Which side of Fitzrovia would you rather live?
Which side of Fitzrovia would you rather live? A multiple choice poll. Open for a week then results published the following week. Continue reading →
View ArticleSome community groups will receive no funding as a result of government cuts
Community groups in Camden and Westminster found out last week how the government's cuts to local authority funding will affect them. Delegates at conferences were told that fewer community centres...
View ArticleRow of trees planted in one street while leafy canopies removed in another
Westminster City Council celebrated the planting of new trees in Bolsover Street, then a few days later cut off all of the spring growth from an entire row of mature trees in Foley Street. A new report...
View ArticlePublic exhibition to show proposals for Middlesex site
By Angela Lovely Plans for a 83,000 square metre mixed-use development on the former site of the Middlesex Hospital are to be unveiled at the end of June at a public exhibition to be held on the site....
View ArticleFitzrovia Medical Centre and the Schleswig-Holstein Question
By News Reporters Councillor Adam Harrison amused the full Camden Council meeting last Monday when he stood up to announce that recently he had reason to be reminded of the Schleswig-Holstein Question....
View ArticleIconic street is an important part of Fitzrovia’s character
By News Reporters An “iconic” Fitzrovia street under threat of over-development has been saved after Camden Council refused planning permission for a roof extension. In a decision made last week, the...
View ArticleCharles Dickens’ many addresses in Fitzrovia
By Mike Pentelow Charles Dickens did many moonlight flits in Fitzrovia in order to dodge the creditors of his debt-ridden father, John, so has many local addresses associated with him. In later years...
View ArticleThousands of people missing from census count in Westminster say Labour...
By News Reporters Westminster could miss out in millions of pounds of government money because the census carried out last year failed to count 25,000 residents. Westminster’s Labour Councillors have...
View ArticleFitzrovia West Neighbourhood Area application submitted to Westminster Council
By News Reporters A group of residents and business owners on the Westminster side of Fitzrovia have submitted a Neighbourhood Area application to Westminster Council for designation under the Localism...
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