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the Journalism Diversity Fund

The Journalism Diversity Fund

“The Journalism Diversity Fund awards bursaries to people from diverse backgrounds who need help funding their NCTJ journalism training. Supported by those in the industry who want to make newsrooms better reflect the communities they serve, applications are open to individuals with the potential to succeed in one of the most exciting and rewarding careers around.” Reads the JDF Website

LGBT Venue

The Sad Decline of LGBT+ Venues in Our Capital

In the last decade, the number of LGBT+ venues has more than halved, dropping from 125 in 2006 to just 49 in 2017. However new figures released today show the number of venues has stabilised due to new venues opening, including Circa The Club, Embankment and The Cock Tavern, Kennington.

Royal Albert Hall

Children Raise The Roof Of The Royal Albert Hall

Children from across the London Borough of Redbridge descended on South Kensington on mass, as schools from across the borough sent their choirs to join a very special choral performance attended by VIP’s such as the Mayor of the London Borough of Redbridge, Councillor Linda Huggett

Tonight Alive

Tonight Alive at KOKO London

Last night my favourite Australian band, Tonight Alive, made a trip to London’s KOKO to show off the many gems of their new album ‘Underworld’. The band are no strangers to KOKO having played here before in the end of 2014 as they reminded us, letting the crowd know it was good to be back.

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NME Magazine to Stop Print Production.

If like me you grew up loving music then the magazines that featured you’re favourite artists were a regular reading staple, so its sad news confirmed today that NME Magazine will be releasing their final incarnation of the print edition of their publication tomorrow (Friday 9th March).