Friday, November 30, 2012
What I learned about London's boroughs from yesterday's Evening Standard
Barking and Dagenham: Two students escape state system to go to Eton
Barnet: School apologises for disrespectful slavery lesson
Bexley: (nothing)
Brent: (nothing)
Bromley: (nothing)
Camden C4 newsreader plays piano at station; Athletics project receives £47k grant; Musician praises charity sale
City: Top investment banker mourned (& 8 pages of other City news)
Croydon: Commuter disadvantaged by north London bus strike
Ealing: Hospital A&E units may close
Enfield: (nothing)
Greenwich: Jail for babysitter who killed toddler
Hackney: Attempted rapist flees on Boris bike; BT signs up for Olympic legacy office unit; Musician remembers housemate's suicide; Knife crime victim's mother speaks out
Hammersmith & Fulham: Hospital A&E units may close; Rapid-build homes planned for first time buyers; Footballer feels unwanted; Local football team achieves draw
Haringey: Runaway tube train case reaches court; Local football team achieves victory
Harrow: (nothing)
Havering: (nothing)
Hillingdon: (nothing, not even the airport!)
Hounslow: (nothing)
Islington: School's music programme praised, Local football team achieves draw
Kensington & Chelsea: Millionaire socialite barred from exclusive casino over breach of slot machine etiquette; Wikileaks founder may have lung infection; Mother's pride as state school reopens after £80m rebuild; Charles and Camilla attend comedy gala; Billionaire's rear extension refused planning permission
Kingston: (nothing)
Lambeth: (nothing)
Lewisham: Knife crime victim's mother speaks out
Merton: (nothing)
Newham: Plans to demolish estate to create post-Olympic university; Fight to halt mega-mosque; Olympic Stadium may gain retractable seats
Redbridge: (nothing)
Richmond: (nothing)
Southwark: Commuter disadvantaged by north London bus strike; Wealthy student stalked by hedge fund boss; Bell ringing keeps you fit; Art exhibition will open next year
Sutton: (nothing)
Tower Hamlets: Anger over Henry Moore sculpture sale
Waltham Forest: Bid to save Art Deco cinema
Wandsworth: (nothing)
Westminster: Female Harry Potter star leaves club wearing jaunty hat; Luxury women-only health club opens; Motion carried in celeb charity debate; Models recreate pose at photographic exhibition; Burberry model attends fashion launch; Celebrities gather for party as steak restaurant opens; Churchill's granddaughter drinks martini at bar opening; McCartney criticises council jobsworth over concert curfew; Trio of socialite sisters lead dazzling lives on and off the catwalk
No bias there, then.
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