Fitzrovia News

Take action now to have your say on Oxford Street plans

8:52 pm, Monday, 12 September 2016

By Caroline Mawer Pedestrianising Oxford Street may sound like a great idea. The Mayor of London made it his manifesto commitment and the plans are being drawn up. But it needs to be a great idea for local residents and businesses as well as the global tourists the [...]

From Toronto to Vancouver by rail

9:51 am, Saturday, 10 September 2016

By J.E. Fairweather I had just spent about six weeks with my sister in Perth, Ontario, having travelled to her from New York overnight by Greyhound (it took around 20 hours). I was on my way to Los Angeles by train. I had to travel from Brockville, Ontario to Toronto to [...]

Featured art galleries and full list of galleries in Fitzrovia, Autumn 2016

9:06 pm, Thursday, 8 September 2016

Alison Jacques Gallery, 18 Berners Street To 1 Oct: Dorothea Tanning – Flower Paintings 7 Oct – 5 Nov: Takuro Kuwata – From Tea Bowl 17 Nov – 7 Jan: Teller on Mapplethorpe Lazarides Gallery, 11 Rathbone Place 9 Sept – 8 Oct: Nina Pandolfo – Beyond Meninas [...]

New plans for former Strand Union Workhouse

10:28 am, Monday, 5 September 2016

A public exhibition will be held this week to show off draft plans for the redevelopment of the Middlesex Hospital Annex building at 44 Cleveland Street. The site which includes the Grade II listed Georgian and Victorian workhouse is in the process of being sold by UCLH [...]

International students search for genetically modified prize in Boston

9:13 am, Monday, 5 September 2016

A team of international students at the University of Westminster hopes to take first prize in a synthetic biology competition to be held this autumn in Boston in the United States. The team of thirteen students from Britain, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America will [...]

What deputy mayor Valerie Shawcross said about pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

7:32 pm, Monday, 25 July 2016

On 14 July The Times newspaper ran a story “Oxford Street to ban all traffic” and reported that “Vehicles will be banned from the busiest shopping street in Europe within four years to reduce congestion and pollution, the mayor of London’s office [...]

Residents to voice concerns on plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street

11:00 am, Monday, 25 July 2016

Residents from Fitzrovia, Marylebone, Mayfair and Soho are to meet with London Assembly Transport Committee Members this week to voice their concerns over Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street. In June the London Assembly Transport [...]

Lots of entertainment on offer at All Souls School Summer Fair 2016

9:40 am, Monday, 4 July 2016

A variety of summer fun will be on offer this Saturday as All Souls Primary School holds its annual summer fair in the playground and part of Riding House Street. There will be lots of activities including a bouncy castle, face painting, tattoos, hook the duck, balloon [...]

Cafe bids ‘au revoir’ to Warren Street

8:58 pm, Sunday, 26 June 2016

A cafe owner who has fed customers in Fitzrovia for more than 30 years sold her last lunch on Friday 24 June and shut up shop for the last time. Slava, who took over the Cafe Rive Gauche in Warren Street 31 years ago, spoke with fondness about her time in the [...]

Literary festival event explores future of writing

9:50 am, Thursday, 16 June 2016

I’m into the future and I’m into writing so how could I resist when I was asked to host an evening with writers talking about the future of their craft. It’s the job of every writer to work out what their readers want and give them it. I’m a near-future [...]

Free cycle maintenance and information at Whitfield Gardens for Bike Week 2016

1:04 pm, Monday, 13 June 2016

Cyclists living and working in Fitzrovia can get a free check up of their bike and pick up information about cycling in London at Whitfield Gardens today as part of Bike Week 2016. If you are new to cycling in London or not sure about getting around safely the stall [...]

A double hit of jazz seeps through Fitzrovia’s busy streets

11:52 am, Friday, 10 June 2016

The sound of jazz drifted through Fitzrovia’s busy streets on Thursday evening from an outdoor performance, and an intimate gig inside one of the neighbourhood’s famous pubs. As part of FitzFest — a new annual music event — the Pete Whyatt Jazz [...]

Festival to celebrate Fitzrovia’s music heritage opens

9:11 pm, Sunday, 5 June 2016

String musicians sitting in a room playing their instruments.

The inaugural music festival to celebrate the many musicians and composers who have had a connection with Fitzrovia will kick off this Wednesday with the first of a series of concerts and other events. Local resident Dan Bates, a classically-trained oboist, is leading the [...]

Post Office at The Plaza Oxford Street to close

8:39 pm, Friday, 3 June 2016

Fitzrovia will have only one Post Office to serve more than 8,000 residents and tens of thousands of workers and visitors after the branch in the W H Smith store at the Plaza Centre on Oxford Street closes on Wednesday. The only remaining Post Office serving the [...]

Developer to appeal decision on Charlotte Street roof extension

11:04 am, Friday, 3 June 2016

A property developer has asked the Planning Inspectorate to review a decision by Camden Council to refuse permission for a roof extension to a building on the corner of Charlotte Street and Tottenham Street. Camden Council refused planning permission in March because [...]

Westminster Council releases viability report on Cleveland Street site

9:29 am, Friday, 3 June 2016

After months of stalling Westminster City Council has finally released a secret report explaining the finances behind plans for a major development of luxury flats by a private company on land owned by the council. In June 2015 a committee headed by councillor Robert [...]

Appeal against underground hotel decision to be held in autumn

8:24 am, Friday, 3 June 2016

A planning appeal has been submitted to try to overturn Camden Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a controversial underground hotel on the corner of Great Russell Street and Adeline Place. Criterion Capital’s proposals to convert a car park [...]

Producing a neighbourhood plan will be a ‘Herculean task’ says Fitzrovia West group

11:44 pm, Thursday, 2 June 2016

A local neighbourhood group is working towards a first draft of a neighbourhood plan for the Fitzrovia West Neighbourhood Area to be published this autumn. A recent public consultation has identified many priorities for the area. Residents and business people have expressed [...]

Reporting on new football pitch attacked by both sides

9:24 am, Thursday, 2 June 2016

Fitzrovia News has received scathing criticism accusing us of inaccurate and negative reporting on a news story about the opening of a new 5-a-side football pitch at Whitfield Place in January. We reported that Fitzrovia Youth in Action had taken over management of the [...]

Free summer picnic event at The Warren

8:34 am, Thursday, 2 June 2016

Camden based charity Fitzrovia Youth in Action will be holding a free summer picnic this Saturday at The Warren open space in Whitfield Place. “Organised by a group of young people, the picnic event will feature a free BBQ, bouncy castle, outdoor games, live [...]

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