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Secure My Booking? It’s a ‘no’ when it comes to rail strikes

We had taken out the insurance after booking for The Pillowman in the West End, but it has refused a refund when we had to cancel

The Guardian - UK

Scrap the ‘Tourist Tax’: Brands investing in Britain deserve London at its most competitive

City voices: Fashion giants such as Burberry have shown their faith in London — the Government must reciprocate

Evening Standard

Douglas Heap obituary

Other lives: Theatrical designer who created sets for theatres in the West End and on Broadway

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - London’s pizzazz has returned; even cabbies say so

London is surging back. Anyone who has been to the West End can see the city is crowded again. If you feared Covid would do for London, think again: bars, restaurants, theatres are enjoying a roaring trade. The Tube and buses are packed, cycle lanes busy. Cabs, too. One cab…

Evening Standard

‘Lawless’ pedicab drivers ruining central London and endangering visitors, warn West End businesses

Nuisance pedicab operators are endangering visitors and threatening the reputation of the West End, local business owners have warned.

Evening Standard

Glasgow weather: 23 degrees this weekend plus all the essential info for Riverside music festival

Scotland's biggest city will be anticipating a mammoth line-up of talented DJs heading to the west end as it welcomes the very best from many genres with spectacular weather also predicted for the event.

Glasgow Live

Albert’s Schloss “bier palace” and entertainment venue to open in London’s West End

London’s first Albert’s Schloss “bier palace” is set to bring a taste of the Alps to the heart of the West End’s theatreland.

Evening Standard

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What are the new flags around Piccadilly Circus? Art of London unveils new colourful flags

The coloured flags that have popped up by the West End mark the start of Art of London’s summer season

Evening Standard

OPINION - Who can afford a night out at the theatre anymore?

When you exit the St Martin’s Theatre in the West End having enjoyed The Mousetrap you notice the theatre next door, Ambassadors, is showing Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial.

Evening Standard

Tourism to London bounces back… ‘but we still need VAT-free shopping’

Calls continue for the ‘tourist tax’ to be dropped even as ‘tourism in the West End is showing clear signs of recovery’

Evening Standard

ITV GMB viewers shocked over Richard Arnold's appearance in pre-recorded clip

The presenter visited the West End to meet the cast of The Rocky Horror Show, but his attire left fans bemused

Manchester Evening News

Wagatha Christie star says Coleen Rooney's Scouse testimony will have crowd on their feet

Laura Dos Santos spoke to the ECHO as the West End theatre adaptation of the trial comes to Merseyside

Liverpool Echo

Operation Mincemeat review: ‘winning’ musical deserves to run and run

Based on a famously audacious wartime plot, “Operation Mincemeat” is “a brilliant spy thriller, a brilliant comedy, and a brilliant musical all rolled into one”, said Tim Bano in The Stage. This “exhilarating” production began life in 2019 at the tiny New Diorama Theatre in London, and has since enjoyed…

The Week

Police reported to have arrested council workers handing out rape alarms as part of coronation crackdown

The police reportedly arrested council workers handing out rape alarms in the West End as part of their crackdown on crime ahead of the coronation.

Evening Standard

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Maria Charles obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor who starred in West End musicals and played Maureen Lipman’s mother in the TV show Agony

Chronicle Live

'It has been a lifesaver' – How a Newcastle foodbank has become vital for Geordie families

The West End Foodbank issued 39% more food parcels in the past 12 months than the previous year, a whopping 287 tonnes of essential items

The Guardian - UK

Kenneth Branagh to direct and star in King Lear in London and New York

The play, which the actor has described as being pertinent to our ‘savage and judgmental’ political climate, will run for 50 performances in the West End before transferring to the US

Glasgow Live

Road closures announced for Glasgow hosting cycling world championships

During the tournaments being held, the west end, city centre and east end of the city are due to be considerably affected with notable locations being disrupted.

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow’s newest cultural and community festival WestFest to launch programme this Saturday

A new arts festival will take place this June with over 100 events in the city’s West End and will launch this weekend with a samba band performance tour across the west end.

Edinburgh Live

Historic £2.7m Edinburgh mansion with private study and designer kitchen hits the market

A grand Edinburgh mansion from 1825 in the West End has hit the market and the new owners would certainly need deep pockets. While it's been refurbished to the highest of standards, there are still a nod to its history.

Daily Mirror

Cheryl's West End replacement revealed as 2:22 A Ghost Story announce new celebrity cast

Following Cheryl and Jake Wood's stint in award-winning supernatural thriller, 2:22 A Ghost Story have now announced the latest round of stars set to tread the boards in the West End play

Evening Standard

Westminster council launches £290,000 scheme to tackle sexual harassment against women in West End

Westminster Council has launched a scheme to help protect women from sexual harassment in the West End.

The Guardian - UK

A Little Life review – James Norton’s sexually abused lawyer is spared no misery

Some called it torture porn, others a masterpiece. Ivo van Hove brings Hanya Yanagihara’s novel to the West End, complete with spurting blood, relentless sadism and not a little nudity

The Guardian - UK

Olivier awards toast the screen stars storming it on stage

Normal People’s Paul Mescal and Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer took acting prizes at the ceremony while the Almeida’s success shows Rupert Goold has a winning formula

Irish Mirror

Paul Mescal nominated for prestigious Olivier Awards for his role in a major stage production

The Kildare native is up against host of stars on the West End as they celebrate the best of British theatre at the Royal Albert Hall tonight

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