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Pout Introduces Thursdays at 195 and it’s gonna be like the old times! | Posted on Thursday, 02nd Oct Thursdays are back at 195 and it’s gonna be like the old times! From the makers of Allure and Posh Funk, Club 195 brings you ‘Pout’! Over the last few months Thursday nights have a taken a bit of a back seat in the excit... The Allen Car Stop Smoking Clinic - No not the comedian! | Posted on Wednesday, 14th May Could I really stop smoking in just five hours?? ... The Grapevine - Authentic greek restaurant, Woodford! | Posted on Thursday, 17th Apr Over the years there have been many attempts to introduce different types of ‘authentic’ restaurants to this area, some have failed and some have gone on to be one of the landmark eating establishments within our golden ... New Year, New Bum! | Posted on Monday, 28th Jan New year new bum.. These were the words I uttered to myself at the stroke of midnight. I am one of those people that while blessed with a tiny waist I have the unfortunate displeasure of child-bearing hips (although grea... Rethinking Weight loss | Posted on Monday, 28th Jan “I want to lose weight and tone up” - As a fitness trainer I am so used to hearing these immortal words on a daily basis. We are living in a very weight conscious society where we are surrounded by images of ‘healthy’ He... Preview - Bar Aurora | Posted on Friday, 02nd Nov There has been a lot of speculation about Aurora and its new transformation and refurbishment. When you launch a bar that (and they won’t mind me saying this) towards the end was struggling slightly you know as well as I... Forum member Interview | Posted on Friday, 02nd Nov If you've read many posts on The Loop Forum you'll probably of stumbled across the monster that is Ignorant C**t. Part man, part beast, he trawls the forum in between Tequilas and katzu curries. Caroline decided it was t...