March,2012

Your weekly roundup of weekend public transport chaos: March 31 – April 1

Your weekly roundup of weekend public transport chaos: March 31 – April 1

It was a good episode of The Tube on BBC2 this week. Sadly the last in the series. Who knew that’s what a fluffer is? Bad news this weekend if you rely on the Victoria line [...]

Looking for art in all the right places: ArtFund’s Art Guide app launches

Looking for art in all the right places: ArtFund’s Art Guide app launches

If you’re running low on things to do in London, you’re just not looking in the right place. ArtFund is here to help us all keep our lives culturally enriched with their new Art Guide app. [...]

The Wrath of 3D movies: film openings this weekend

The Wrath of 3D movies: film openings this weekend

Sam Worthington stars as Perseus, son of Zeus, in Wrath of the Titans, the sequel to 2010′s Clash of the Titans. When the future of the world is threatened, Perseus parts from his life as a fisherman [...]

Spooky start for Joss Stone’s fave band

Spooky start for Joss Stone’s fave band

There’s more than a whiff of spooky coincidence behind Yes Sir Boss getting signed to Joss Stone’s label. “We were on our way to a gig,” bassist Josh Stopford recalls. “We were lost in the fog [...]

Scout discovers London’s coolest bar, but isn’t quite sure when you can get in

Scout discovers London’s coolest bar, but isn’t quite sure when you can get in

Random discoveries are one of the best things about living in London. No matter how much time you spend flitting between pubs, bars and restaurants (we’ve spent quite a bit) there’s always a new discovery to [...]

Byron expands into Camden, offers free burgers on opening night

Byron expands into Camden, offers free burgers on opening night

Hamburger chain Byron has come a long way in five years. Opening as a lone outpost on Kensington High Street in 2007, the award-winning Byron now boasts 19 locations in London and is set to welcome [...]

Coming soon: free Wi-Fi on the London Overground

Coming soon: free Wi-Fi on the London Overground

The capital may well be basking in warmth of a spring that seems to have sprung straight into summer, but Scout London is getting excited at the prospect of some Cloud that’s being forecast to arrive [...]

Sainsbury’s pulls the plug on its Pret clone

Sainsbury’s pulls the plug on its Pret clone

Sainsbury’s has closed its Fresh Kitchen concept store on Fleet Street, blaming poor sales and the size of the property. Fresh Kitchen was meant to take on the likes of Pret A Manger and Eat by [...]

The Fox gets Crafty with the Dog(star) in Brixton this weekend

The Fox gets Crafty with the Dog(star) in Brixton this weekend

Scout London favourite Crafty Fox Market is back at the Dogstar in Brixton this weekend (March 24 -  25) with an event full of handmade treats. Each day will see an eclectic mix of over 40 designer-makers transforming the [...]

Your weekly roundup of weekend public transport chaos: 24-25 March

Your weekly roundup of weekend public transport chaos: 24-25 March

Not a bad weekend for closures, with the notable exception of the High Barnet/Mill Hill East branch of the Northern line, which happens to be Scout’s line. It’s about time we felt some transport pain. For [...]

Let The Hunger Games begin: film openings this weekend

Let The Hunger Games begin: film openings this weekend

The first cinematic venture for the young adult book trilogy The Hunger Games hits the multiplex this weekend. Jennifer Lawrence is set to wow audiences as Katniss Everdeen, a young girl whose life depends on a battle [...]

Vogue Fabrics: Do you remember the first time?

Vogue Fabrics: Do you remember the first time?

With the Fringe Film Festival just around the corner organisers have put together a club night at Vogue Fabrics in Dalston to raise funds for the volunteer run festival and its First Love video project. In [...]