Zara Dosanjh

Finding a pub with a dartboard in the big city will no longer be a shot in the dark. Founded by Fraser Hamilton, Dart Finder is a free iOS app that’s equal parts innovative and actually useful. While summer steers beer gardens, cheap pints, and a quintessential game of darts to the forefront of (almost) every Londoner’s mind, Dart Finder ensures ease when looking for the latter. The app features an interactive map showing verified dartboard venues across London, streamlined by a voting system. You can also search by town, area or postcode and get directions straight to any venue. On the app, you can get directly involved with your local dart-playing and pub-loving community by submitting new venues for review and sharing your favourite spots with your throwing circle.  Image: Dart FinderScreenshot   Bring that Ally Pally atmosphere to your local and go for double with Dart Finder; it’s free to download from the App Store (sorry, Android users). As long as this app’s around, you won’t find yourself sheepishly entering and swiftly exiting pubs that don’t cater for chuckers and sandbaggers alike. You can download the app here. Did you see that a great north London pub is set to reopen after two years’ closure? Plus: the 15 best rooftop bars in London. Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke – from news and reviews to events and trends. Just follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel. Stay in the loop: sign up for our free Time Out London newsletter for the best of th

Good news for museum-wandering and theatre-going city dwellers; London’s biggest arts and culture venues are set to receive a share of a £130 million government fund intended to improve access to the arts.  The investment comes from the Arts Everywhere Fund, a bigger £1.5 billion package committed to improving cultural infrastructure across the country which was pledged by culture secretary Lisa Nandy earlier this year. The Southbank Centre is the biggest winner, bagging £10 million, while the Royal Ballet and Opera will receive a still-very-substantial £5 million. This much-needed funding will be used by each institution differently, but in general it’ll make everyday arts and culture spaces more welcoming, comfortable and safer. For instance, the Theatre Royal Stratford East is receiving £1.75 million to upgrade its building and essential systems, making sure the theatre remains safe and accessible. Photograph: Chris Lawrence Images / Shutterstock.com The Museum Estate and Development Fund (Mend) has also allocated £25.5 million across 28 museums for essential infrastructure upgrades, helping them fix up their spaces and keep their doors open. Chief among these beneficiaries in the capital is the London Transport Museum, set to receive nearly £1 million. Nandy said about the importance of the funding package: ‘Across the country, people take real pride in where they come from. Our local arts, museums and libraries are a big part of that, telling our stories, reflecting wh

George Square, which is the main city centre square in Glasgow and dates back to 1781, is finally getting some much-deserved TLC. The public space is set to reopen to the public this September following an extensive restoration project. The do-over of George Square marks the city’s biggest public space upgrade since the pedestrianisation of Buchanan Street in the 1970s. George Square – and the wider Avenues – is in the midst of an 18-month redevelopment project aiming to make the area greener and more walkable. The worth-the-wait improvements to the square will include: the planting of new tree species (adding to the existing norway maple and cherry trees), rain gardens, a sense-stimulating garden, accessible event spaces, high-quality stone surfacing on pathways, diverse seating options and improved landscaping. Perfectly timed to coincide with late-summer evening strolls and cooler temperatures, the renovation will be complete by late August and officially open to the public by September. For now, eager Glaswegians can watch the ongoing development through viewing spaces in the hoarding around the square. Photograph: Mareks Perkons / Shutterstock.com Named after George III, the renowned civic square rests at the very centre of Glasgow. It’s home to monuments dedicated to notable figures such as Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott, and neighbouring buildings rich in Victorian architecture, from Queen Street Station, which opened in 1842, to Glasgow City Chambers, which was b