News in brief

A series of eight computer training sessions starts at Marylebone Library, in Marylebone Road, on Thursday (18) next week.

The first class is aimed at absolute beginners, dealing with mice and keyboards.

CCTV cameras, which were used to monitor the borough of Westminster, have been switched back on after being off for nearly a year.

Westminster Council stopped using them in spring last year, because the resolution did not meet legal requirements.

A survey asking about the lifestyle habits of Westminster residents will be dropped through 50,000 borough letterboxes chosen at random over the next few weeks.

The questionnaire, compiled by NHS Westminster, is part of a three-year campaign aimed at tackling smoking, obesity and alcohol abuse and encouraging people to live healthier lives.

The most exclusive address in England and Wales has been named as Chester Square, according to mouseprice.com.

The average property value in the street in £6.6million, topping the list of most expensive roads for a second year.

Twelve shame-faced revellers learned the hard way that when nature calls, it can come at a price.

As part of London's biggest ever crackdown on people urinating in streets, they were all brought before court after they were caught red-handed in places including Victoria and Soho.

Muriel Agnew MBEA memorial service for great-grandmother Muriel Agnew will be held in Queen's Park on March 26.

Mrs Agnew lived on the Mozart Estate, in Queen's Park, for more than 35 years and worked tirelessly to improve housing conditions on the estate and in the surrounding area.

A woman was rescued from the first floor of a block of flats in Bayswater when a fire broke out in the building.

Firefighters were called to the flats, in Westbourne Gardens, at around 4.15pm on Wednesday (3).

Parents are being warned to keep washing detergent capsules away from children after a surge in chemical injuries at the Western Eye Hospital, in Marylebone Road.

Half of all children under five treated for chemical eye injuries by the hospital last year had been playing with the capsules.

Hotel fire in Pimlico

Posted by Juliet Eysenck on Mar 2, 10 01:57 PM in News in brief

Around 50 people were evacuated when a fire broke out at a Pimlico hotel.

Firefighters were called to the blaze, at a four-storey hotel in Ebury Street, at 11.50pm last night (1).

A children's charity has hidden 23 miniature models of a six year-old girl around the borough of Westminster to highlight the issue of child neglect.

The models are of a former neglect victim called Emily, whose life was transformed by Action for Children.

Anyone who spots Emily, who is wearing a yellow jacket and clutching a teddy bear, can visit www.foundemily.com to find out more about the problem.

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