June 2009 Archives

A man and a teenager were injured during a shooting at a St John's Wood restaurant.

Shots were fired at Harry Morgans in St John's Wood High Street, at around 9.10pm on Friday.

A climbing wall, bouncy castle and henna tattooing will be on offer at this year's WECH summer festival in North Paddington.

Turn up on July 12, from 1pm to 6pm, at Tamplin Mews Gardens, at the junction of Warlock Road and Chippenham Road.

A massive £45million campus in St John's Wood is to bring together four schools and a range of public services.

The four schools - Quintin Kynaston Community Foundation, George Eliot Junior, George Eliot Infant and Beachcroft - will be transformed under Westminster Council's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

An eco-friendly art project which bring a feel of life in the tropics to Regent's Park has been given the go-ahead.

Last night, planning permission was given for The Treehouse Gallery, a series of art galleries and workshops which will take root in the trees of the park.

More than 50 free concerts will be held in The Royal Parks this summer.

From June 28 to August 30, there will be something for everyone on the bandstands in St James's Park, Kensington Gardens and Regent's Park.

Shops left empty as traders have gone under during the recession have reopened as art galleries.

The disused shops have now been reinvented to house exciting new exhibitions from an eclectic mix of artists from across the capital.

Teams are needed to take part in a summer sports tournament held in Westbourne Green.

The event, which takes place from 5.30pm to 9pm on July 16, involves five-a-side men's football, mixed netball and mixed volleyball.

A St John's Wood woman was celebrating after winning Westminster's volunteer of the year award.

Caroline Dines, 49, received the accolade in recognition of the 20 years essential administration support she has given to Volunteer Centre Westminster, in Praed Street, Paddington.

An elderly man who died following a collision with a minibus in Queen's Park has been formally identified.

Jeremiah Costello, 74, died following the collision in Carlton Vale at around 4pm on Friday, June 12.

A series of events is held regularly at Queen's Park library.

The Fourth Avenue based library plays host to events for children and young people including a reading group each week on Tuesdays from 5pm to 6pm, and a homework club each fortnight on Tuesdays from 5pm to 6pm.