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Christmas is looming and most Wharfers will be contemplating cooking a turkey with all the trimmings.
But the year's biggest meal often ends up as the year's biggest nightmare with overcooked vegetables, dried meat and overheated tempers.
Whether you are having to come in to work over the festive period or you just need to get out of the house and away from Christmas television re-runs you are likely to encounter some yuletide travel problems.
Here's The Wharf's rundown on what's running and not running for the Christmas and New Year period.
Oz Clarke was bringing some festive spirit to Canary Wharf when he made his annual pilgrimage to Waitrose to give discerning wine enthusiasts the benefit of his vast knowledge.
The reigning world wine tasting champion – he won when the competition was last held in 1985 - gave his Christmas tipple tips to The Wharf.
With the party season getting into full swing there is always the dilemma of where to head for some festive fun without being hit too heavily in the wallet.
One option could be to head over the river to Water Margin, at The O2, for some Christmas fare with a difference, and at a bargain price.
By Andrew Williams
Food is the centrepiece of most Christmases. From roast turkey, to turkey curry, to turkey sandwiches to turkey supreme, the gift that keeps on giving usually lasts well after the last cracker has been pulled.
Dear Santa, You don’t like me and I don’t like you … No … How about: Now, I know we haven’t always seen eye to eye… no. Let’s try…
Merry Christmas! I hope you are looking forward to the one day of the year where you have to do any work.
We are at a critical point in London’s political life, as the economy goes through bumpy times.
Should we dust down the history books of the ’30s and spend heavily to create jobs, support business and stimulate the economy, or should we let the fit survive, and allow the rest to fail?
Ah, Christmas.
The season of cheer and goodwill, something noticeably absent around Canary Wharf in recent months. But Browns, on West India Quay, plans to change all that with a festive menu to get Christmas off to a cracking start.
With the season of goodwill just weeks away, Breast Cancer Campaign wants you to throw a Christmas dinner party and raise vital funds for breast cancer research.
There’s no point putting it off any longer. This week we will move into December and even the most solemn of Scrooges will have to accept that Christmas is upon us. The way the shops have been decked out for the past month and a half may suggest that we have been in the festive season for some time.
TUBE users will be facing a yuletide shutdown on the Jubilee line.
Transport for London has confirmed that the underground link will close between Christmas Day and December 28 to allow upgrade work to take place.
