April 2009 Archives
NHS Westminster has issued advice to help reduce transmission of all airborne viruses, including human swine flu.
This includes: Covering your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, using a tissue when possible.
Westminster Reference Library is hosting a talk on actor Henry Irving.
The discussion, entitled The Knight from Nowhere, will be held on May 15 at 6pm.
A TA army centre in Pimlico is holding an open evening.
On May 5, from 5.30pm to 9pm, members of the public are invited to the London Regiment's A Company (London Scottish) headquarters in Horseferry Road.
A new pond will be officially opened on a Pimlico housing estate on Sunday.
Britain in Bloom judge Jim Buttress will unveil the pond on the Lillington and Longmoore Gardens estate at 2.30pm.
An Italian restaurant with mouse and cockroach infestations has been prosecuted.
Il Siciliano, in Dean Street, Soho, was found with out-of-date food in the fridge, dirt and grease on the kitchen floor, walls and cooking equipment.
An evening of dance will be held in Knightsbridge on May 9.
From 7pm to 10.30pm, George Meikle and the musicians will accompany a series of traditional dances at St Colomba's church hall in Pont Street.
One of Soho's most famous landmarks is set to be restored to its fomer glory
Soho Lodge, the charming Tudor-style Grade II listed summerhouse located in the heart of Soho Square is getting a facelift.
A exhibition celebrating the history of Mayfair opens on May 5.
The display, at Mayfair Library in South Audley Street, features photograph and recorded memories of people who have lived or worked in the area, and will run until June 26.
A homeless hostel in Pimlico will be opening up its doors next week.
On Wednesday, the Salvation Army-run Edward Alsop Court in Great Peter Street is holding an open day, for members of the public to meet staff and see the good work at the facility.
A £5million makeover of the Oxford Street area will allow shoppers to walk across the junction diagonally for the first time.
The work, which started yesterday, is due to be finished in time for the Regent Street and Oxford Street Christmas lights switch-on events in November.

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