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Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New London venue featuring beer pong, crazy pool, and karaoke opens
A new venue featuring beer pong, crazy pool, and karaoke has opened in the city. Roxy Ball Room has opened its doors on St Mary Axe, opposite the Gherkin, offering a variety of activities including duck pin bowling, ice-free curling, and tech darts. The venue, which follows the brand's 'Booze and Ball Games' mantra, also features American pool, basketball, ping pong, and a virtual shooting range experience called Sharp-Shooter. New St Mary Axe venue offers beer pong, karaoke, and crazy pool (Image: ROXY BALL ROOM) Joel Mitchell, marketing director at Professionals at Play, said: "We're thrilled to announce that we've now opened our doors to the city of London, right in the heart of St Mary Axe. "After months of anticipation, we're excited to welcome new guests to experience what Roxy Ball Room, the home of Booze and Ball Games is all about. "If there's one thing we can be sure about, it's that everyone is guaranteed a good time." Roxy Ball Room also serves American-style pizzas and Roxy Dogs made with Bratwurst sausages and brioche buns. Over-18s only venue adds playful twist to London's social scene (Image: ROXY BALL ROOM) The cocktail menu includes Roxy Signatures such as Rock 'N' Roll Star, Roxy Classics like Pingstar Martini, and Roxy Spritzes such as Melonball Spritz. The drinks offering also includes a wide selection of spirits, wines, draft beers and more. Roxy Ball Room debuts in London with games galore and signature drinks (Image: ROXY BALL ROOM) The venue has launched a Ballers Bottomless Debrief package, including 90 minutes of non-stop fun, competitive games, American-style plates, and bottomless drinks from £42 per person. Guests can upgrade to bottomless cocktails for only £6. Ballers Bottomless Debrief is available on Friday at 4pm or 6pm. Bookings are also available for their Ballers Bottomless Brunch which includes 90 minutes of non-stop fun, competitive games, American-style plates, and bottomless drinks from £42 per person, or bottomless cocktails for an additional £6. Ballers Bottomless Brunch is available every Saturday at 12pm or 2pm and Sunday at 12pm, 2pm or 4pm. For corporate packages or bookings over 30 people, Roxy Leisure's dedicated sales and events team is available to help guests build a custom package. Corporate enquiries can be made via the website. The venue will be open from 12pm to 12am Monday to Wednesday, 12pm to 2am Thursday to Saturday and 12pm to 11pm on Sunday. The venue is strictly over-18s only. To make a reservation at Roxy Ball Room London, please visit the Roxy Leisure website.
BBC News
05-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Stagecoach offers free bus rides in Kent and East Sussex
A bus operator is offering 5,000 free rides on its network in Kent and East Sussex to encourage the public to use its managing director, Joel Mitchell, said the initiative, which is running throughout April, aimed to "build back trust" with users after a "tough time".Passengers can claim one of the free first-come, first-serve tickets though the Stagecoach app."This initiative is our opportunity to say thank you for bearing with us and to give something back to the community," a company spokesperson said. Stagecoach said the number of passengers on bus services in Britain remained lower than before the Covid-19 it added that its punctuality was at a two-year high, cancelled bus journeys was as its lowest level in 18 months and passenger satisfaction ratings were at 80% or more for cleanliness, friendliness and reliability."Our local teams have worked incredibly hard and we're now performing better across a range of measures," the company spokesperson added.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Yahoo
Residents' anger over reduction in bus service
Residents in East Sussex are calling on a bus company to reverse its decision to reduce the frequency of one of its services. Stagecoach will change its route 51 service, which runs from Eastbourne to Heathfield and Tunbridge Wells, from half-hour intervals to an hourly service. Sophie Carpenter, who suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS), relies on the service for hospital appointments, and says the change is "disempowering". Joel Mitchell, Stagecoach South East managing director, said due to fewer passengers using the service it "can't sustain the financial loss of continuing" the half-hourly service. A petition launched on Monday objecting to the changes has already gained more than 600 signatures. Ms Carpenter, who works as a counsellor specialising in dementia, said: "I've had MS for 18 years and I can't drive. "My clients and their supporters will also suffer with the reduction of the bus services, which make life much harder than it already is." Erin Wigham, who started the petition, said: "This is not ideal for people using the bus during peak hours." The 20-year-old added: "I am also concerned for the health of disabled and elderly residents who rely on the bus as stops are not sheltered from the cold." Julie Knight says the cost of living crisis means she and her husband cannot afford a car. "My husband commutes daily on the 51 bus service and we rely on it to travel outside Heathfield," the 42-year-old said. Mr Mitchell added: "The daytime frequency on Mondays to Saturdays isn't supported by the local authority, so for every one pound we spend for the service, we lose 60p. Sadly that's not sustainable." The changes are due to take place from 30 March. Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Construction completes on bus station upgrade Public views sought on Eastbourne bus improvements Stagecoach
