Time for Workplace Parking Levy in Central London?
With the GLA precept in the our Council Tax expected to increase by almost another 10 per cent this year during a cost of living crisis, you would think that…
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10/01/2021Birds of a feather in Central London
In recent times it has become not unusual to see seagulls and parakeets in the sky’s of Central London feeding off the goodies available. In Hyd... -
02/03/2018Ruined skyline of Little Venice
With the Brunel Building & Dudley Tower going up in Paddington Basin, it is becoming quite apparent what the visual impact is going to be in Littl... -
07/09/2017Garden Bridge – A bridge to far fo...
A full investigation is required to find out why so much public money was wasted and make sure it never happens again but while the Garden Bridge is d...
Happy 160th birthday Tube but…..
Happy birthday greetings are certainly due to the Tube system in London started 160 years ago between Paddington and Farringdon to connect up GWR Paddington Railway Station to Central London…
The day Pele came to Paddington
With the recent passing of Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento), like many of the boys l grew up with, in the neighbourhood immediately remembered the day, the king of the…
Victory Day for Bangladesh – Lest we forget
It was good to commemorate those that made the ultimate sacrifice in the liberation of Bangladesh, the unfinished business of partition in 1947, just over 50 years ago. I have…
Edgware Rd bus cuts
Thankfully the rerouting of the 205 was saved in the recent prospective cuts to bus routes in Central London, permitting integrated transport links to be maintained between bus, rail and tube…
Bangladeshis in England & Wales @Census2021
With the ethnic make up results of the Census in 2021 now available, we can now look at the figures for the size of the Bangladeshi community in England…
Brent or Camden – which would you prefer to be in with?
So which parliamentary seat would you like to be in with Brent or Camden? Its a question many residents in Little Venice, Maida Vale and Church St in the City…
Chainsaw massacre of trees in W9 – whats going on?
At the risk of sounding like a tree hugger, l have noticed a number of fully matured trees which have been chopped down in W9, particularly in Little Venice. The…
Speeding fines & legalities of it all
After attempting unsuccessfully to get information during the Spring about the number of fines made since the council put a 20 mph speed limit on the streets of Westminster,…
Hire bike parking problems
I have issued a number of twitters of the incredible parking of hire bike riders on the streets of Central London, with out to much thought of pedestrians and…
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