years, to allow it to be scrubbed up and transformed into a silo of luxury flats – which will be marketed to the bankers of nearby Canary Wharf. The proceeds will go Read more [...]

David O'Meara's tough performer Custom Cut stepped up to a new level when winning his fifth race in a row in the Shadwell Joel Stakes. 3.50 Newmarket: Cambridgeshire - Paying 6 Places. Click here to bet. Custom Cut earns a pat down the neck from Danny Read more [...]

Listings BLOOD: Today’s opportunities to donate blood are at The Ecology Pavilion in Mile End, Morrisons in Thamesmead, and the usual donor centres. See site for terms and conditions. AMY WINEHOUSE: A new exhibition, When I Walk In Your Shoes, opens today at Westbank Gallery in Notting Hill. It’s curated by Henry Hate, friend and tattoo artist to Amy Winehouse. All artworks on show celebrate Amy’s life, and money raised goes towards the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which works to prevent Read more [...]

Hinckley’s Hollycroft Park is up against some of the top parks in the country in a competition to find our favourite park of the year. Hollycroft Park is listed in the online People’s Choice Award, which gives the public the power to decide which one of the 1,482 Green Flag Award sites should be named Park of the Year. Hollycroft Park is a 1930s Park which has retained many of its original features. The bandstand hosts a number of events throughout the year and the park offers a number of other Read more [...]