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Hundred respond to TV appeal over cyclist attack

MORE than 100 calls have been made to police after a television appeal to catch a scooter gang that left a young cyclist in a coma.
Jane Gauntlett, 25, fell from her bike when her bag was stolen last month in a high-speed chase in Harrow Road...> more

Green light for tunnel - PLANS to tunnel a giant underground railway running beneath the West End have been given the thumbs up by Tony Blair... > more

Protester who praised 7/7 bombers in court - A BRITISH Muslim who praised terrorist killings during a protest march, was this week convicted by an Old Bailey jury... > more

Covent Garden’s £50 million upgrade - COVENT Garden’s new owners are planning to modernise its historic market. Developers Capital and Counties Ltd last year... > more

Plans for Soho revamp are given the go-ahead - PLANNING chiefs have approved a detailed brief mapping out the future regeneration of a residential area in Soho... > more

Blow for care home campaign - HE campaign to save an old people’s home in Marylebone appears to have ended after solicitors admitted they were... > more

Traffic chaos in Soho as Victorian mains replaced - A MULTI-MILLION pound programme to replace ageing Victorian water mains is causing traffic chaos... > more

Killer found dead in cell - A CONVICTED killer suspected of murder in London while on the run from police has been found dead in his prison cell. Roderick George... > more

Plug could be pulled on webspace scheme - WESTMINSTER Council is considering closing a scheme where residents were given their own Westminster... > more

Man in court over shooting - A SHOOTING in a popular West End nightspot led to the brief Old Bailey appearance of an accused man. Victim Michael Henry... > more

Party to raise funds... for a trek to raise funds - SOHO businessmen enjoyed a steamy burlesque night in Piccadilly yesterday (Thursday) – but this was no ordinary... > more

Police issue appeal for street CCTV volunteers - THE Metropolitan police wants volunteers to help them watch the streets.The programme will help staff... > more

Owner Biagio vows to restore gutted Chez Vic - Renowned restaurant Chez Victor was destroyed in a fire last week. Owner Biagio Caroleo tells... > more