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Published: 23 November 2007

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Former councillor jailed for one year after stealing from his voters

A FORMER Tory councillor who stole tens of thousands of pounds from residents in Marylebone to fund his “compulsive shopping” habit has been jailed.
Michael Vearncombe, ex-councillor for Marylebone High Street, was... > more

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Regent Street lightens up
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Professor Bellamy is just wild about Sante’s garden

GREEN-FINGERED Sante Zanello was recognised for his wild flower garden outside his home at a prestigious Covent Garden ceremony.
Mr Zanello won Westminster’s award for “enriching the city’s biodiversity” in the London Green Corners Awards... > more

Teachers to strike over shorter lunch break - PIMLICO School teachers are due to strike on Tuesday for the first time in a decade over plans to shorten their lunch... > more

MP and mayor step into park dispute - KAREN Buck and London Mayor Ken Livingstone have broken their silence over controversial proposals to build a five-a-side... > more

Library staff on borrowed time as machines take jobs - SUPERMARKET-style check-out facilities being pioneered by Westminster Council will replace eight... > more

Charities’ soup runs to continue - HOMELESS charities got the all clear to hand out free food after council attempts to ban them in time for Christmas failed. > more

Area projects get £100,000 - COUNCILLORS have been given £100,000 to spend on local projects. > more

Dancers to follow in Sammy Jnr’s footsteps - A THOUSAND older residents are being invited to join a grand tea dance at a prestigious Park Lane hotel next month. > more

Honour for parks man - THE head of a horticultural college in Regent’s Park has been recognised for services to the industry at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace. > more

Keyring gunman facing prison - A GUNMAN who struck in a West End nightspot is facing a life sentence after being branded a career criminal by a leading prosecutor. > more

Author’s Soho symposium - THE acclaimed biographer of George Orwell will speak in The Wheatsheaf pub in Rathb one Place on Monday. > more

NEWS IN BRIEF - Shop fined - A SHOP caught selling alcohol to a 14-year-old girl has been fined £1,000. > more