An oasis in Streatham

12:22pm Friday 22nd June 2007

I have not seen any rooks. I have not heard any rooks and yet I am sitting in one of London's best kept secrets, The Rookery.

	Masters of art
	12:56pm Wed 20 Jun 07
	A Barnet artist who uses the techniques of the old masters has been nominated for a prize in the prestigious Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy, Piccadilly.

	Painting comes to life
	4:16pm Tue 19 Jun 07
	Bluewater Shopping Centre's Castle Galleries has invited artist Neil Dawson to spend two days with them so visitors can gain insight into the processes behind his paintings.

Risque business

5:02pm Thursday 14th June 2007

A classic symptom of youth is to think your forays into hedonism are a cultural breakthrough - everyone before you spent their youth making chutney and wearing sensible footwear. Ever considered that your dear old granny was a bit racy?

Museum closed after roof theft

5:13am Sunday 10th June 2007

Crystal Palace Museum has still not been reopened after water leaked into the building a month ago when leading was stolen from the roof.

	WW2 helmets found in Olympic park
	5:30am Fri 8 Jun 07
	Archaeologists have discovered relics from the Second World War on the Olympic park construction site.

	Purple rain
	4:22pm Thu 7 Jun 07
	If you had been strolling through the garden village of Bournville near Birmingham in the autumn of 1999, you would have come across a pretty startling sight. The derelict ornamental pond in the Women's Recreation Ground had been lovingly restored to its former glory with one small twist - it was bright Cadbury' purple.

	Exclusive peek at Dahl's manuscripts
	5:00am Sat 2 Jun 07
	Roald Dahl fans have the chance to peek behind the scenes - but only if they live in one Bucks village.

Send in the clowns!

10:06am Friday 1st June 2007

"People are re-discovering live entertainment I think. Circuses went through the doldrums during the 80s and things are cyclical so they are very popular again. When you see the horses in real life you're amazed by their power and their size - if you are by the ringside when they run round, you can feel the floor shake, you can smell them."

	Fashion passion
	5:19pm Thu 31 May 07
	Graduate Fashion Week is the single most important event in a fashion student's calendar. Not as well known as London Fashion Week perhaps, but for budding designers, it can be make or break time.

	The artists behind the paintings
	5:06pm Thu 31 May 07
	Have you ever wondered about the artists behind some of the world's most famous paintings?

	Thrills and frills
	5:15pm Thu 31 May 07
	Thrills, frills and copious amounts of jiggling are the name of the game at Clapham or Bust, the monthly burlesque night at Clapham's Bread and Roses pub.

	Anti-war protest nominated for Turner Prize
	1:22pm Tue 8 May 07
	Peace campaigner Brian Haw, who has demonstrate outside Parliament for six years, has had his placards nominated for the Turner Prize.

	Burst at Battersea Arts Centre
	11:02am Fri 4 May 07
	"I know I would say this," says Shelley Hastings, co-producer of BAC's spring festival, Burst, "but it's easily the most exciting festival we have put on since I started five years ago."

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