• Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Tiktok
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Life
  • Entertainment
  • Food & Drink
  • Editor's Picks
  • About us
  • Contact us

People looking at exhibition posters

V&A exhibition celebrates lost venues amid fragility of grassroots music sector

The V&A has opened a new exhibition celebrating the UK’s lost music venues – but it arrives at a time

Twickenham High Tide Festival 2026 launches crowdfunder

A crowdfunding campaign to support this year’s High Tide Festival in Twickenham has been launched. The annual, not-for-profit festival will

The Kate Bush Experience performing in Twickenham

Still running up that hill: How one cover band is navigating the post-pandemic live music scene

Playing together for twenty years, Maria Aheard and Bob Branscombe are no strangers to the live music scene, being first-hand

Band performs in front of packed crowd at Half Moon Putney

Half Moon Putney and the decline of London’s live music venues

The Half Moon Putney is an iconic London live music venue, but the live music scene in the capital is fading away

Juubi sign in fluorescent orange - sign of the new grassroots music Collective

Introducing juubi: the new grassroots music collective sparking hope for London’s independent music scene

In a city where music venues and local pubs are closing their doors, a new London-born grassroots music collective celebrated

High Tide Festival in Twickenham

WATCH: From Eel Pie to High Tide: the free Twickenham music festival making waves

Twickenham was once synonymous with the vibrant music scene of the 1960s, with its Eel Pie Island once hosting the Rolling Stones, the Who and David Bowie. Now, the scene is being revived through an annual not-for-profit festival

National Gallery

National Gallery 200-year anniversary to be celebrated in Trafalgar Square

The National Gallery has announced the final plans for its 200-year anniversary celebrations, set to culminate at Trafalgar Square this

BRIT award winner Raye singing at Blue Note's New York venue. (Picture credit: Dervon Dixon)

Blue Note Jazz Club to open in Covent Garden following licensing battle

The Blue Note Jazz franchise will open its first UK venue in Covent Garden next year following a public appeal

Vladimir Cetkar performing at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York

Jazz world reacts to pushback against jazz club license application

London’s jazz scene has responded with dismay to Westminster Council’s denial of a late-hours operating license for a club in

Concert to bring 18th Century Twickenham to life

A concert which explores the artistic circles of 18th Century Twickenham through music of the time period will be held

The 1 Bar's Dimitar Petkanov. Credit: Dimitar Petkanov.

Cocktail bar aims to revitalise London’s declining nightlife scene

London’s nightlife is ever-evolving, but one Finsbury venue which opened in November is quickly making its mark in a crowded

Page 1 of 6

Next

SWL Podcasts

Lance Stroll's Aston Martin

The SWL Formula 1 podcast: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia 2023

22 March 2023

The SWL men’s Six Nations review podcast

21 March 2023

The SWL football podcast – Euro 2024 qualifiers

  • News
  • Sport
  • Life
  • Entertainment
  • Food & Drink
  • Editor’s Picks
SW Londoner
  • About us
  • Editorial Complaints
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact us
  • Cookie Policy (UK)
Local News
  • Hammersmith & Fulham
  • Kensington & Chelsea
  • Croydon
  • Kingston
  • Lambeth
  • Merton
  • Richmond
  • Sutton
  • Wandsworth
  • Westminster
  • Wimbledon
Sister Sites
  • North East Londoner
  • South East Londoner
  • North West Londoner
Join our weekly newsletter

Would you like to get the best stories of the week directly in your inbox? Enter your details below to receive weekly updates and opportunities.

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: South West Londoner. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

© 1997-2026 South West Londoner. Built by Tigerfish

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Editorial Complaints
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}
Our Spring Sale Has Started

You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/

Our Spring Sale Has Started

You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/

Fill in the SWL

90-Second Survey

To be in with a chance to win a

Magnum of Champagne

Start Survey