July 2009 Archives

A birthday cake was cut to mark the 25th anniversary celebrations of a Bayswater family centre.

The celebrations at Action for Children's Bayswater family centre, in Newton Road, were led by Westminster mayor Cllr Duncan Sandys, and Dr Richard Stone, one of the centre's original founders.

There was sunshine, showers and smiles as a new community garden opened at a North Paddington estate.

The open space on the Amberley Estate, in Clearwell Drive, was formerly an area which attracted antisocial behaviour but it has now been transformed.

The Royal Parks have been recognised as amongst the best green spaces in the country, after achieving a raft of Green Flag Awards.

All eight Royal Parks - including St James's Park, Green Park, Hyde Park and Regent's Park within Westminster - were awarded Green Flags status.

Get to know the North Paddington area, meet new friends and enjoy the fresh air with a walk organised by Harrow Road Neighbourhood Partnership.

A group of enthusiastic walkers is meeting on Thursday, and every Thursday until the end of September, at 10.30am.

Some early carnival flavour is coming to North Paddington tomorrow.

Get geared up for this year's Notting Hill Carnival with steel pan performances from Mas band Flamboyan, along Harrow Road on Saturday afternoon.

A missing Marylebone woman has been found safe and well.

Allison Campbell, 77, was reported missing from her Bolsover Street home on Tuesday afternoon returned home on Tuesday evening.

Concern is mounting after an elderly woman went missing from her Marylebone home.

Allison Campbell, 77, has not been seen since she left her flat in Central Park Lodge, Bolsover Street, at around 2.45pm yesterday.

A world-class specialist centre for major trauma is to be based at a Paddington hospital, it was announced last night.

St Mary's Hospital, in Praed Street, was selected to provide life-saving emergency care to Londoners, following a public consultation by Healthcare for London (HfL).

A sports facility in North Paddington is undergoing a £250,000 transformation.

Work began today at Paddington Recreation Ground, in Randolph Avenue, to create a new water-based synthetic sports pitch for games including hockey, football and rugby.

Jazz musicians will take to the stage at Maida Hill Market tonight.

From 6.30pm to 8pm, Plaza Jazz People will play live music at the newly-opened market at the junction of Harrow Road and Fernhead Road.