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St Saviours From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (6 hours old)

I mentioned not long ago in the context of some muslim fundamentalists that we tend to be tolerant of each other's religions round here, so I am trying to think of what I should make of the news of so… more

Clamping News From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (10 hours old)

Nicholas Taylor, a man who is much to be admired for standing his ground against the clampers is celebrating the return of the extortionate £465 which Citywatch screwed out of him earlier on in the ye… more

Missing of Walthamstow From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (1 day old)

LocalGov.co.uk is reporting that many councils have been 'losing' care children. For instance, a survey conducted through Freedom of Information requests by the Care Leavers Association (CLA), has fou… more

Some Thoughts about 'Murder', Domestic Violence, Forced Marriages and Bogus Immigration Policy From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (1 day old)

A few interesting things have been going on which very much relate to a side of Walthamstow life which I have not been blogging about recently and thought I should mention. The first, and probably mos… more

Animal Magic Tricks? From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (3 days old)

I have tended to look upon the shuttering of local shops with quite innocent eyes. I notice when a shop has its shutters down for more than a few days, and wonder if there is a family illness, or a ho… more

Rumpy I From technomist in Armchair Revolutionaries (3 days old)

I see we have a new Holy Roman Emperor. Apparently he is from Belgium. I have no idea whether he speaks French or Flemish, or more importantly, takes mayonaise or ketchup with his chips, but we are to… more

Redbridge Takes on Newham, (Waltham Forest does nothing yet) From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (3 days old)

On a drizzly day like today we either have no planes overhead or hundreds, as they seem to fly over the clouds to where they are going or come down to the bottom of them to sneek a peak. As it happens… more

Meep From technomist in Armchair Revolutionaries (4 days old)

Here's a story from the States. Danvers High School in Massachusetts has banned students from saying the word "meep." Officials say students use the word, to disrupt school. http://www.salemne… more

William Morris Multicultural Day Care Centre From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (4 days old)

On the opposite corner from Millenium Food and Wine at the junction of Melville Road and Erskine Road there is a slightly shabby building which houses the William Morris Multicultural Day Care Centre.… more

CD Kar Electrics From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (4 days old)

CD Kar Electrics is one of those small car-related businesses whose presence in otherwise mainly residential streets really only seems to make sense when you see that they are living in one of those t… more

Millennium Food and Wine From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (5 days old)

Anyone remember The Millennium? I don't. I didn't go to any memorable effort for it at all. It may have been the champagne, but I do not recall a trip down to some corruptly built shed in docklands fo… more

Emmanuel Christian Centre From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (5 days old)

At the corner of Erskine Road and Cottenham Road stands a large building with an air of use and vigour about it, called the Emmanuel Christian Centre. It is officially 102-106 Erskine Road. The gr… more

Somaliland closed down From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (5 days old)

Those local readers of this blog who are without the astonishing levels of computing power and other technologies available to Technomist may find the need to use the services of internet cafes. There… more

Erskine Road From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (5 days old)

Where Erskine Road and the High Street meet, the High Street presents this road with the frontages of GSM Mobile, Sedoo Creations, the still schizophrenic Kemer Resturant, (with a sign saying Bunter's… more

Gigantor From technomist in Late-night Bohemians (6 days old)

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Cool information about global warming From technomist in Pebbles and nature (6 days old)

Link to some interesting global warming data. No doubt someone will disagree with it. Apparently we are cooler now than we were 10 years ago (when El Nino caused a temperature spike). But the tren… more

Mile Davis - Spanish Key From technomist in Diverse sounds (6 days old)

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How are we doing? From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (6 days old)

As the crappy decorations twinkle in the same old way in the High Street, and on the shrunken market traders gear up for Christmas, it is worth noting that although Wilkinson's is about to open, the r… more

St James's Street Station From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (6 days old)

There have been a few minutes of airtime given to the unsurprising news today that there are a number of shabby stations in England which are in need of improvement. Allegedly the worst is in Manchest… more

Baroness Buscombe Considers Sticking Her Unelected Nose Into the Internet From technomist in Armchair Revolutionaries (7 days old)

The Independent has it that Baroness Buscombe, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, wants to examine the possibility that the PCC's role should be extended to cover the blogosphere. "Some o… more

Hit and Run Cyclist From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (7 days old)

It was a just over of year ago, (though it seems much fresher in my memory than that), that I had the pleasure of looking at an exhibition of the works of a well-known and much-admired local artist, V… more

Bootleg Blondie From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (10 days old)

I like live music, particularly by people who are performing their own material. I don't therefore usually like "Tribute" acts, which is one reason you will not find me in The Standard that much, even… more

Sun Kil Moon - Carry me, Ohio From technomist in Diverse sounds (11 days old)

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Big Chiv in Walthamstow From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (11 days old)

I have a cat called Totty. That is not a comment on her sexual proclivities, or indeed mine, but a genuflection in the direction of the football club in whose shadow she was found abandonned. Tott… more

Grayson Perry on Grayson Perry's Art From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (11 days old)

An excellent piece has been put up on You Tube by ArtNewspaperTV. It is captioned thus: Speaking at his current show at the Victoria Miro Gallery in London, Grayson Perry discusses his Walthamstow … more

Robert Auton - Gandalf From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (11 days old)

A timely poem about a tortoise … more

Neil Gerrard Refuses to Speak on Platform with Jobbik From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (11 days old)

The Jewish Chronical calls it a pro-Hamas Rally. The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) calls it a conference on the 16th of December 2009 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief… more

Ascham Homes - Council Acts to Remove Boss From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (12 days old)

The head of Ascham Homes is finally 'stepping down', a polite formulation for being fired for not being up to the job. Attempts in the past few months, no doubt following PR advice at public expense, … more

Let them eat Gü From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (12 days old)

People may be surprised to know that here are quite a few French people living in the Walthamstow area. I am not sure how many. They don't generally count in official circles such as the council, main… more

Someone called Foster has his picture taken in Walthamstow From technomist in Archipelago of Truth (13 days old)

Some of the poor children at Mission Grove School have recently been pestered by Mike Foster, an unremarkable politician currently taking on the guise of International Development Minister and in need… more