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
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
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
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
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