The Bedford was a good night out pre-refurb. Functional rather than pretty — sticky-floored, with food that was averageish but okay enough to let you keep drinking; nothing special to look at, but ...

If the train fare to Edinburgh, plus accommodation once you get there is too steep (and it is), despair ye not. Instead, get your summer comedy fix at The Balham Free Fringe Festival, which returns to ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. A cornerstone of London life is having a great local pub, and for Balham residents nothing ...

Always Be Comedy is to run a residency at The Bedford in Balham, taking over from Banana Cabaret which has run in the venue for over 40 years. ABC, which will celebrate its 15th anniversary this ...

The Bedford, a sprawling corner pub on Balham’s Bedford Hill, is known for a lot of things. Comedy club. Live music venue. That is, a place where you can see people before they get all famous (Ed ...

Hosting the evening will be the incredible Natalie Cassidy- yes, the Sonia from EastEnders! Expect wit, warmth, and plenty of laughs as she guides us through a night of bold fashion and brilliant ...

Balham pub the Bedford, which staged early shows by the likes of Ed Sheeran, Paolo Nutini, Sam Smith and KT Tunstall, is set to reopen in December. The pub and live venue has been the subject of a ...