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Author Archives: FN
Eurozone bailout deal for Greece analysed with aid of pies
By News Reporters When the Canadian broadcaster CBC wanted to explain to its viewers how the latest Eurozone bailout deal works and what Greece owes, they came to a traditional Greek pie shop… in Fitzrovia. Where else? CBC’s Susan Ormiston … Continue reading
Posted in business, Fitzrovia, news
Tagged banking crisis, eurozone, Fitzrovia, Greece, London
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Cycling makes environmental and economic sense for local window cleaner
By News Reporters Antony Cairns has been selected as a Green Streets champion for Fitzrovia. Antony is a window cleaner and travels into Fitzrovia by bicycle from his home in Somers Town. The Green Streets campaign is part of Camden … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, environment, Green Fitzrovia, transport
Tagged cycling, environment, Fitzrovia, London, transport
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This corporate art display is a shallow attempt to tap into Fitzrovia’s cultural identity
By Fitzrovia Noir While Fitzrovia overflows with commercial art galleries, what has happened to the area’s artists’ studios? Well, they no longer exist. They have been forced out by market demands, with some opportunists now seeking to exploit the area’s … Continue reading
Open air art gallery at former Middlesex Hospital site
By News Reporters Art galleries have taken over Fitzrovia so much so that the exhibits are now spilling out onto the streets. And in stark contrast to the bland development which has had the go-ahead, the hoardings surrounding the former … Continue reading
Development plans for Middlesex Hospital site approved by Westminster council
By News Reporters Enjoy the spring sunshine around the former Middlesex Hospital site and the views of the buildings which can be seem from the surrounding streets while it lasts. Because after the current (and very noisy) works on the … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Fitzrovia
Tagged environment, Fitzrovia, London, Middlesex Hospital, planning
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Charles Dickens, Cleveland Street and the Workhouse
By Angela Lovely In Dickens & the Workhouse which has been published to coincide with the 200 years since the birth of Charles Dickens, eminent historian Ruth Richardson tells the story of how she came to discover that London’s most … Continue reading
Posted in books, Fitzrovia, History
Tagged Charles Dickens, Dickens2012, Fitzrovia, history, London, Oliver Twist, workhouses
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Your support for open space in Fitzrovia is welcomed. But please don’t claim credit for the idea
By Max Neufeld It is unfortunate that in their newsletter Bloomsbury ward councillors found it necessary to claim credit for the idea to turn Alfred Place into an open space. For the record, the Charlotte Street Association initiated the proposal … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Fitzrovia
Tagged bloomsbury, Camden, environment, Fitzrovia, London
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A quartet of musical instrument shops are still popular destinations
By Peter Whyatt J P Guiver & Co in Mortimer Street claim to be the oldest violin dealer in England and is one of four specialist music shops still surviving in Fitzrovia. Guiver’s specialise in violins, violas, cellos and bows. … Continue reading
Fitzrovia 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. “I was working on a ward-based issue and … Continue reading
Posted in Fitzrovia, health
Tagged Camden, health, health and social care bill, London, Westminster
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Protesters block Oxford Circus in demonstration against Welfare Reform Bill
By News Reporters Part of Oxford Circus and Regent Street was completely blocked today (Saturday 28 January) as more than 200 people gathered to protest against the government’s Welfare Reform Bill. Disabled People Against Cuts, Disabled People’s Direct Action Network … Continue reading
Posted in Fitzrovia, politics
Tagged news, oxford circus, tax avoidance, ukuncut, welfare cuts, welfare reform bill, wheelchair users
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