A new travel company promises off-the-beaten track adventures and life-long friendships for solo women with a thirst for travel. Girls on Travel, which launched this year, was born of a determination to help women follow their dreams and see the world and was inspired by the stories of women in their 30s and 40s who yearned to travel but lacked the confidence to go alone. Their first trips set off this winter and include a 12-day horse-riding adventure in Rajhastan, India, a five-day city break encompassing New Year’s Eve in Paris, an 11-day trip over New Year to Thailand, or a three-day trip to the Lake District this October. The company, recently selected for Natwest’s Entrepreneurial Acce
A mini-festival to mark the resilience of traders after major flooding takes place in Camden Passage in Angel this Saturday (September 22) with music, entertainment and giveaways. Traders are making the best of funding from the Thames Water Community fund, which was established to support businesses affected by a flood in 2016. They’re holding an End of Summer Festival. The event, which coincides with national Car Free Day, will include pop-up mini parks, free bike maintenance, a prize draw and more bunting than you can shake a stick at. Basil Fansa of the Local Buyers Club, said: “Camden Passage has such a brilliant sense of community – the flooding hit the area hard, with many businesses h
The Local Buyers Club is fast becoming a go-to guide for those seeking dining and shopping experiences with more character, flavour, ethics and fun. We just celebrated our first birthday and, as we looked through the massive list of wonderful businesses offering discounts to our members, we felt an enormous surge of happiness. Whether you live in North or East London or are planning a visit, we dedicate our time to finding and promoting the best local and independent businesses – helping them compete against the big chains and making sure your experiences are high-quality and unique. Two of the restaurants on our card are run by celebrity chefs Andi Oliver and Seb Holmes, who have each creat
TV presenter and restaurateur Andi Oliver has hit out at the lack of equality in cooking shows which means men are the only ones enjoying adventures. The 54-year-old, who is one of the judges on The Great British Menu, said she’s determined to break the mould and adventure will form a major part of her next TV project. In an interview about her life with the Local Buyers Club, she said: “There aren’t enough female chefs on TV having adventures. We had Two Fat Ladies who were funny, there’s Nigella and she’s all sexual innuendo and then there’s Mary Berry aged 95 in a pinnie cooking Bakewell tarts. Why is it that male chefs on TV get to have all the fun?! I’m going to have an adventure. The
The world’s first magic and illusion-themed café, The Twisted Fork, has opened in Stoke Newington and will awaken even the most jaded imaginations. 10 minutes in this quirky café is enough to lift the spirits as in-house and visiting magicians perform up-close street-style magic to customers for free. Jenna Fansa, of the Local Buyers Club, said: “We visited The Twisted Fork with our two children and were as enthralled as they were. Where else can you enjoy really good coffee while a magician plucks a fairy light from the wall and, in a burst of flames, conjures a key to a magical fairy door?” The food is wonderful and eye-catching– rainbow bagels, levitating avocados and delicious toasties