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Wet Leg announce intimate Camden gig to follow Glastonbury appearance

1 day ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Bridget Galton

Amid a summer of huge festival appearances, and an autumn tour of the US, the band have announced they will play the 1,500-capacity Electric Ballroom on July 17. It's not the first time they have appeared at the venue, with one fan capturing a previous gig in 2022 when they released their self-titled debut album.
'I went to French restaurant's Hampstead 'little sister' to see if it was as good'

1 day ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Bridget Galton

After honing his Gallic classics for seven years at the NW5 bistro, Louis has taken over the kitchen at its new little sister a few miles away. French Society occupies a slim site in Mill Lane, yet somehow they have managed to carve more than 30 covers out of the restaurant, pavement terrace and a cute little snug. With its distressed walls, green-tiled bar, white curtains, and traditional brasserie tables, we could be in an outer Parisian arondissement rather than a north west London suburb.
Landlord of Highgate boozer crowned London pub of the year says 'it means a lot'

2 days ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Bridget Galton

The Red Lion & Sun was honoured at the 2025 National Pub & Bar Awards which took place last night at the Big Penny Social in Walthamstow. Organised with Pub & Bar magazine they recognise the very best of the UK’s pub scene with 13 regional winners selected and the overall pub winner of the year awarded to The Bull in Charlbury. It's the latest accolade for publican, Heath Ball and caps a busy year for his team, who recently took on The Angel Inn as a sister pub in Highgate.
Hedonistic late night dining spot opens with Bloody Mary sommelier

3 days ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Bridget Galton

Sinners plans to live up to its name, with seductive hosts serving up indulgent cocktails and food alongside live cabaret in a neon-lit space that is part dinner party, part theatre. Located beneath the Eden Lounge in Great Eastern Street, it offers a whiff of decadence with 3, 5, or 7 course menus punctuated by risque interludes that include circus, drag, fire breathing, singing, and burlesque.
Music legends to play series of free summer DJ gigs at Camden Market

3 days ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Bridget Galton

Billed as the 'Summer of Sound,' the six week festival of live music, and family entertainment is headlined by Soul II Soul founder Jazzie B. The DJ and producer is a proud local who grew up around Camden Town and once had a stall on the market.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane London: Disney's Hercules review

3 days ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Bridget Galton

With eye-popping sets, music by Disney veteran Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Little Mermaid) and a book by Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah that leans into the puns and panto vibe, it's hard to resist its good-hearted energy. Like The Lion King there's an evil uncle - Stephen Carlile's boo-hiss baddie Hades channelling Alan Rickman in Die Hard - and a young blade who has to shape up, in this case a beefy demigod with superhuman strength who was stolen as a baby from Mount Olympus.
Drugs raid and a nude photo; the flat where Beatle lived while a making classic album

6 days ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Bridget Galton

After moving out of the Surrey home he shared with wife Cynthia and son Julian, the music star began his life with the Japanese artist at 34, Montagu Square, Marylebone. The basement and ground floor flat in the Grade II listed terrace was their first home for five months while Lennon was working on the White Album which featured songs such as Revolution, Back in the USSR, and Dear Prudence.
Meet the wine bar founder who wants to 'ship out the stuffy' and share the joy

1 week ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Bridget Galton

He had caught the wine bug while working in Paris, and went into a well-known chain looking for a good bottle to take to a dinner party. But when he told the wine expert he "liked Chablis but didn't like chardonnay" they laughed at him. As he left feeling stupid - the French white is made from chardonnay grapes - he wondered about somewhere with no snootiness around buying and enjoying wine.
Michelin-star London Mexican named among 50 best restaurants in the world

1 week ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Bridget Galton

Headed by chef Santiago Lastra, the Seymour Street restaurant came in 49th in the 2025 edition of one of the world's most prestigious food awards. Last year the eaterie, which specialises in Mexican fine dining using seasonal British produce joined the global culinary elite coming 17th on the list compiled by William Reed, and voted on by 1,100 international industry experts including food writers, critics, chefs, restaurateurs and well-travelled gourmets.
Ryanair seat hack backfires as holidaymaker kicked off flight

1 week ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Joshua Searle

Scott McCormick and his girlfriend Helena Boshwick, 33, were due to fly from Birmingham Airport on May 1 to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, for a week-long holiday and gym-mentorship event. The 33-year-old said they had not pay to reserve seats - which typically costs between £4.50 and £33 per seat - because it was a short two-hour flight and they didn't mind if they didn't sit together.