Need to plan a great "goodbye to the bachelor life" for a friend? London is one of the best cities in the world for Stag Nights, and you want your mates to remember this one forever so come and see whats in offer on your London Stag Weekends. The amazing range of ideas and venues are stag-gering! To help you out, here is our list of 6 of the best ideas we've seen.

Casino Night

The Empire's casino is one of London's poshest and friendliest. Just on the north side of Leicester Square, same building as the cinema, this casino is open round the clock, so you can easily party until dawn - or later! Gambling of all sorts, and great food abound - the Flame restaurant has prime steaks as well as other delicious entrees. You can dance and drink as well as gamble here - the dance floor is illuminated from below, with drinks nearby at the Swarovski crystal bar.

Party on a Bus

Disco on a double decker! Travel all over London, fab music blaring, disco ball spinning and sparkling, and with amazing staff to cater to your needs. The bus stops off at many clubs and bars during the evening, but no fancy-dress; some of the bars have strict dress codes.

Milroy's Whisky Sampling

Ever fancy tasting all those wonderful whiskeys you've seen for years, but never tried? Well, Milroy's of Soho is the place to go. They have huge bottles of a wide range of tipples, in a great atmosphere in their cellars. If you are curious about what you are drinking, then Milroy's experts are on hand to tell you all about them, from history to ingredients to maturing. Accompanying the fine whiskies are wonderful cheeses, terrines, charcuterie and breads from top producers.

Sports Bars in London

A huge range of sports cafes are dotted all over London town, many open until very late. Some have dance floors - for example: The Sports Café. It has big screen and projection TVs all over its two floor area, plus a dance club open until 3am. Also try Bark Kick, an amazing place for table-football. Get your meal right at the table, drink up and compete in your own footie world table cup! The Sportsbar & Grill in Marylebone boasts sixteen 52-inch Sony Bravia Motionflow HD screens - the latest in TV technology.

Camden Comedy Stag Night

What better way to send off your mate into the married life than a last night of laughs? Well, in Camden there is Monkey Business, a small but wonderful club that has a great reputation for hosting top comics such as Alan Carr, Harry Hill, Sean Lock, and others. Open Saturday nights. Also check out the Highlight club where you can book a table and have dinner, drinks and comedy, and then dance the night away with their great DJs.

London Eye

Did you know you can book the famous London Eye's capsules for private parties? What better way to have a great evening, looking out over the West End and South Bank of London. You can book the capsule with a wine tasting or champagne, and an expert from Vinopolis can be on hand to guide you and your mates through the texture, "nose" and palette of each tipple, while also nibbling on a great selection of cheeses and more.

Speed Boat Rides on the Thames River

Hot for action on the river? Remember the speedboat scenes of James Bond super-jetskiing along the Thames? If so, then Thames RIB Experience or London RIB Voyages will be happy to set up a Rigid-Inflatable-Boat ride and zoom you downriver at high speed, past the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Old Scotland Yard, and Tower Bridge. Truly an incredible rush of fun and excitement!

GumTree Classifieds

GumTree is the staple diet for the Londoner wanting to purchase any items 2nd Hand. Whether you are decking out your new apartment, looking for some entertainment system or games console, or just browsing the many hundreds of different London classfieds that are on the site you will surly find the bargain that you require. Security on the web site is a priority for GumTree and they work diligently to make sure that only legitimate sellers are to be found on the site. GumTree is an intuition of London life now and also contains, flats to rent, lost and found, pets and a whole host of other goodies to explore so check it out at www.gumtree.co.uk/London

Portabella Road Market

This is for your nice antique and just older dated furniture such as kitsch 60’s kitchen chairs and tables. A fantastic long and seemingly never ending road packed with many many stalls all offering items from antique silver boxes to vintage clothing for the fashionartist among us. Come and spend the day sipping a nice drink from the many cafes and strolling down Portabella Road.

Aladdin's Cave, Loampit Hill

Aladdins Cave certainly lives up to its name it’s a massive sprawling creation that seems to have more nooks and crannies than underground caves in Devon. Packed to the rafters with everything from games consoles of yesteryear to nice 3 piece suits that would look great in your new place you can spend all day wandering around and always leave with a bag of goodies. Open all week and very friendly happy to let you pick your way through items or help you locate something and they know every item it seems!

