Aug 5, 2022

FN newsletter 05-08-2022: The news, features and consultations

By Fitzrovia News • Issue #30 • View online

Readers and contributors – Another short newsletter. A couple of news stories, a feature, and the latest public consultations that are open for comment.

Covid infections peaked in July and currently there are an estimated 4.9 percent of people in London infected. Please follow NHS advice to avoid catching and spreading coronavirus. Information and how to get vaccinated is on Camden Council’s coronavirus web page and Westminster Council’s coronavirus web page.

We reported in June that The Fitzrovia Partnership BID ballot would be held during July and the results announced by Camden Council last Friday, 29 July. However, no such announcement was forthcoming despite the council’s duty to do so. Instead we had to wait for an email from the BID to announce the result.

If you want to get in touch with us to tell us what you think of our reporting, have a question, or would like to contribute to Fitzrovia News please email us at news@fitzrovianews.com

Fitzrovia News (is still) taking a break for a couple of months, which means fewer articles will be published. Out next newsletter is out at the beginning of September along with a short printed paper.

Continue to enjoy the summer.

– Linus Rees, editor

News, features and comment

Camden Council says its own contractor cut down Howland Street tree by mistake

In a month where we experienced the hottest July temperatures ever recorded the cooling effect of trees is needed more than ever. You would think, then, that Camden Council and its contractors would be more careful with these important green assets. Not so, it seems.

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An inspiration for contemporary fashion, film and fabrics

“It was love at first sight!” When fashion icon Alexa Chung visited The Design Library’s Wells Street premises in 2019 in search of inspiration for her Met Gala outfit, she spotted a flowered jacquard bodice on a hanger.

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Clarion Housing’s computer system still broke four weeks after ‘cyber attack’

Britain’s largest housing association has still not restored its computer system, four weeks after a “cyber attack” brought it down, leaving thousands of tenants unable to get repairs done, or knowing if their personal data has been breached.

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Emergency cost of living fund for Camden residents

An emergency £2m cost of living fund is being set up to help cash-strapped residents in Camden, states a report due to be approved by senior councillors this month.

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Fire damages top floor and roof of Charlotte Street restaurant

An early morning blaze at a Charlotte Street restaurant left damage to the top floor and roof, forcing the restaurant to close until repairs are complete.

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Planning, licensing, and public consultations