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As the days start to draw out, here are some tips from our resident runner."Millions of people visit Greenwich every year to stroll around the attractions and heritage. But that's not the only way to see the sights...

A brand new exhibition, Star Wars: Identities is touching down at The O2 this week and we went along to a preview this morning in an advanced state of excitement.

Pokémon is back after 20 years! If you haven't heard of the latest craze to sweep not only the nation, but most of the world, where have you been for the past few weeks?

Louise Macfarlane is curator of Cutty Sark and she took some time to tell us a little about the long and fascinating history of the world famous clipper ship.

Last week I popped down to the NOW Gallery on Greenwich Peninsula to try my hand at an ancient skill - brick-making. Not something you might do every day, month, year or even lifetime...

A few days ago I was at Above and Beyond at the National Maritime Museum. I flew like a goose, following the leader of our migrating flock as we swooped over the woods and mountains. It was great!

One of the runaway hits of last year’s Edinburgh Festival was a late night show called Weekend Rockstars. The show won the Musical Theatre Network Development Award and now it’s on its way to Woolwich Tramshed.

On the last Thursday of every month Greenwich Market is home to an evening of classic cars and bikes, great music and street food.  The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming as visitors wander around the classic cars and chat to their owners.

Cutty Sark, the most famous tea clipper in the world, is in a fabulously glassed-off dry dock on the riverside in Greenwich. Her name comes from Tam O’Shanter, a poem by Robbie Burns.

Getting around Greenwich on foot is incredibly easy, because it's very compact and everything is close together. For example, walking from Greenwich Pier to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park only takes fifteen minutes.

There's lots to do in Greenwich this Christmas and it's not all tinselly, so if you're not a festive fan you'll still be in for a splendid time. Have you been to the National Maritime Museum to see Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution? You should, it's great!

ATP tennis is coming to Greenwich! The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals touch down at The O2 arena between 15 and 22 November 2015. Are you coming? Take this opportunity to mix sport and culture and take a look at the rest of Greenwich.

Visit Greenwich and stand on the Prime Meridian, with a leg in each hemisphere, eastern and western, at the Royal Observatory. You will definitely be having the best of both worlds.

Alison visits the Royal Observatory and sees the Meridian Line, Camera Obscura and Einstein getting a bit hot under the collar.

Thames RIB Experience asked us if we’d like to take a taster trip on their superfast speedboats, boats which have the largest and most powerful engines on the river? Would we? Of course we would!