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Bexley Christmas Fairs & Markets

All the Christmas fairs and markets in Bexley this year

The FUSS Christmas Fair

The 20-year-old Hither Green Christmas fair that’s a ‘centrepiece’ for the community

The Diary of Anne Frank

Young reporter:Anne Frank's diary 80 years on: Lily Sharman, Parmiters

I was pleased with my Dualit classic kettle that cost less than half the usual retail price

'I took £30 to the Amazon Second Chance pop up shop - but ended up spending far more'

Outside of the café

Young Reporter Young Reporter - Opening of the Olde Forge Café- Jorjah Walters - Croydon High

Remembrance Sunday

Young Reporter | Remembrance Sunday | Alex C | KGS

The Christmas markets and fairs coming to Bromley this year

The Christmas markets and fairs coming to Bromley this year

The Christmas markets coming to Greenwich for 2023.

All the Christmas fairs and markets in Greenwich this year

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A tempting festive choice at Jeroboams, whose London shops include Muswell Hill and Hampstead. Image: Jeroboams

From a Portuguese wild card to festive fizz: the 28 wines of Christmas

Jack & The Beanstalk, The Light Princess, Cinderella and Beauty & The Beast

All the shows coming to south east London theatres this Christmas

Books for cooks this Christmas. Picture: Kerstin Rodgers

From butter boards to motorway cafes, the best books for Cooks this Christmas

Colombo Kitchen wins at Good Food Awards 2024.

South London restaurant that went viral 'thrilled' to win Good Food Award 2024

From Ninja Air Fyrers over £70 cheaper than usual on Amazon to Argos selling Beats Studio3 headphones for £200 off - there are some great Black Friday deals available.

The best Black Friday deals I found that could save you hundred of pounds

The New Wimbledon theatre

Surbiton High school production: Oliver!!!

The orange peel theory is the latest TikTok trend to take the internet by storm.

What is the 'orange peel theory' on TikTok and does it prove true love?

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Young Reporter A Queer Halloween by Ronni Wan, St Philomenas High School for Girls

Ice rinks in south London to visit this winter.

All the ice rinks coming to south London this winter

The south east London restaurants hosting Diwali celebrations this weekend.

Where to eat in south east London this Diwali – the restaurants hosting celebrations

The team at Forty Hall Vineyard with their new tractor. Image: Forty Hall Vineyard

Donated tractor brings in bumper harvest at London's only commercial vineyard

Young Reporter «Ferrari Museo Maranello» Sofia Mishuris MHI

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The dazzling Christmas light trails coming to south east London this Christmas.

The dazzling festive light trails opening in south London this month

All the firework displays with tickets available for bonfire night this weekend.

Everywhere you can still get tickets for firework displays in south east London

Joshua Al-chamaa celebrates being part of the 'Fittest Team on Earth' at the 2023 CrossFit Games. Image: @CrossFitGames

Hackney childhood helped me reach top of the world

Your shower space - including the tray and curtain - are reportedly the dirtiest place in your bathroom, according to cleaning expert Sarah Dempsey at MyJobQuote.co.uk .

This is the dirtiest place in your bathroom (no, not there)

Me singing 'Pie Jesu' from Gabriel Fauré's 'Requiem'.

Young Reporter: Music To My Ears, St Catherine's School Twickenham

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New Ballet School Comes to Weybridge

New Ballet School Comes to Weybridge

Five of Dartford's oldest pubs to try

Five of Dartford’s oldest pubs to try and where to find them

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The oldest pubs in south east London named in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2024

The oldest south east London pubs that made the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2024

Snuffle Dog Cafe in Lewisham which opened last year is in the running for the Mayor of Lewisham Business Award 2023.

The Lewisham dog café created as a ‘social spot' that's up for an award

A restaurant based in a former post office and set up by army veterans has been described as

The Orpington restaurant ‘at the heart of the community' set up by army veterans

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Four Christmas light trails in Kent within 90-minutes drive of south east London

Magical Kent Christmas lights to visit within a 90-minute drive of south east London

The Peckham chocolate shop founded by one woman love of chocolate.

The popular Peckham chocolatier made because ‘chocolate is essential every day’

Copper and Ink Blackheath to celebrate its fifth anniversary this year.

The Blackheath MasterChef-run restaurant with a seasonally changing cosmopolitan menu

Head Chef Mohammed Asrar

The best Indian restaurant in Sutton that serves diners every day including Christmas

'I tried Piazza Italianana - a fine dining Italian in a Grade II listed building in London'

‘I ate in a luxury Italian restaurant set in a Grade II listed building'

Reflections 3, 2021 by Susan Brandt is part of her solo show at Amberden Gallery in Hampstead.

'Emerging artist' stages first solo show at 80

Hampstead dentist Dr Linda Greenwall has created a cookbook of Food Memories with proceeds going to her charity The Dental Wellness Trust

Hampstead dentist creates cookbook filled with 'food memories'

Alun Armstrong plays 91-year-old Jack in To Have and To Hold at Hampstead Theatre. Image: Marc Brenner

'I got my first film acting lesson from Michael Caine'

Sarah Franco is manager of The Real Flower Company shop in Swain's Lane, Highgate

Autumn blooms and winter crafts at The Real Flower Company

Gary Sycamore has grown Indian corn on his Shepherd's Hill allotment and sells his fruit and veg at Ally Pally farmers' market to raise funds for a Highgate gardening charity.

It's harder than you think to grown corn in North London

Bridget Galton stayed in a luxury Willerby lodge on a holiday park near Lowestoft similar to the one pictured here and enjoyed the pubs and waterways of the southern Broads

My stay in a mobile home that was nicer than my house

Spooky things to do in south east London this month

Spooky things to do in south east London this Halloween

The rotunda bar of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane which is said to be haunted by the ghosts of past performers and the Man in Grey

I took a tour of Britain's most haunted theatre and had some jump scares

Erith Town and Mind in Bexley form new partnership

Erith Town and Mind in Bexley form new partnership

Firework displays happening in south east London next month.

All the fireworks displays happening in south east London for Bonfire Night

'I'm a guide dog owner living in London - and these are some of the most challenging things about it'

The most challenging things about being a visually impaired guide dog owner in London

Burger King's insider tips range from how you can pick up its famous Chicken Royale for just £2.99 to how to get your free birthday Whopper® when using the Burger King® app.

Burger King fans issued 8 'secret hacks' and 'insider tips' to use this month

Holly Willoughby created many viral clips whilst presenting This Morning

Holly Willoughby's best This Morning moments including innuendos and NTA Awards

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days runs from October 10 to 11 in 2023.

I've done the Amazon Prime Day hunting for you and here's the best bargains

4 places to go pumpkin picking within an hours drive of south east London.

Four pumpkin patches to visit just an hour's drive away from south east London

Bridget Galton went to Austria's Salzburgerland as a beginner and enjoyed ski lessons, ski biking and tobogganing

My exciting mid-life bid to learn to ski without falling over

Immersive 1984 takes over Hackney Town Hall for 50 performances and is adapted by East Finchley's Adam Taub

Immersive 1984: 'Orwell predicted so much except the phones in our pockets'

Tom Gates author Liz Pichon grew up in Hampstead and has sold 14 million copies of her series. Picture: Clara Molden

Tom Gates author Liz Pichon on dyslexia 'I thought world of books was closed to me'