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London Borough Ends Car Impounding (TheNewspaper)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:23:18 GMT

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...

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The Day The Clamping Stopped (Londonist)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:53:42 GMT

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...

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Latest: Bristol student in terror probe released on bail (Bristol Evening Post)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

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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The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (John Baker's Blog)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:43:13 GMT

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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Rwanda: The World Gets Smaller for Rwandan Fugitives (All Africa)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:30:32 GMT

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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BEE GEES TO BE HONOURED WITH PLAQUE (PR-Inside.com Entertainment News)

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:35:12 GMT

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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Fair and commonsense reviews (nearlylegal)

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:14:35 GMT

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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Report to come… (nearlylegal)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:13:15 GMT

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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Profile: Baron Desai of Clement Danes (Times Online)

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:35:02 GMT

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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Westminster Targets Knife Retailers (MayorWatch)

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:00:44 GMT

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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Booked (The Girl In The Cafe)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:30:20 GMT

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...

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Mayor Secures GBP260,000 For Affordable Housing (MayorWatch)

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:25:59 GMT

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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Coffee on Gerrard Street? (Londonist)

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:36:50 GMT

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...

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Top Gear vs. City of Westminster (Bad Language)

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:20:17 GMT

It's not just me who has trouble parking in London, thanks to the idiotic pay-by-phone system. Jeremy Clarkson does too. We may not agree about everything (see earlier post) but we definitely agree about this.

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Mobile loo locator — Update (Springwise)

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:33:05 GMT

Back in June, we covered a location-based service—MizPee—that lets people use their mobile phone to find the nearest public toilet. The same idea just popped in London, dubbed SatLav and launched by the City of Westminster (one of London's...

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Sat Lav in Westminster (London Logue)

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:28:42 GMT

The City of Westminster has many of London's leading tourist attractions, entertainment areas and shopping districts. What it doesn't have are extensive and easily findable public toilets. Now the council are doing something to help visitors out who find themselves taken short while out and about. Sat Lav is a new texting service they've started which [...]

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Man charged with Nickell murder (EADT24 - News)

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:39:00 GMT

A MAN has been charged with the murder of Colchester schoolgirl Rachel Nickell. The Crown Prosecution Service said today that Robert Napper, 41, will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on December 4.

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‘Sex with a fence’ man walks free (bog-brush)

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:33:12 GMT

Daniel French, 24, of Verity Way, Stevenage, had clambered into a locked park when he made “sexual motions” towards iron railings and proclaimed to police: “I’m going to have sex with a fence.” Asked at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court whether he made the bizarre comment he denied making a pass at the metalwork, saying: [...]

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British court OKs Masri extradition (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:26:05 GMT

A London judge ruled Thursday that imprisoned radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the United States to face terror charges. The City of Westminster Magistrates Court approved the extradition of the 49-year-old Egyptian-born cleri...

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City of Westminster College (World Architecture News)

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:08:29 GMT

Leading Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen have won full planning consent for a major educational project at Paddington Green, West London. schmidt hammer lassen's design for a new £93 million HQ building for the further education provider will offer brand new, state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities in an inspirational building. At the heart of the scheme is a dynamic inner atrium filled...

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