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New stores are sweet relief from Oxford St candy curse

City Voices: Oxford Street will be made wider, greener, and more pleasant to spend time on

Evening Standard

Westminster council outlines plans for crackdown on dockless e-bikes littering streets

The new arrangement in the borough will be in place for an 18-month trial period

Evening Standard

Worker gets trapped in Pret A Manger walk-in freezer that is typically set at -18C

The employee had to be treated for suspected hypothermia after she was found “in a state of distress” by a colleague.

The Independent UK

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Pret A Manger employee tried to use croissant boxes to fend off hypothermia after becoming trapped in a walk-in freezer

The British sandwich chain has been fined over $1 million.

Fortune

OPINION - Save the Curzon Mayfair, home of classy film

IT’S not often that Westminster City Council has the opportunity to get lots of love from a single decision but that’s what’s on offer when it comes to vote on the fate of the Curzon Mayfair over the coming months. On the one side are the anonymous owners who want…

Evening Standard

Pret A Manger fined £800,000 after employee’s ‘shocking’ ordeal trapped in walk-in freezer

Westminster City Council said the worker became trapped in the walk-in commercial freezer, which typically has its temperature set at -18C

The Independent UK

Pret A Manger fined £800,000 after employee became stuck in freezer

Westminster City Council said the worker became trapped in the walk-in commercial freezer, which typically has its temperature set at -18C.

The Independent UK

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Council unveils ‘pioneering’ new fleet of electric waste vehicles powered by rubbish

The 45 new trucks will be the mainstay of a wider zero-emission refuse fleet which also includes 90 electric street cleaning vehicles ranging from e-bikes to e-sweepers

Evening Standard

Small businesses enticed back to Oxford Street with 6m free rent deal

Westminster City Council hopes to work with landlords to take over nine stores

Evening Standard

Part of London’s famous Trocadero to be turned into mosque and community centre

Part of landmark Trocadero will be turned into mosque and community centre under approved plans

Evening Standard

Call to act on ‘dangerous’ conditions around Westminster for disabled people

One peer said he had missed hospital appointments because he could not navigate along the streets around Parliament.

The Independent UK

Dozens of refugees ‘left on the streets’ in Westminster for two nights

The asylum seekers apparently refused to enter a hotel in which the Home Office asked them to sleep ‘four people per room’.

The Independent UK

Flt Sgt Peter Brown: Hundreds of mourners gather for funeral of hero WW2 pilot

Cousin of Peter Brown says his legacy will live on ‘in minds and hearts’ forever

Evening Standard

Mourners gather for funeral of black RAF pilot who flew in Second World War

The funeral of Flight Sergeant Peter Brown is being held at St Clement Danes Church.

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Sadiq Khan: Boroughs need power to charge limitless council tax on empty homes

‘Long-term vacant’ homes across London are thought to be worth some £20 billion in total

Daily Mirror

MP left 'speechless' after night time volunteer relives arrest hours before Coronation

Suzie Melvin was one of three volunteers for Westminster Council’s Night Stars safety scheme who was help by officers hours before King Charles was crowned - despite their organisation working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police.

Wales Online

Greggs can open flagship store until 2am after end of court battle

Greggs has been rolling out hot evening meals across its UK stores

Evening Standard

Greggs abandons sausage roll court fight as Westminster City Council backs down on demands

Greggs CEO Roisin Currie said: ‘we’ve reached a compromise’

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Evening Standard

Derelict Mayfair office block for sale for £35m could be London’s ultimate mega mansion conversion

Listed 18th Century building near Hyde Park could become mega-home with its own pool, staff quarters and chauffer’s office below ground and spacious living areas stacked above

The Independent UK

Council ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of volunteers arrested on coronation day

Police said rape alarms were among items seized.

Evening Standard

Tourists warned about cup-and-ball scammers operating in central London ahead of King’s Coronation

Visitors are warned to stay vigilant in hotspots including Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, Madame Tussauds, and Hyde Park

Daily Mirror

Late-night Greggs BANNED as police fear it will cause a 'wave of crime'

Greggs opened its Leicester Square store with a blue-carpet premiere in 2022, but Westminster City Council has denied the store permission to serve hot food 24 hours a day

The Independent UK

‘Effortlessly cool’ London street signs from 1950s and ’60s to be auctioned off

The proceeds will be reinvested into the capital, Westminster City Council said.

The Independent UK

‘Postcode lottery’ as potholes take 18 months to fix in some areas – Lib Dems

Repairs took up to 567 days in Stoke-on-Trent and up to 556 days in Westminster City Council, according to data obtained by the Lib Dems.

The Independent UK

Funeral of one of RAF’s last black WW2 veterans moved to historic church

The service for Flight Sergeant Peter Brown will now take place at St Clement Danes, the RAF Central Church, in Westminster so more people can attend.

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