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Ambitious plans have just been revealed for an enormous new entertainment venue in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. With a capacity of up to 25,000 people, the proposed London Colosseum would overtake the O2 Arena and Manchester’s Co-op Live to be the largest indoor arena in UK.  As well as hosting live music performances, the arena is being pitched as a home for major sports events like the the NBA’s planned European competition, international esports tournaments, UFC events and world championship boxing. It’s not clear whether these plans are directly linked to proposals for a new basketball arena, which are backed by the Mayor Sadiq Khan and the London Lions basketball team.  The proposal also includes a ‘multifunctional tower’ that’ll house a hotel, residences and community facilities to ‘[extend] the life of the site beyond event-based programming and embedding it within the everyday rhythm of the city.’ Image: Jericho EstatesRender of the tower at London Colosseum On top of that, the development would include a second with with two smaller 3,000-seat venues making up an sports and entertainment campus named London Colosseum Academy. That would include a basketball school, a boxing gym and an esports training centre.   The project is being developed by Jericho Estates, Peacock Gym, Torch Sports and architects Chybik + Kristof. Ondrej Chybik of the latter said: ‘The London Colosseum’s bowl design allows the arena floor to effortlessly adapt to...

Have you heard? Arsenal have won the Premier League after 22 long years. To celebrate the historic win for the Gunners, people all over north London have been going mad for their team. For days the streets have been filled with Arsenal flags, flares and shirts, and there was a huge impromptu gathering outside the Emirates stadium on Tuesday (May 19) night.  Now, one pasta restaurant wants in on the action. Trullo, an Italian eatery in Highbury, the heart of Arsenal territory, has painted its façade Arsenal red as a tribute to the footy team.  Trullo has been painted navy since it opened in 2010 on St Paul’s Road. The beloved Islington joint is known for its excellent fresh handmade pastas. It also serves Italian mains from the grill, like turbot, squab pigeon and stuffed courgette flower. It’s apparently a popular matchday eating spot, possibly making Trullo the most middle-class football fuel in the country.  RECOMMENDED: Date, route and what you need to know about Arsenal’s Premier League title parade. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Time Out London (@timeoutlondon) Trullo’s red exterior was revealed earlier today. The restaurant hasn’t confirmed for how long it will be sporting the colour of the Gooners.   ICYMI: Arsenal Premier League trophy parade – confirmed date, route, start time and what you need to know.  Plus: The 7 best Arsenal pubs in London to watch the Champions League final.  Get the latest and greatest from the Big...

If you’re a regular user of Bond Street station, you’ll be familiar with the tired-looking 1970s building that sits above it. With shops lining the ground floor and office space above, the building is in major need of modernisation. Over the next three years, it’ll finally get a facelift.  Plans for West One were given the green light by Westminster City Council in 2024 and last week McLaren Construction was chosen to deliver the project alongside property developers British Land.  Once the £99 million scheme is complete there will be a total of 94,000 sq ft of office space across seven storeys. It also promises new terraces and landscaped areas, improved retail frontages and pedestrian experience at street level and better connections between Davies Street and Stratford Place.  Photograph: John Wreford / Shutterstock.comBond Street Station, London The development will almost doubling the existing office space above the shops and station by adding three new floors. The current building’s top four storeys will be demolished and its first and ground floor levels will be partly removed. The facades of the 1970s building will also be partly stripped back.  It doesn’t look like the construction work will cause too much disruption to the shops or to services on the Central, Jubilee and Elizabeth lines – they’ll all stay up and running throughout. Preparatory work is already underway and the whole scheme is expected to be finished by the first quarter of 2029.  ICYMI: London’s...