The mole man of Hackney

Has he made it under Kevin & Geoffrey's yet, I wonder.

Their surveyors estimate that the resident known locally as the Mole Man has scooped 100 cubic metres of earth from beneath the roads and houses that surround his 20-room property.

"I often used to joke that I expect him to come tunnelling up through the kitchen floor," said Marc Beishon, who lives a few yards from Mr Lyttle's house.

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For his part, William Lyttle denied that he has burrowed under his neighbours' homes, although he admitted to more than 40 years of "home improvements" on his own land. He told the Guardian the council's efforts to prevent him from re-entering his property breached his human rights.

"I first tried to dig a wine cellar, and then the cellar doubled, and so on. But the idea that I dug tunnels under other people's houses is rubbish. I just have a big basement. It's gone down deep enough to hit the water table - that's the lowest you can go."

Really, it's so much saner south of the river.

Sisters, sisters...

For those of you who missed us at Pride this weekend, this is what we got up to...

Left to right: Catherine, Antonia, Callum, Alison, Amanda, Eden.

Which way now?

Am I a genuine paid-up blogger now?

Fabulous!

Paul x

Angel of Rotherhithe

More summer drinking fun. At the corner of Rotherhithe and Cathay streets is The Angel, a lovely 1930s grade-one listed pub looking out onto the river (which would be just to the left of the view above). Gorgeous woodwork inside, so great for winter drinking should you find yourself in Rotherhithe for some reason, but the pub really comes into its own in the summer, thanks to a large open space just next to the pub. It offers panoramic views of east London, with Tower Bridge looming to the left, the Thames sprawling out in front of you, and visions of chic, scenic Deptford to the right. If you're cycling along the south side of the river and you're out that way, it's well worth a visit.