March 2011 Archives

A primary school in North Kensington had an Iberian feel as pupils got involved in a day of Spanish culture.

St Mary's RC Primary School, which was awarded Spanish School of the Year last year for its teaching of the language and culture, has had two teaching students from Bilbao working with pupils this year.

And on Wednesday (30) a special assembly was held with each year group performing a song, before the flamenco club gave a performance.

TIME is running out for model-makers and miniatures enthusiasts to submit their entries to the world's most prestigious dollhouse festival, writes Luke Heighton.

The deadline for entrants hoping to triumph in the competition for best dollhouse at the Kensington Dollhouse Festival is the March 31.

BEETLE-shaped brooches have gone on sale in Chelsea after being made popular by popstar Lady Gaga.

The eccentric singer brought the Victorian fashion back to the limelight when she wore a dress that had 1,000 wings stitched on to the shoulders.

A unique exhibition inspired by an iconic brand is being held at the Museum of Brands in Notting Hill.

To celebrate the 60th birthday of the Bic Cristal pen, artists from around the world have produced sculptures, portraits, a haute couture dress and even chandeliers.

Police are hoping to for a further six month extension to a dispersal zone which has been in force in the centre of Knighsbridge since April 2009.

The zone allows police and PCSOs to disperse groups of two or more people who they believe are involved in antisocial behaviour, from the area, for up to 24 hours.

Residents living in St Charles ward joined PCSOs in conducting an Environmental Visual Audit on each of the housing estates in the area.

EVAs give residents the chance to show their police officers areas of concern which impact on their life and perception of crime.

Fulham Road reopened yesterday (Monday) two months after a building collapse left it partially closed.

The terrace at 270-290 Fulham Road had been undergoing redevelopment, but on Sunday January 23, two buildings at the heart of it - numbers 278 and 280 - collapsed.

A man was chased through two houses and a rose bush by police officers who were told about a suspected burglary in Chelsea.

He was first seen hanging out of the window of a house in Anderson Street at about 5.30pm on Monday (28) but when he saw police arriving, he darted back in.

Forty years after setting up a dance charity at their Holland Park home, Ann Hutchinson-Guest and her husband Ivor have seen it expand almost beyond recognition.

The Language of Dance Trust was set up in 1967, when Mrs Hutchinson-Guest realised that there was a great opportunity for children to learn about dance notation and how it can be used to convey everyday movements.

In the early days, students would take over the dining room to learn at the table, with baskets of their work lined up along the sideboard.

One hundred lucky youngsters and community volunteers will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to go to an Olympic event, thanks to the council.

It is buying tickets to reward outstanding young people in the borough and also the volunteers who are the backbone of the community.