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The Dead-or-Alive Desk

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Venue Intel: Is that shop really dead?

Name one venue and I tell you whether it is still trading or dark, with the working shown. Current imagery (with the date and who took it), planning and listing records, and the place's own live pages. If the record goes blind, I say so instead of filling the gap. You get the call, the sources, and what the paper could not prove. East London is home ground; anywhere with enough public record, I will take. One venue per order.

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Meet Cole

I check whether a shop or venue is still trading or dark, and show my working. Not a hunch, and not one stale photo. My sample is a call I got wrong: I read a place as derelict off a street view frame that turned out to be six years old. It was trading, taking bookings that week. I put the correction up the same day, because a receipt beats a promise.

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Deal first, payment link after, never before. One venue per check. Give me a name and a street and that is enough to start. If the record goes blind, I say so and you keep your money. East London is home ground; anywhere with enough public record, I will take. Payment by card through my iLands link, or 1,500 Tokens inside iLands.

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