Huge city block in central London to be demolished within weeks
A cluster of five buildings is to be razed in the next month to make way for a new £150million development. Restaurants, boutiques, cafes, a pharmacy and an opticians were among businesses turfed out of the block on Baker Street by the end of last month as their leases ended. More than 240,000 sq ft…
Residents rail against seven-storey hotel development over loss of light concerns
Residents are continuing to fight against a new development as works begin to demolish a 200-year-old pub in Marylebone to make way for a seven-storey hotel. Neighbours are launching a legal challenge against the project on the corner of Chapel Street and Old Marylebone Road over fears the new tower will block out the light…
Two arrested after man, 26, found dead after stabbing in Westminster
A murder investigation has been launched after a young man was found unconscious following a stabbing in Westminster. Officers were called to Abbey Orchard Street in SW1, minutes from Parliament Square, just after 10pm on Friday, March 27. Two men, aged 18 and 21, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.…
A40 Westway to close from this week for ‘vital maintenance’ works
The A40 Westway is due to close for more than a month in both directions in order to carry out essential maintenance works from this week, TfL has confirmed. The flyover link road, which typically handles more than 95,000 vehicles a day, will be closed to traffic for a period of five weeks starting this…
Van driver jailed for killing 20-year-old student and injuring two others
A man has been handed a prison sentence after colliding with a group of students, killing a young woman and injuring two others. Christopher Jackson careened into Aalia Mahomed while driving recklessly on the Strand in Aldwych on the morning of March 18 last year. Jackson, 27, had arrived near Bush House, at King’s College…
Primary school kitchens were shut down following evidence of mice activity
A primary school kitchen was closed down after staff were spotted placing a freshly baked loaf of bred on mice droppings. Inspectors found evidence of rodent activity ‘throughout’ the kitchen at Ark Atwood Primary Academy in Westbourne, documents obtained by FOI request show. A report said that droppings were also found near canned food in…
Restaurant fined more than £200,000 for employing illegal workers faces licence review
Restaurant workers threw chairs and tables during a visit by immigration officers last year, a council committee heard. Al Balad was fined more than £200,000 after immigration officers repeatedly found breaches on at least five separate occasions at the premises on Edgware Road near Paddington. Home Office documents show, that during one enforcement visit last…
Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant threatened with closure
Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant could close after the landlord has declined to renew its lease in order to carry out works to the building. Veeraswarmy, which is due to celebrate a centenary on Regent Street next year is facing an uncertain future after the Crown Estate announced plans to refurbish the building. The 100-year old…
Labour reduced to wafer thin majority after councillor defects to Conservatives
A councillor elected for Labour has defected to the Conservatives, citing ‘stagnation, security and Sadiq’ in an attack at the Mayor of London. Paul Fisher, who has represented West End ward since 2022, has crossed the floor leaving Labour on a slender majority of two, with just 28 councillors to the Tories 26. One more…
Fresh appeal for missing suspect wanted for fatal stabbing of teenage boy
Police have launched a fresh appeal for a suspect believed to have been involved in the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy in Pimlico. Hani Hicham Abou El Kheir, 16 was ‘hunted down’ and stabbed to death by a gang of men on January 27 2013. Five of his attackers were sentenced to a total…
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