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Leicester Square landmark cinema to go in redevelopment plans 
Posted on  01-02-2012 11:47:34 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Paula Planelles Manzanaro

 By Paula Planelles Manzanaro

Property Correspondent

Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has sold off the Leicester Square Odeon, one of the most famous. The acting receiver for the Odeon Leicester Square, Allsop confirmed the sale of the cinema and the surrounding buildings, including a disused ...


  
Boris calls for clarity on smacking 
Posted on  30-01-2012 07:48:24 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has asked the Government to clarify what the limits are on parents smacking their children, saying that it is confusing. The statement comes after David Lammy, the Labour MP for Tottenham, blamed the 2004 decision ...


  
Boris calls for London council's to freeze council tax 
Posted on  24-01-2012 11:14:45 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  City Hall Desk

City Hall Desk

With less than 100 days to the Mayoral elections, City Hall is in "full election mode" with incumbent mayor Boris Johnson calling on London councils to freeze council tax bills.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson said:

"After eight years of increases in the ...


  
Ken takes early advantage in Mayoral race 
Posted on  21-01-2012 02:34:08 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  City Hall Desk

City Hall Desk

Mayor of London Boris Johnson, is being accused of sleep walking in his campaign to be re-elected as mayor, with a recent YouGov survey showing that he is falling behind Ken Livingstone. 

Whilst the campaign to see Ken Livingstone elected as Mayor ...


  
Hackney MP "sorry" for twitter divide and rule comments 
Posted on  05-01-2012 02:27:16 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Diane Abbot the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington has apologised over her comments on Twitter that ''White people love playing 'divide & rule'".

In a statement, Ms Abbott said: "I apologise for any offence caused."

"I understand people have interpreted my ...


  
Hackney MP claims white people “love playing divide and rule" 
Posted on  05-01-2012 12:01:55 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Diane Abbot the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stock Newington has provoked a storm on Twitter by claiming in a tweet that white people "love playing divide and rule".

BBC Five live then ran a phone in on the issues, with attempts ...

  
Disruption caused by roadworks drops by "nearly 40 per cent" claims Mayor of London 
Posted on  01-01-2012 09:34:35 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  City Hall Desk

City Hall Desk

-  2200 reports from Londoners help to curb shoddy practice

-  Six major utility companies commit to endorse the Mayor’s roadworks pledge   

City Hall is claiming in a new report that disruption to Londoners caused by roadworks have dropped by "nearly 40 ...


  
London local news round-up 19 October 
Posted on  20-10-2011 10:46:45 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Paula Planelles

By Paula Planelles

Haringey Independent
A man from Edmonton charged with possession of terrorist propaganda

The 21-year-old man, Hakan Ertarkan, was charged today with possession of al-Qaeda information. The man has been under arrest since the April 12 of last year, accused of having ...


  
Westminster council creates "gang information desk" 
Posted on  21-09-2011 08:35:50 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Westminster Council is bucking the trend in London at time of austerity and public sector cuts, with news that it will be investing £180,000 over three years in a "gang information desk" which will be collating messages sent by suspected gang members via Facebook and ...

  
Mayor welcomes Met raids before carnival 
Posted on  24-08-2011 02:13:30 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

-  City Hall leads initiative to "repair" riot hit London

News Desk


The Mayor of London has welcomed the Metropolitan Police clampdown on trouble makers ahead of this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival  with a comment on his twitter feed describing Operation Razorback ...


  
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