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Covent Garden: Christmas Day tragedy as car mows down pedestrians in West End

Met Police say they believe the incident is linked to a nightclub altercation in the early hours of Christmas Day

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Greg Wallace: From Covent Garden greengrocer to TV personality

The 60-year-old has been fronting the BBC’s long-running cookery programme MasterChef since 2005.

Evening Standard

Hollywood star Luke Evans switches on Covent Garden Christmas lights

Musician and broadcaster Myleene Klass hosted the event on the balcony of Covent Garden’s historic Market Building.

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First look at iconic Covent Garden Christmas tree as 2024 Norwegian Spruce chosen

A 55ft-tall Norwegian Spruce has been handpicked and freshly harvested to make its way to Covent Garden ahead of this year’s festive season.

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Covent Garden Christmas tree harvested in Solihull ahead of festive season

Covent Garden has worked with Woods Farm for 15 years.

Evening Standard

The ransacking of Britain: why the people finally rose up against ‘sod you architecture’

Inspired by Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, who believed streets fostered disease, a vision of Britain was cooked up that would see historic city centres flattened for flats and ring roads. But the public decided they’d had enough – and took to the streets

The Guardian - UK

Shhh, don't tell anyone.: inside the secret genius of the Covent Garden Playground

The reopened playground has been put together by the innovative garden designer Peter Korn.

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The Marriage of Figaro review – revival sparkles with young cast

David McVicar’s detailed staging of Mozart’s comedy opens Covent Garden’s new season, with conductor Julia Jones bringing energy and drive and Ying Fang, making her house debut, as an exquisite Susanna

The Guardian - UK

Why I live in West Kensington: Skincare expert Caroline Hirons on why she's 'west London or die'

The Skin Rocks founder, author and podcast host on staying west of Covent Garden and going to gigs while she’s still bendy

Evening Standard

St Vincent: ‘If it was permissible, I would absolutely have a pint multiple times a day’

Musician St Vincent dines at Covent Garden Dishoom, adores a pint in a London pub, and thinks Bowie and Jack the Ripper define our capital

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New Byredo store opens in London’s Covent Garden

Byredo has unveiled a new Covent Garden store, its second bricks-and-mortar destination in London

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Lululemon To Relocate And Expand Covent Garden Store In 2024

Lululemon to relocate to a larger store in The Yards, Covent Garden, showcasing an expanded range of activewear products.

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Review in a few: Covent Garden's Capilungo

No time for long-winded reviews? Joanna Taylor gets (almost) straight to the point

Evening Standard

Inside Max Mara’s teddy-filled ‘fluffy residence‘ in London’s Covent Garden

A transporting escape amid the bustle of last-minute shopping, Max Mara’s immersive new London pop-up continues their Teddy Coat tenth-anniversary by creating an apartment entirely covered in fluffy teddy fabric

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Covent Garden buskers brace for council meeting which could decide their fate

Street performers fear the council's regulation efforts will put them out of business

The Guardian - UK

‘Out of tune and out of key’: Covent Garden’s buskers fight back against bid to silence them

Performers say Westminster council move to enforce licences and restrict acts’ volume, staging and props threatens a centuries-old London tradition

The Guardian - UK

Allan Clayton: ‘I’m your tortured tenor for hire’

His committed performances and expressive voice have made him one of today’s most admired singers. As he prepares for Jephtha at Covent Garden, Allan Clayton ponders creativity, pigeonholes and facial hair

Evening Standard

Party atmosphere as Britney Spears memoir lands in London

Copies of The Woman In Me were handed out at a drag and burlesque-themed launch party at the Mrs Riot bar in Covent Garden

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How to get a free pint in London next weekend

If you have a friend who you would like to celebrate, nominate them to receive a free pint

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LSO/Pappano at the Barbican review: the Covent Garden maestro steps into Simon Rattle’s shoes

This marked Sir Antonio Papano’s first concert as chief conductor designate of the London Symphony Orchestra

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury 2024 to be UK’s most expensive pop festival at £360

As the deadline for registration passes, new cost is £100 higher than Covent Garden’s best seats

Evening Standard

Women’s work: the action group re-mapping London based on the women who designed and built it

Action group Part W is re-mapping the city’s historic spots, from Waterloo Bridge to Covent Garden Market, based on the women who built it, designed it, and campaigned to preserve it

The Guardian - UK

Graham Clark obituary

Tenor who loved exploring dramatic possibilities in Wagner with imaginative directors at Bayreuth and Covent Garden

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ITV Loose Women: Wayne Sleep shares Princess Diana's personal message to him after their iconic Covent Garden dance

The ballet star has had a career spanning over 50 years and recalled his iconic performance with Princess Diana

The Guardian - UK

London’s Donmar Warehouse appoints Tim Sheader as artistic director

After more than a decade running Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, the hit-making director is to take over the Covent Garden venue next year

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