Xin and Voltaire Limited have applied to Camden Council for a new premises licence at 26-27 Bedford Square. The application seeks permission for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises 24 hours a day, every day of the week. The business is described as a private office, within the Ridgmount Office Suite located […]

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Camden and Westminster councils have details of its services to help residents meet the increase in the cost of living. Camden Council has information on its website about applying for support including Council Tax benefit, and an energy bill rebate. There is also a list of specialist organisations to contact for help in claiming benefits. […]

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Camden Council is seeking residents views on the Charlotte Street “streatery” which it plans to extend for another 18 months to May 2024. The council says it want its streets to have “more safe space for everyone to walk and cycle, for children to get to and from school safely and healthily, for businesses to […]

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Public health officials are urging people to check their polio vaccine status is up-to-date after poliovirus was detected in sewage samples collected in London. The UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) found poliovirus in sewage samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works between February and […]

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The Fitzrovia Partnership will hold a ballot in July to secure another five-year term for its business improvement district, backed by a business plan that presents more-of-the-same and little in the way of change or imagination. Ballot papers will be sent out this month to the 200-odd businesses in the Camden part of Fitzrovia with […]

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Playing Monopoly may be the only way to buy a house in Central London, an MP has warned. Cities of London and Westminster MP Nickie Aiken has cautioned London is being “hollowed out” by short-term holiday lets. Speaking in the House of Commons, the MP pointed out there are more than 4,000 families waiting for […]

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BBC’s Panorama has broadcast its investigation into Britain’s biggest GP network, US-owned Operose Health, part of Centene Corporation. Operose runs 70 surgeries from Leeds to London and more than half a million registered NHS patients. It is based in New Cavendish Street, Fitzrovia. In the programme, which was shown this week, Panorama reporter Jacqui Wakefield […]

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Westminster Council has validated four planning applications in the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association amenity society area so far during June 2022. (This list will be updated with new applications until the beginning of next month.) Included among the monthly list is an application for a roof extension at Malvern House 15-16 Nassau Street; air conditioning units […]

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Camden Council has approved a procurement strategy to plant and maintain at least 250 new street trees across the borough during 2022 and 2023. The council says trees are critical for making the urban environment liveable and are part of its response to climate change. It seeks to increase the canopy cover of the borough […]

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Camden Council has registered 17 planning applications so for in Bloomsbury ward, which includes Fitzrovia East, during June 2022. (This list will be updated until the beginning of July.) Among the monthly list is: a pavement licence at 52 Warren Street; details of archaeological post-excavation assessment and analysis at 247 Tottenham Court Road; alterations to […]

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Quadrata Ltd has applied to Camden Council for a new premises licence at 327 Euston Road, Fitzrovia. A licence is sought for the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises from 11am to 10.30pm everyday of the week. The business is described as a pizza restaurant. APP\PREMISES-NEW\110543, 327 Euston Road, NW1 3AD. […]

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Mission SA Ltd has applied to Camden Council for a new premises licence at Yatai, 32-34 Goodge Street, Fitzrovia. Permission is sought for the sale of alcohol for consumption both on and off the premises from 10am to 10pm everyday. The business is described as a Japanese restaurant. A number of conditions have been offered […]

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Embed from Getty Images Camden’s first woman mayor and the first woman to lead the council was Millie Miller (1922-1977). Elected as a Labour councillor in the London Borough of Camden when it was created in 1964, she went on to be its first woman Mayor and in 1971 the first woman to lead Camden, […]

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The number of homes rented out to tourists and business visitors in London is increasing as the capital recovers from the pandemic. Homeowners and landlords rent out rooms and entire homes through platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com and SpareRoom. These short-term lettings often have a very negative impact on London neighbourhoods like Fitzrovia. They can turn […]

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The Alchemist Bar & Restaurant Limited has applied to Camden Council for a new premises licence at The Alchemist (formerly Pescatori) at 55-57 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia. The application seeks permission for a number of licensable activities including: the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises from 10am to 11.30pm, Monday to Thursday; […]

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Up to 45,000 London households will be given as much as £20,000 each to improve the energy efficiency of their homes as the cost of living crisis continues to bite. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced in May that his Warmer Homes Programme will receive a £43 million injection to support more low-income Londoners who […]

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The first days of June and a Jubilee bank holiday weekend felt like a happy early summer match. A good excuse to continue to shake off hopefully the last remnants of the pandemic and to step out in celebratory style for many in the neighbourhood.  An all day community street party was held on Friday […]

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Oreno Ramen Limited has applied to Westminster Council for a new premises licence at 50 Margaret Street, Fitzrovia. The applicant seeks permission for the sale of alcohol on the premises from 11am to 11pm, Monday to Saturday; and from 12noon to 10pm on Sunday. The business is described as a Japanese restaurant, to be known […]

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Today, Friday 3 June 2022, is the Platinum Jubilee public holiday. Forty-five years ago it was the year of the Silver Jubilee and the Sex Pistols released their second single, the provocative God Save the Queen. The artwork and publicity posters featured artwork by Jamie Reid. The Pistols had strong connections to Fitzrovia. Some of […]

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The Fitzrovia Arts Festival will run from 12 to 25 June 2022 with a programme of classic and jazz music concerts, exhibitions, poetry readings, talks, and walks. It draws on the talents of the many internationally-acclaimed artists, performers and writers living in a bohemian postcode. See fitzroviaartsfestival.com for full programme.

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