Day: March 3, 2023
Indie cafe in Brixton takes on hedge fund-backed coffee chain over name
March 3, 2023A family-run vegan cafe in Brixton has launched a legal challenge against the London expansion of a big US coffee chain seeking to rival Starbucks, claiming its “highly similar” brand was causing reputational damage to its “indie vibe”. The David and Goliath trademark dispute sets south London’s Blank Coffee, owned by Warner Newman, 34, and […]
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Ex-Spurs boss’s daughter gets community order for hurling bricks over couple’s fence
March 3, 2023An ex-Spurs boss’s daughter who shovelled bricks and cement into her neighbour’s property was handed a community sentence. Joanne Shreeves, 51, was described as a ‘person possessed’ after she chucked boulders over the fence separating her home from Trevor Dempsey’s on October 24, 2020. Footage captured from cameras belonging to Mr Dempsey, 62, and his former […]
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Tiny studio flat with bed right next to the kitchen could be yours to rent for £1,820 a month
March 3, 2023Have you ever wanted to sleep within arm’s reach of your kitchen? Well, if you’ve got a spare £1,820 coming in each month, this could be the flat for you. Located in London, of course, this Fitzrovia property comes fully furnished with a wardrobe, bookcase, TV, an extension of the kitchen counter to eat off, and […]
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It’s been two years since Sarah Everard was murdered – I’m so scared to be a woman in London that I’ve quit my job
March 3, 2023It was around 9pm and I was alone in my office. The building was so quiet that the lifts had stopped working. They had turned off automatically from a lack of use – presumably the latest cost-of-living cutback – and I was the forgotten, lone worker. I had no option but to get the stairwell. […]
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