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TheNewspaper (Free subscription) | 28/06/2008
Motorists in the the London, UK borough city of Westminster no longer need to worry that their car might be booted or impounded over a minor parking infraction. The city council on Wednesday announced would end a parking enforcement program which had resulted in the towing and booting of more than 30,000 vehicles over a period of three years. The council proposed a far more friendly alternative for...
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
In a press release from City of Westminster, some astonishing news about clamping and towing cars: it's going to stop. Entirely. Completely. From today, only vehicles causing a serious obstruction in a disabled or suspended parking bay will be removed to a safer location and issued a parking ticket, with no extra charges for the removal costs. Wheel clamping has in fact been slowly phased out over...
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Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
A student from Bristol accused of failing to tell police of an alleged suicide bomb plot was released on bail today. Hashi Ahmed Omer, 18, appeared in custody at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London. The Somalian, ...
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John Baker's Blog (Free subscription) | 21/06/2008
You know how he writes: It was the City of Westminster travelling library, a large removal-like van parked next to the bins outside one of the kitchen doors. This wasn’t a part of the palace she saw much of, and she had certainly never seen the library there before, nor presumably had the dogs, hence the [...]
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 16/06/2008
The City of Westminster Magistrates' Court backed a request by the Government of Rwanda for the extradition of four men accused of committing genocide here.
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PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
THE BEE GEES will be recognised for their contribution to the music industry on Saturday (10May08) - when a plaque is unveiled in tribute to the band in London. The plaque, being awarded to the singers by the U.K.’s Heritage Foundation and the City of Westminster, will be officially unveiled at the former headquarters of the [...]
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nearlylegal (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
So, then Omar v City of Westminster [2008] EWCA Civ 421 Briefly, the facts were that Mr Omar made a homeless application to Westminster. His household consisted of his wife and his infant son who had justbeen born and was, at the time of the application was under specia careat Kensington & Chelsea hospital. The son was [...]
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nearlylegal (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
I previously mentioned a Garden Court report on Omar v Westminster. There is also a brief Times report here. The full judgment is now out on Bailii and is interesting. Omar v City of Westminster [2008] EWCA Civ 421 (03 March 2008) on reviewing suitability of s.193 temporary accommodation. I’ll get to it tomorrow (or later today, now).
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 17/04/2008
With a distinctive hairstyle likened to a massive ball of wool, economics professor Meghnad Desai was made a Labour life peer as Baron Desai, of St Clement Danes in the City of Westminster, in April 1991.
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MayorWatch (Free subscription) | 17/04/2008
Shops selling knives in the City of Westminster have been warned not to sell knives or blades to children by the Council's Trading Standards officers.
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The Girl In The Cafe (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
City of Westminster Penalty Charge Notice Number: P549VNY Vehicle Registration Number: PS42VNY This vehicle was seen at location: Marsham Street (SW1) at 12:12 on 06/03/2008 Parking Attendant WS5549 had reasonable cause to believe that the following contravention of the parking regulations had occurred: Code 01 Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours. I am about to print a stack of storyboard...
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Enough is Enough (Free subscription) | 17/02/2008
The latest attack on MPs' sleaze comes from The Sunday Times . The paper has "discovered" that 20 MPs with parliamentary seats in Greater London have claimed some #20,000 each towards the running costs of a second home closer to Westminster. They have not broken any parliamentary rules whatsoever but The Sunday Times calls it "a scam". MPs work very long hours. They are often at the Commons well beyond...
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MayorWatch (Free subscription) | 26/01/2008
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone today welcomed a deal which secures �268,000 for the provision of affordable housing in the City of Westminster.
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Peter Kenyon (Free subscription) | 24/01/2008
Twelve years ago when Labour was still in opposition in Westminster, I was appointed Chief Whip of the LB Hackney Labour Group by Terry Ashton then Regional Secretary of the Greater London Labour Party acting on behalf of the then Labour Party General Secretary Tom Sawyer. Shortly afterwards I took a telephone call from the then chief Executive of Hackney Council informing me that one of our members...
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 23/01/2008
If you're looking for the perfect London centrepiece for your lounge then you might be in luck. Cockney Designs are selling a range of coffee tables topped by an authentic London street sign. The signs are from the City of Westminster and were created by design guru Sir Misha Black. The road names avaliable are constantly changing and rare so if you see one you like, leap on it straight away. You...
