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London Posters on the Underground, old and new...

Posters or info signs, are just that, information but not on the Tube, on the Tube is Posters are an art form.  To prove the point as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the London Underground, theres an exhibition dedicated to the posters of the decades. All at the London Transport Museum in Covent garden It will feature posters by many famous artists including Edward McKnight Kauffer and Paul Nash, and designs from each decade over the last 100 years now extended from 27th Oct 2013 to 5th Jan 2014. Giving you enough time to get in there between all the school holidays and tourist season. 111 injuries in 2012 More recently TFL has created a range of posters that appear on the buses and tubes that will tell you what wont hurt you, and what wont kill you. They gave me a bit of a giggle, like being told off by a kindly teacher. "Having paitence wont kill you" Oh wont it?! and there I was worried about it the whole time, okay I guess I...

Vigil for Shooting Victims in Kilburn

On Saturday, a week after the Kilburn Shooting shooting a vigil was held for the murder victim Sabrina Moss, lots of people turned out to pay their respects on the corner of Kilburn High Road, where Sabrina and her friend Sabrina Gachette both 24 were shot after a night out in Kilburn for Moss's birthday. It was a very sad occasion, respectfully marked, Sabrina's sister delivered a short statement to the journalists, through painful tears, evoking emotions in everyone around. Many neighbours and people who lived nearby who didn't know either of the girls yet moved by the tragedy attended to show the bereaved family support and show that they cared. The word amongst the neighbours and people of the area - most standing across the street watching, respecting the friends and family to be closest to mark the spot- was that Sabrina didn't even want to celebrate her birthday. But more shocking was that someone said there had been a third person shot, that the police...