Welcome to the penultimate FN Newsletter of 2023.
Please consider making a donation to the Soup Kitchen this winter. They have seen more people seeking food and support than ever before.
Thames Water have again dug up Goodge Street with repair works that are likely to continue into the weekend. The road was closed but drivers have been pushing past the barriers to get through leading to chaotic and a potentially dangerous situation for pedestrians and cyclists. Let’s hope they complete the job before they run out of money.
Camden and Westminster councils have posted their Christmas and New Year rubbish and recycling collection days: Camden; Westminster.
It is shocking to hear the reasons why G-A-Y Late nightclub on Charing Cross Road is closing. The owner has blamed safety concerns, saying staff and customers have been attacked outside late at night. London Spy has the story and the full statement from owner Jeremy Joseph.
Covid continues to remain a major threat to health. Although infections and hospital admissions and cases have declined recently, deaths remain high, and the disease has damaging long term impacts. Please follow NHS advice to avoid catching and spreading the virus.
Our December printed newspaper is available from outside Fitzrovia Community Centre. The last email newsletter of 2023 from me will be on 20 December.
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
— Linus Rees, editor
The latest on our website
Soup Kitchen makes appeal after serving record number of homeless and in need
New nursery at Holcroft Court appoints manager
Goodge Street closed due to burst water main
Mayor of London commits £130k for Aids memorial in Fitzrovia
Exploring safety and safe spaces for women, girls and gender diverse people at Crabtree Fields public park
Winter craft market at Fitzrovia Community Centre
Fitzrovia Community Centre in Foley Street is holding a winter craft market on Sunday 10 December.
London COP climate festival and Christmas market 2023
Road collision victims in London denied justice because ‘very basic information is lost’, City Hall told
Ditch meat to save the planet, Camden Council told
Alternatives to alcohol and other ideas for Camden’s evening and night-time economy
Opposition hits out at Camden’s homeless people’s tent removal
Camden approves demolish and rebuild of Museum Street tower block in a blow to campaigners
Lee Miller – ‘You Will Not Lunch In Charlotte Street Today’ – exhibition at TJ Boulting gallery
The 13 cottages which became a school then a church clubhouse
Public consultations
Licensing application: 23 Rathbone Place
Licensing application: Titu, 40-41 Great Castle Street
Planning applications in Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia East, November 2023
Planning applications in Fitzrovia West, November 2023
Westminster Council validated planning applications in Fitzrovia West during November 2023.
Westminster Council seeks views on developing an evening and night-time plan
Camden Council: Draft Statement of Community Involvement in planning decisions
Printed newspapers
Our latest printed edition is out and available from outside Fitzrovia Community Centre, 2 Foley Street, along with the weekly Camden New Journal and the Westminster Extra. See the newspaper archive for back issues of Fitzrovia News. We aim to produce a two-page, printed issue at least four times a year.
News from elsewhere
Shaftesbury Capital abandons Fitzrovia portfolio sale due to low bids
In Soho, safety fears in the small hours
A venue’s closure highlights late-night risks to London’s LGBT+ community