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The occasion was marked on Monday May 24, 2021 with a special public performance by members of the London Symphony Orchestra, who played at the foot of the Power Station, alongside Battersea Power Station’s own Community Choir, as visitors and residents enjoyed alfresco dining at the restaurants and bars along the riverfront. (Photo credit: Ian Gavan/Getty Images for BPS) KUALA LUMPUR (May 26): Battersea Power Station in London has opened the doors to its first-ever residents. Homeowners were handed the keys to their new homes in the Grade II* listed building, following the completion of Sw...

Inside Battersea Power Station’s first homes Inside Battersea Power Station’s first homes The first residents have moved into Switch House West, Battersea Power Station’s first completed section ©Hufton+Crow The first section of Battersea Power Station is now complete, and residents have moved into Grade II* listed building Switch House West. Once the location of the Power Station’s main switch gear, laboratory, battery and assembly rooms, it has now undergone a complete restoration by lead architect WilkinsonEyre. The functional and the domestic merge in a space which maintains as m...

Battersea Power Station welcomes first residents Credit: Charlie Round The first residents have this evening moved into Battersea Power Station, 35 years after the iconic South Bank building was decommissioned. New homeowners were greeted by a light show this evening as the iconic locale reopened its doors for the first time in decades. They will move into the Switch House West section, the first major element of the Power Station to complete. The rest of the building will be completing in stages throughout the rest of the year, with residents moving into the Boiler House a...

Kayayei Sisters Accra, Ghana, Natalija Gormalova THEIR names are Rafia and Rahina. Sisters from Ghana. They work at Agbogbloshie in Accra, as kayayei (female porters), carrying goods at a second-hand clothes market called Kantamanto. Agbogbloshie is a dumping ground for waste, much of it from the western world. It’s a dangerous place to live, but it’s the cheapest place to rent for Rahina and her 11-year-old sister, and one they share with 10 other kayayei girls. This photograph by Natalija Gormalova is taken from the third volume of Portraits of Humanity. This new book contains ima...

3 companies trying to keep business fit during Covid Updated / Friday, 7 May 2021 21:31 Journalist The past year has been a very trying year for gyms with all the restrictions put in place. They've had opportunities to open their doors in between the lockdowns but under strict guidelines and social distancing. At no point during the pandemic have they been back to business as usual. As part of our Boost My Business initiative, Fiona Alston spoke to two gyms owners about their business journey through Covid and an outdoor gym company on the rise of outdoor workout spots in Ireland. Nikafit St...