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Find A Toilet By Text
By Jemimah SteinfeldLondonist
November 29, 2007
... using the latest mobile technology, people who wish to subscribe to this service pay a mere 25p ... and voila, info on the nearest and available toilets sent to your phone. In addition, due to certain Oxford Street and Victoria superstores registering their own facilities through the scheme, even those with delicate rear-ends can appreciate the service.
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Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays around noon.
What's for Lunch? Members Room at Tate Modern
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
November 27, 2007

Not as exclusive as some of our readers might think ... the Members Room at the mighty Tate Modern is a splendid spot for lunch. Positioned on the sixth floor with large windows and a terrace over the Thames, the Members Room’s dead on view of St Paul’s Cathedral inspires as much as many of the pieces held in the Tate Modern’s collection.
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Announcer sacked over spoof messages
Reporting by Peter Griffiths
Reuters
Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:08am EST
An official announcer for London's Tube system has been sacked after making spoof messages mocking American tourists, peeping Toms and sweaty commuters. Voiceover artist Emma Clarke, 36, recorded the announcements in the same smooth tones that have warned millions of passengers to "Mind The Gap" and posted them on her ... site. The messages include ... "We would like to remind our American tourist friends that you are almost certainly talking too loudly" ...
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Voice of the Tube silenced by LU
The woman who became the "Voice of the Tube" has been sacked after allegedly criticising London Underground (LU).
BBC News
Last Updated: Monday, 26 November 2007, 16:18 GMT
Voiceover artist Emma Clarke, 36, is the woman millions of Tube travellers hear warning them to "mind the gap".
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Photography courtesy of cacophonyx's photostream on Flickr.
Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays around noon.
Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Jollof Pot
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
November 20, 2007

We particularly like the spinach and agushi stew as well as the black-eyed peas with tomato stew … and we particularly love dousing a little (mega-super-wow) hot sauce on the side of whatever Jollof Pot item we’re eating.
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Is time running out for Olympic legacy?
In areas of east London destined to benefit from the legacy of the 2012 Olympic games there are concerns that time is running out for the regeneration plans to be finalised if they are to yield the hoped-for benefits.
By June Woolerton
BBC News
Last Updated: Sunday, 18 November 2007, 00:13 GMT
"The people of east London have learned not to get their hopes up too high because sometimes big projects deliver, sometimes they don't and we're hoping that the Olympics doesn't fail because if it does fail it will be failing the people of east London."
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Photography courtesy of ninebelow's photostream on Flickr.