Results tagged “New Year”

By Andrew Williams

It's that time of year when we pause from our post-Christmas revelry to ponder what the year ahead might have in store for us.

After the tumult of 2011 it feels like we could use a bit of peace and quiet. So what will the next 12 months have in store for those of us with a greener outlook on life?

By Tabitha Ronson

Having scoured the yearly predictions of every newspaper and surfed the net's plethora of star gazers for news of my next 365 days, the consensus is that the year ahead, 2011, promises to deliver a rollercoaster ride of excitement and dramatic change.

By Andrew Williams

As 2011 dawns, it's a great opportunity to look into our green crystal ball and see what could be in store for Wharfers in the next 12 months.

One issue is sure to dominate life in the east end, and that's the approaching Olympics.

By Andrew Williams

A very happy New Year, and new decade.

Apparently the shorthand for this decade is going to be the "twenty tens," which while stunningly obvious is at least less annoying than the dreaded "noughties".

By Andrew Williams

And so, the Noughties draw to a close. We'll probably look back on this decade as a strange combination of frivolous fun (iPods, Facebook and Harry Potter) and terrible horror (9/11, 7/7, and a whole lot of wars).

By John Biggs

Another year draws to an end giving me an opportunity to set out my priorities for next year. My main focus for 2010 is to make the case for east London's connectivity to enable it to benefit from opportunities elsewhere, and to grow within.

London must climb out of the economic hole, and east London is key.

WHARF bar operators may not have needed much encouragement to slam the door on 2008.

But a brisk Christmas and New Year ensured they did so with a smile on their faces.