Jonathan Owen, The Independent. Wednesday 16 September 2015 18:00 BST http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-officers-accused-of-taking-bribes-in-major-corruption-probe-10504209.html?mc_cid=ecfd3a48c7&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D A number of police officers and security-firm bosses are the focus of a major corruption investigation centred on…
Red Bull Magazine, Joe Roberts, September. http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/music/stories/1331745197601/uk-clubland-reasons-to-be-cheerful?mc_cid=ecfd3a48c7&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D New clubs like Phonox, Moth and Truss are innovating with killer sound systems and fresh approaches. London clubland is in crisis. At…
Vice Magazine by Josh De Souza Crook, September http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/clubs-in-railway-arches?mc_cid=ecfd3a48c7&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D The UK’s clubbing scene has taken a real pounding of late. A recent report showed that half of the nation’s nightclubs have…
September 15th, 2015. Mark Wilding, Vice Magazine http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/criminalising-clubbers-queue-drug-test-462 Police making an arrest after stop and searching someone, not drug testing him randomly in a club queue (Photo by Tom Johnson)…
The Guardian Wednesday 9th September,2015, David Pollock http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/sep/09/the-slow-death-of-music-venues-in-cities Small music clubs aren’t just incubators for bands – they play a vital role in a healthy urban ecosystem. What will…
18 AUGUST 2015 | BEST OF LONDON | BY: LONDONIST, Alan Miller http://londonist.com/2015/08/the-value-of-londons-night-time-economy With such a wealth of opportunities to pursue culture, life and business, it should come as no…
Our vibrant nightclubs are being squeezed out of existence by officious policing and rapacious developers – and the Government doesn’t care a jot, says Alex Proud 17th August, 2015 Alex…
Sam Wolfson 13.08.15. The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/13/killjoy-councils-student-debt-and-stolen-phones-the-slow-death-of-british-clubs?CMP=share_btn_fb On Monday, Radio 1 cleared out its normal news schedule for a series of special reports – the sort they normally reserve for a…
August 13th, 2015 Mark Wilding, Vice Magazine. http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/we-love-hackney-licensing-467 Nightclubs are shutting down everywhere but the problem seems most acute in East London. On the first day of the year, Plastic…
05.08.15 Gaelle Laforest imbibe http://imbibe.com/news-articles/drinks/trade-fights-back-to-save-hackney-nightlife/ Anyone who’s ever had a night out in Hackney – whichever side of the bar you were on that day – can tell you it’s a party…