A business services group in Fitzrovia has done a hasty about-turn on holding a ballot to create a business improvement district (BID) in Fitzrovia West, mere weeks after being given the go-ahead by Westminster Council. On 3 May The Fitzrovia Partnership gained formal permission to hold a ballot of the largest businesses in Fitzrovia West […]
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A performance of words and music about Fitzrovia’s streets and trees
Image: Jesse Brown / Fitzrovia Arts Festival. An hour of words and music about some of Fitzrovia’s streets and trees will be performed as part of the Fitzrovia Arts Festival this month. The words are by local playwright Sue Blundell, and they will be spoken by Sue and local actor Julia Haythorn. Tree music will […]
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The Albany pub is open again after a refurbishment
The Albany, Great Portland Street. Photo: MAB Castle Pubs. The Albany pub, on Great Portland Street, is open again following an extensive four-week refurbishment. The historic pub has been given a facelift while keeping its traditional look and feel inside. Changes include a full refit of its basement venue, an upgrade of the audio-visual system […]
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Planning applications in Fitzrovia West, June 2023
Westminster Council has validated a number of planning applications so far during June 2023 in Fitzrovia West. (This page will be updated until the monthly list is complete.) Amendments to planning permission dated 04 May 2022 (RN: 22/01749/FULL) for installation of full height openable windows and replacement double doors; namely, in order to enable the […]
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Planning applications in Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia East, June 2023
Camden Council has registered a number of planning applications in Bloomsbury ward, which includes Fitzrovia East, so far during June 2023. (This page will be updated until the monthly list is complete.) Application NumberSite AddressDevelopment DescriptionStatusDate RegisteredDecision2023/2249/PVLHoney & Spice 52 Warren Street London W1T 5NJ8 Tables, 32 Chairs and 6 Umbrellas Monday-Friday 08:00-22:30 Saturday 09:30-22:30 […]
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Fitzrovia West businesses to vote on new business improvement district
The West Fitzrovia business plan for 2023-2028 has been published. Image: The Fitzrovia Partnership. Businesses in Fitzrovia West with a rateable value (RV) above £160,000 will be asked to vote this month on whether they want to create a business improvement district (BID). Update: We have been told by Westminster Council that the proposed West […]
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Journalist to talk about uncovering London’s forgotten and untold stories
Camden New Journal reporter Dan Carrier is author of Untold London. Dan Carrier, author of Untold London, will give a talk at Holborn Library in June, describing the background to his book and how he gathered together the “forgotten stories” of central London. The cover of his book features the Fitzrovia Mural at Whitfield Gardens. […]
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The Covid pandemic and government decision-making under stress
Viewing the people as the problem undermines the creation of positive social relations, trust and a sense of common purpose. Photo: Fitzrovia News. Professor Stephen Reicher, social psychologist and a member of Independent Sage, will deliver a lecture at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre this month about the Covid pandemic and government decision-making. “The Covid-19 pandemic […]
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Artist Erin Bird at Great Titchfield Street pop-up
Erin Bird. Photo: Rick Bird. Independent artist Erin Bird is holding a solo show, “Wrapped in Light,” featuring her innovative waterprints at an exclusive pop-up exhibition in Great Titchfield Street in June. Bird is a US-born, UK-based artist who gained a BA (Hons) from Camberwell College of Arts, and an MA from the Royal College […]
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Have your say on the Government’s short-term lets consultation
The Government is asking for people’s views on a new planning use-class and a registration scheme for short-term lets. Photo: Ftizrovia News. Fitzrovia is blighted by the concentration of short-term lets in the neighbourhood, and both Camden and Westminster councils have raised concerns about the impact it has on its communities as well as the […]
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Manager of The Wheatsheaf says: ‘We are open. It is business as usual’
Despite Shaftesbury Capital gaining planning permission to redevelop The Wheatsheaf, they are still open and taking bookings for Christmas. Photo: Fitzrovia News. Since my article was published about Shaftesbury Capital’s plans to convert the upstairs of The Wheatsheaf pub into flats, “large numbers of customers” have apparently been asking the manager: “When is The Wheatsheaf […]
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Cycling report praises Camden for progress on ‘Climate Safe Streets’
The London Cycling Campaign rated London boroughs on decarbonising their roads. Photo: London Cycling Campaign. The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) has praised initiatives to make travel greener in London and identified the Borough of Camden as “one of the stars” in the capital. LCC produced a report card for London boroughs a year after the […]
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Cyclist killed in collision with driver of a truck on Charlotte Street
Police investigate the crash scene at Charlotte Street. Photo: Fitzrovia News. Police are appealing for witnesses and carrying out an investigation after a cyclist riding a Lime hire e-bike died in a collision with a driver of a lorry on Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia on the morning of Wednesday 24 May. The crash happened at the […]
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Arts festival takes ‘Fitzrovia is a Forest’ as theme for its seventh edition
The Fitzrovia Arts Festival runs from Sunday 11 to Saturday 17 June 2023. Image: Fitzrovia Arts Festival. The Fitzrovia Arts Festival will be held in June and takes as its theme for this year: “Fitzrovia is a Forest. Around 21 percent of London is covered by tree canopy. But Fitzrovia has considerably less tree cover […]
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Artist dismantles the mad parade of royals at gallery
Spitting image. The Prince and Princess of Wales reading Harry’s book, Spare. Image: Alison Jackson. Artist Alison Jackson is marking Charles III’s coronation by hosting a mischievous royal exhibition of photographs at a Fitzrovia gallery this month. The show will explore private moments of the royal family through Jackson’s trademark tongue-in-cheek photography, which has dismantled […]
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Single scene shoot for romcom at Fitzroy Square
Number 6 Fitzroy Square is being used to film a single scene for This Time Next Year. Photo: Fitzrovia News. Filming for a single scene for a new romantic comedy is due to take place in Fitzroy Square on a day in June. (Editor’s note, 1 June: filming has been cancelled). Vargo Film have been […]
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Art eight to open late for evening views
The Fitzrovia Gallery is one of the eight to open late on Thursday 25 May 2023. Photo: Fitzrovia News. Eight art galleries in Fitzrovia are offering exhibitions for art lovers to enjoy on one evening in May. Coningsby, Lungley, Gallery Rosenfeld, Rhodes Contemporary, Pi Artworks, Fitzrovia Gallery, Vitrine, and Workplace are all part of the […]
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Restaurant gains later hours despite pleas from local residents and businesses
Entrance to 1947 Restaurant in Rathbone Street. Photo: Fitzrovia News. A Fitzrovia restaurant offering pan-Indian cuisine has won an extension to its hours after councillors on a Camden licensing panel agreed to additional measures to prevent noise nuisance, despite opposition from neighbouring residents and businesses. The 1947 Restaurant at 33 Charlotte Street, with its entrance in […]
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Planning applications in Fitzrovia West, May 2023
Westminster Council has validated a number of planning applications in Fitzrovia West during May 2023. Among the list of applications open for public consultation are: extension and roof terrace at 70 Margaret Street; roof extension at Flat 4, 146 Great Portland Street; plant equipment at 51 Margaret Street; alterations to Bywell Place elevation of 34 […]
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Planning applications in Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia East, May 2023
Camden Council has registered a number of planning applications so far during May 2023 in Bloomsbury ward, which includes Fitzrovia East. Among the applications in the monthly list are: signage at 36 Charlotte Street; tables and chairs at 124 Cleveland Street, 18 Goodge Street, 46 Tottenham Court Road; plant and equipment at 40 Whitfield Street; […]