September 2009 Archives

A campaign has been launched to cut the number of motorcyclists killed or injured on London's roads.

Last year, 77 scooter or motorbike riders were killed or seriously injured on the streets of Westminster, the highest of any London borough.

Concern is growing for a woman who went missing from her Pimlico home.

Lara Jane Seagrave, 45, was last seen by staff at the place where she lived in Greencoat Place, on August 28.

First-time buyers who live or work in Westminster are being invited to attend a one-day event next month to find out about housing opportunities available across the city.

People keen to get on the property ladder will be able to find out about what options are available to help them such as shared-ownership and discounted rented schemes.

A scooter rider who was over the drink-drive limit died after crashing near Buckingham Palace, an inquest heard.

Company director Charles Delamain, 48, was riding along Constitution Hill, Victoria, when his bike mounted the pavement and ploughed into one of the solid metal bollards lining the road.

People who live, work or study in Westminster are invited to submit artwork for a exhibition to be held in Victoria.

The annual Westminster Arts Open Exhibition goes on display at the SW1 Gallery, in Cardinal Place, from October 10 to 30, presenting a wide selection of original paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and ceramics created in the last two years.

Young people are invited to join a series of creative workshops at a Pimlico art gallery this Saturday.

Tate Britain, in Millbank, will play host to Loud Tate, a free annual art and music event run by young people, for young people aged 15 to 25.

London's largest winter event is returning to Hyde Park for six weeks of festive fun this Christmas.

Winter Wonderland, featuring rides, atrractions and games as well as the largest open air ice rink in central London and a 50 metre observation wheel, opens from November 21 to January 3, 2010.

Two shire horses will held celebrate a harvest fair in St James's Park at the weekend.

On Saturday and Sunday, the free event will mark the end of three years of success at the park's allotment, which will move to Kensington Gardens and Regent's Park in 2010.

A sweeper who kept the streets of south Westminster clean for 29 years has finally made a clean break.

Thomas McGarvey, 67, who was based at the Farm Street depot in Mayfair for the entire duration of his employment, has now retired.

A penny farthing cyclist and juggler will entertain passers by in Soho alongside a host of other entertainment as part of a car-free day tomorrow.

To promote walking and cycling in the heart of London on Tuesday, street entertainers, caricaturists as well as a free 'Dr Bike Surgery' will act as catalysts to convince those visiting the West End to ditch their cars and use alternative modes of travelling such as walking, cycling or public transportation.