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Dec 6, 2024 | 
swlondoner.co.uk | Jacob Antigha
News An opticians which doubles as an art gallery in Twickenham has won the Fashion Practice of the Year award at the 2024 Opticians Awards. The Optical Gallery, on King Street, was shortlisted for the same award last year but came out on top this time around, having also been nominated for the Best Independent Practice. The gallery, which last month expanded into audiology as well, is led by three brothers, Nicos, Marios and Antonios.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
nwlondoner.co.uk | Jacob Antigha
Entertainment A returning play opening at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden aims to tackle trauma and identity through spoken word, music, and physical theatre. Presented earlier this year at Riverside Studios and the Camden Fringe Festival, Fragments opens its doors for a short stint between 15 and 17 November. The play follows Ifemelu as she reflects on generational trauma throughout African history as well as the bonds that shape us today.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
nwlondoner.co.uk | Jacob Antigha
News A student who says she was targeted by a scammer that claimed she needed to borrow an Oyster card to visit her mother has issued a warning to her neighbours. Chalk Farm resident Ottoline Spearman, 29, said she answered her front door on Prince of Wales Road last month to find a casually dressed woman crying and visibly distressed.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
swlondoner.co.uk | Heidi Munn |Yumna Iqbal |Jacob Antigha
News A small business in Twickenham which brought the speaker giant Sonos to the UK is still thriving almost 20 years later. Levco is an audio-visual equipment distributor which resells and represents both big and small companies, including their own brand BluCube.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
nwlondoner.co.uk | Jacob Antigha
News A mobility-impaired woman is pressuring Islington Council to hold Lime accountable for users’ careless parking of bikes which block pavements. Since undergoing surgery in February, masters student Vera Macario, 63, has had to use a wheelchair and crutches to get around, giving her a new awareness of the importance of accessibility. In June, Macario said she had to follow five men into a pub and confront them after they had left their bikes in the middle of the pavement.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
nelondoner.co.uk | Jacob Antigha
Hackney A De Beauvoir Town author has taken it upon himself to champion the new community book area at Haggerston station. The station’s staff and volunteers started the community book area to create a space for people to share and exchange books. Author and charity volunteer Hayri Zafer, 72, noticed the book area on his journey home two weeks ago and is in no doubt it will benefit the area.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
swlondoner.co.uk | Graham Moody |Jacob Antigha |Yumna Iqbal |Heidi Munn
Food & Drink A Twickenham-based restaurant run by a Michelin-starred chef is prioritising community and sustainability through Indian cuisine. After opening Shiuli, on Heath Road, during the pandemic, chef Alfred Prasad, pictured above, and manager Sunita Panjabi found local support was the key to success. They were able build a relationship with the area through local suppliers and community support.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
medium.com | Jacob Antigha
In 2020, the NHS found itself in a grave predicament it could not have seen coming. Hospitals were crammed, resources were stretched thin, and a pandemic took Britain by storm. Due to their hard work and selflessness the nation would take to the streets and “#ClapForTheNHS”. However, it seems only the British workers felt the love and recognition for their contributions to the nation’s healthcare system.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
medium.com | Jacob Antigha
Shorty after a vigil was held to mourn the loss of the three young girls who died in the Southport stabbings, far-right activists took to the streets to riot after a misinformation campaign, driven by anti-immigration sentiments, spread online. The misinformation stems from an article published on Monday from Channel3 Now that claimed the suspect was an asylum seeker called "Ali al Shakati" who arrived illegally in the UK via boat sometime last year.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
medium.com | Jacob Antigha
The trials and tribulations of an ousted Labour leader on a path to election victory. For the 11th time in a row, Islington North voters elected independent candidate Jeremy Corbyn as their MP, with Corbyn securing 49% of Islington North's 48,000 votes. While this is a great feat in its own right, Corbyn's win is especially given his expulsion from the Labour Party.