London has many places to get what you need 2^nd hand and save some money and also to find items from times past that you reuire check online and come and browse the shops.

London has many places to treat you to a luxury relaxing and rejuvenating Spa Break, so hwo will you choose? With many offers available as well its can be daunting here at the London Gazette we have come up with three of our favourite.

London Spas

Logan, Kensington Hair and Spa

This lovely and inviting salon is just round the corner from Harvey Nichols and Harrods meaning you can indulge not only in body, mind and hair pampering but the central location makes it ideal for a spot of retail therapy as well. The staffs are very friendly and welcoming and there is a wealth of fantastic treatments for you to choose from. Waxing treatments, Hair removal and Massage are the Spas top treatments with excellent well trained therapists. This is part of the deals on wahanda.com so read reviews which say what a good deal the prices are and treats you to a great spa deal saving money and getting pampered what more can you want, oh well as we say Harvey Nicks is down the road.

ZEN Health and Beauty

Now offering better than half price on massages on Mon,  Tue, Wed and Sun you can get super relaxed and for a very good price. ZEN Health and Beauty is based in Islington North London and aims to make you look and feel your best with fully trained and attentive staff on hand to make your visit enjoyable and professional. They have a fantastic range of beauty services, containing manicures and pedicures, waxing, holistic massages and many more treatments aimed at making you feel super healthy and ready to face the world. You will find that ZEN Health & Beauty will cater to all your pampering needs.

Beauty Essence

This salon is in the plush area of Mayfair, and also two more central London locations  and is offering 2 for 1 deals on waxing and specialise in Hot Wax techniques.

They are a refuge of peace and calm in this hectic London lifestyle. They have a superb range of treatments and are the perfect place to unwind. With treatments such as Micro Dermabrasion and Oxygen Therapy and full lines from Clarins (City Salon), Dermalogica, Environ, Essie, Fake Bake, Guinot, Jessica, and many more. You will find the staff friendly and welcoming so drop by and let the stress fade and leave looking stunning.

London Gazette Guide to Flat Hunting

City Blocks in North London - Nottinghill

The Big Bright City

So you have decided to move to the Big Smoke, London, our fair capital city where there is always places to go, something to do and things to see. Perhaps you have moved for your job and are looking forward to London city working. You just have to now find that perfect place you can call home, your personal corner of the city. The London Gazette is here to help guide you in finding flats to rent in London. With advice and helpful sites to check out in your search for property paradise you will sure to land on your  'plates of meat'.

Where to start?

Now you have chosen to move you need to think where to. Do you want to be close to work? or a more leafy part that will mean a compute in? perhaps a more trendy area that where you work? near  river? a park? or right in the center of town? The Gazzette advices that if you are newbie to London the best thing you can do is have a stroll about t get a feel for the different boughs you might want ot live in and trust your instincts. Listen to your friends advice on good  and bad neighborhoods, look for a flat close to your work, think about living  toward the city’s larger parks as this can make it very nice for the first time settler for example, Hampstead Heath which covers a large area of North London and is stunningly beautiful. Or perhaps  go round the trendier and happening areas, like Shoreditch, Hackney or the well know West End, for a place to chill out and the party. The Office for National Statistics has a web site that lets you find out about any neighbourhood though we advise to check areas out as they say in London as well its about the street to the manor.

Flat hunting

Now to find the perfect abode in the area. You have two choices either Estate agent or brave it and go it alone with the likes of Gum Tree. Both have pros and cons the big one is that although an Estate agent will more than likely cost you more its will cut down on the fact that these days Gum Tree and similar sites are just swamped with bogus fraudulent offers that will waste your time all day long.

The best sites to use for Estate agents are Right Move and Find a Property they will search though all the available property listings so that you can browse and choose the one you like. Phone up straight away though as the market is fast and it will go very quickly. The next Option is the trawl that is Gum Tree here if it is true good to be true such as a large flat in Notting Hill for £200 per week then it will be a scam no one is going away and just want a nice tenant to look after the place and isn’t too worried about the money. You will find good places though and it can be a god send for finding sharing houses.

Moving

So there you go hope your happy in your new place, it can be a good to chat to the current tenants to get a low down on the area and anything you need to know about the flat. So enjoy and see you on South Bank for a beer.