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Oxford Street: good planning should deliver local and national benefits. by Wendy Shillam 10:11 am, Friday, 25 October 2024. Announcement: Amodio Falato. by Editors 3:40 pm, Wednesday, 23 October 2024. Review of premises licence: Sican, 26-28 Whitfield Street. by Editors 9:49 am, Saturday, 19 October 2024.
Residents’ groups call on Mayor Khan to rethink Oxford Street …
2 days ago · Photo: Fitzrovia News. Residents’ groups in the City of Westminster have this week called on Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, to rethink his proposal to take control of Oxford Street away from Westminster Council. In a letter to the mayor, Tim Lord, chair of Westminster Amenity Societies Forum, says Khan’s sudden announcement in September has ...
Great Portland Street post office under threat of closure, again
3 days ago · Photo: Fitzrovia News. Great Portland Street post office is once again threatened with closure after the chairman of the company announced a series of changes to the organisation which could see more than 30 such closures across London. In February 2020 staff at the “crown” post office on the corner of Mortimer Street were told the branch ...
Fitzrovia Community Newspaper Archive – A digital collection of …
Nov 3, 2023 · A digital collection of Tower, Fitzrovia Neighbourhood News, and Fitzrovia News. Menu Skip to content. Home; About the archive; Contact us; Support The Fitzrovia News
Westminster Council seeks £20mn in ‘savings’ over next financial …
3 days ago · Westminster City Council is planning almost £20mn in “savings” over the next financial year, budget reports to councillors have revealed. Council officers say the measures are aimed at tackling a £15mn budget “gap” expected for the 2025-26 financial year. The gap is expected to equal £55mn over a three-year period but could shrink to ...
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Oct 18, 2024 · Announcement: Amodio Falato. Amodio Falato outside his home in June 2022. Photo: A.M. Hanson. We are sad to announce the death of Amodio Falato, a long-time resident of Holcroft Court in Fitzrovia. Amodio died peacefully on 15 October at the age of 93. The funeral service will be held on Monday 28 October 2024 at 10:15am at St Charles Borromeo ...
Pupil absences in Camden schools remains higher than national …
5 days ago · Photo: Camden Council webcast. The number of pupils missing at least one in 10 school lessons in Camden is higher than the national average, Camden Council has said. Recent data from a Town Hall report revealed that while attendance levels had climbed back from since their 2022-23 low-point, repeated absences are still a serious concern and ...
Charity seeks a co-ordinator with an interest in urban conservation ...
Nov 8, 2024 · Urban conservation charity the Seven Dials Trust is looking for a new co-ordinator to continue its work in preserving the historic fabric of the unique confluence of streets and buildings in Covent Garden. “Over 40 years our work has helped to save and then to develop and enhance Seven Dials, reinventing a lost neighbourhood around the ...
About The Fitzrovia News
A community newspaper called Tower was started in 1973 by a small group of activists as a free community newspaper but ceased publication at the end of 1979.In 1980 the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood News was born, supported by the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association. In January 1987 it was shortened to Fitzrovia News and has been published more or less four times a year ever since.
Half a century of local news in Fitzrovia - The Fitzrovia News
Mar 3, 2023 · Since September 2020 Fitzrovia News has been an online-first publication with a two-page, A4, black and white printed edition published every few months. As a printed newspaper it is a shadow of its former self. Fitzrovia News probably reached its zenith between 2010 and 2020 with regular 16 page issues and one issue running to 24 pages.