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Smile - Lily’s on safari
Pop sensation Lily Allen certainly isn’t feeling hard done by after swapping the urban jungle of London for the vast majestic plains of South Africa. The starlet praised her dream break through social networking site Twitter, saying it was the most amazing place she’s ever been.
Mix your drinks to stay sober
A North London cocktail lounge is launching mixology classes to raise awareness about the contents of its drinks. Annies Bar in Kentish Town, renowned for its calorie counted cocktail selection, is also introducing a unit awareness menu so people know exactly how much alcohol they are drinking.
Greenwich club hosts Ibiza Beach Party
To celebrate Ibiza’s Opening Weekend, THAT Club (The House And Terrace) in Greenwich will host an Ibiza Beach Party spectacular this Saturday 6th June from 10pm. The terrace will be totally transformed into a stunning beach with genuine sand imported from Ibiza and palm trees for clubbers to dance amongst.
Marilynne Robinson wins Orange Prize for Fiction
The winners of the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction and the Orange Award for New Writers were announced yesterday at a high-prolife awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London. American author Marilynne Robinson was the recipient of the top award, the Orange Prize for Fiction, for her third novel Home (Virago). British debut author Francesca Kay won the award for New Writers with her novel An Equal Stillness (Weidenfeld & Nicolson).
Sonisphere announces day tickets
One of the worlds newest and most exciting festival, Sonisphere, have released day tickets that can be snapped up for £67.50, giving fans the opportunity to select the day that they would rather put all their energy into ripping it up and generally partying so hard that they can’t manage a second day of it!
A youthful opinion for top literary prize
As the winners of one of literature’s largest international prizes are announced this evening, it is key to note that this time some youthful opinion has gone into the overall judging.
Hard Rock celebrates Woodstock Festival
Hard Rock International today announced that to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock Festival, rare pieces of music memorabilia from this historic event are to be flown over from the USA for a special display at London’s Hard Rock Calling festival, which takes place 26-28 June 2009.
Happiest celebrity couples
As celebrity relationships continue to create widespread interest and speculation, following the recent news that one of the nation's most famous couples, Jordan and Peter have split, new research by smile, the internet bank from The Co-operative Bank, reveals who the nation believe are the ten happiest celebrity couples.
An exciting new venue for W12
GU group has transformed the Mulberry Pub into The Grand Union Ravenscourt Park - a destination venue. Featuring a full interior fit out with exceptional vintage furniture sourced from reclamation yards and charity shops and a superb outdoor decked area seating 60, the Ravenscourt Park site has it all.
Fans choose opening act for Hard Rock Calling
Calling all rock fans - you now have the chance to shape the fortune of one of America’s hottest up-and-coming bands! After battling it out at Hard Rock Cafe locations across the country, five bands from Hard Rock’s Ambassadors of Rock Battle of the Bands have been chosen from a talented pool of more than 150 acts.
Dirty Dancing - A hit on screen, and now on stage
A new poll conducted by the Cinema Advertising Association has named the 1987 film Dirty Dancing the UK’s Number One film of all time, beating off competition from Star Wars and The Lord Of The Rings.
Alfresco dining hot spots in London
With summer time almost upon us, we are blowing the clouds away by revealing details on three of the finest hidden al fresco venues in London. This is bound to brighten up dining and drinking experiences for visitors and London dwellers alike.
London drinkers stir up a cocktail of protest
Enraged voters finding MPs’ overblown expenses hard to swallow are being offered a chance to wash away the pain of their wasted taxes - with some appropriately named drinks.
Popular rock act heads to The Granville
The Granville @ Barford will welcome ‘Johnny Price’s Rock Duo’ on Sunday 31 May at 7:45pm. Johnny Price is the lead singer of the talented seven piece rock and roll band ‘Johnny & The Zephyrs’ who will also play at The Granville on Sunday 30 August.
Poets wanted at North London bar
Stylish cocktail lounge Annies Bar is calling for poets to rekindle the literary flames of Kentish Town, North London. The upmarket bar has already proved it is ahead of the trends with its low-calorie cocktails and pie nights. Now, with female poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy inspiring a new generation of poets across the UK, Annies is looking to get bards back at the bar.