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Community

Residents face nervous wait for cladding answers following Grenfell disaster
Fire evacuation reviews ordered at 41 blocks across Westminster
23 June — By Alina Polianskaya

Politics

Karen Buck MP demands PM properly fund councils for fire safety
23 June — By Alina Polianskaya

Crime

Westminster CCTV to be switched back on across after eight month dispute
23 June — By Alina Polianskaya

Community

Older people’s champion David Hogarth on Queen’s Birthday honours list
23 June — By Alina Polianskaya

Crime

Police target primary schools in bid to tackle teen crime
23 June — By Alina Polianskaya

General Election 2017

Politics

Conservative Lindsey Hall ‘let down’ by central government campaign in Westminster...
16 June — By Alina Polianskaya

Politics

Election shock for the Tories
11 June — By Alina Polianskaya

Politics

Mark Field rejects church hustings to avoid ‘foul-mouthed abuse’ he got last time
02 June — By Alina Polianskaya

Politics

Karen Buck’s election battle for Westminster North given a boost by surge in Labour support
02 June — By Alina Polianskaya

Other News

Education

Billy Cobham and the ‘little voices’ of Soho Parish School at Ronnie Scott’s
16 June — By Elmira Tanatarova

Community

Pop-up concert in aid of Tin Pan Alley documentary
02 June — By Alina Polianskaya

Community

Pupils St Mary’s Bryanston Square take to the streets for play day
16 June — By Elmira Tanatarova

Crime

‘Together we can save lives’ – mums aim to tackle knife crime
30 May — By Alina Polianskaya

The Xtra Diary

From the Camden New Journal

John Gulliver

Book talk led to an entertaining quest
Ahdaf Soueif. Photo: flickr.com/palfest A VISIT to the Bloomsbury shop of the London Review of Books on Monday for a sedate talk...
15 June — By John Gulliver

The Xtra Diary

Wine expert Riki Hutchinson raises a glass and a cool £3,000 for charity
16 June

The Xtra Diary

Elderly denied pensions are living in caravans and using foodbanks, campaigners warn
02 June — By The Xtra Diary

The Xtra Diary

There’s something about mayor-y…
23 May

The Xtra Diary

Dr Kim Holt’s healthy resistance
23 May

Review

From the Camden New Journal

Film

Brendan Gleeson on a Heath ‘fairy tale’
‘There is an integrity about the film,’ says Irish actor of his latest movie, Hampstead, loosely based on the life of Harry...
22 June — By Dan Carrier

Theatre

Review: Taj Express, at Peacock Theatre
22 June — By Howard Loxton
From the Camden New Journal

Food & Drink

Try Foodilic for a great raw deal
22 June — By Tom Moggach
From the Camden New Journal

Film

Okja offers food for thought
23 June — By Dan Carrier

Theatre

Review: Barber Shop Chronicles, at National Theatre
23 June — By Howard Loxton

Letters

Letters

The words ‘upgrade’ and ‘improvement’ do not mean what they seem to when used by a council
23 June

Letters

After Grenfell Tower they’ve told us to remove our front door mats
• AS a resident of Millbank, a flagship estate, I write concerning proposed major works and a recent health and safety notice...
23 June
From the Camden New Journal

Letters

Put in fire safety and sprinkler systems now
• WHY wait until after the emergency investigation into the cause of the Grenfell Tower...
22 June
From the Camden New Journal

Letters

There are interim fire safety measures that can be taken
• THE type of solutions to the recent fire currently being considered, including fitting...
22 June

Letters

Everyone should benefit from the Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood
• IT is good to read that the joint City of Westminster and Mayor of London Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood (LEN) is taking...
23 June

Letters

Pedestrianisation of Oxford Street is the only safe way forward
23 June

Letters

Speaking of Orwell and the general election result…
23 June
From the Camden New Journal

Letters

The Evening Standard displays a huge gap in perception between itself and its readers
• LOOKING at the electoral map of voting Londoners was a thoroughly heartening...
22 June

Westminster People

People

WESTMINSTER PEOPLE: Nika Garrett, Soho tour guide
Frith Street once best known for its froth, coffee loving tour guide stories reveals
16 June — By Alina Polianskaya

People

WESTMINSTER PEOPLE: Peter Hartley, an activist taking to the streets
13 June — By Alina Polianskaya

People

WESTMINSTER PEOPLE: Rick Ogden, new fire commander facing ‘unique challenges’
02 June — By William McLennan

People

WESTMINSTER PEOPLE: Stuart Ball, manager at SoHostel
19 May — By Alina Polianskaya

People

WESTMINSTER PEOPLE: Joseph Friedmann, 50 years at the Tiroler Hut
12 May — By Alina Polianskaya

More news

Critics slam seizures of rough sleepers’ tents
19 May — By William McLennan

Crime

Parents of lawyer killed by falling frames in Mayfair hit out at health and safety failings
12 May — By Tom Foot
LSE faces strike action by cleaners
19 May — By Alina Polianskaya

Crime

Man stabbed several times after reports of fight in street
12 May — By Alina Polianskaya
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