Author: Blake Foster

From the team behind Zephyr and Bottarga, two of my favourite Mediterranean-inspired spots, Nina has been causing a stir online, making it notoriously difficult to get a reservation. The team have been taking TikTok followers on a behind the scenes journey of getting the restaurant ready for diners, and it’s captured London diners’ appeal and tastebuds. @emshelx I should gatekeep so I can actually get a reservation but this is the best new restaurant in London, add to your list immediately. A new Italian inspired restaurant in London and it might be the best focaccia I’ve ever had. #marylebonevillage #marylebonefood #londonrestaurant #londonrestaurants #pachamama #ninalondon…

Parry Place remains cordoned off following the daylight stabbing around 1.30pm yesterday (March 27). In the latest update on the “shocking” incident, the police also confirmed the victim remains in hospital. It added that there have been no arrests while investigations continue. Local shop owner Chinyere Iwunna said shortly after the incident: “It’s a very big shock to everybody. We have not had something like this for a long time. “There are lots of police. They closed the road and asked us to go.” A Metropolitan Police spokesperson previously said: “Police were called at 13:34hrs on Thursday, 27 March to…

Chango Empanadas is opening in Perrin’s Walk, off Hampstead High Street, today (March 28). It is the chain’s tenth outlet across the capital, including one in Highgate High Street. Founder Bernardo Neville, who was born in Argentina, said: “I am thrilled to be opening the tenth Chango here in Hampstead. “I hope that the local residents will enjoy having this addition of authentic Argentinian empanadas in the neighbourhood.”   Chango Empanadas are pre-cooked and also come frozen. They can be kept in the freezer for up to three months or in the fridge for up to five days. Handmade empanada fillings include traditional beef, spicy chicken,…

The boy, who cannot be identified due to his age, was caught with a black handled Gurkha knife on the grounds of a school on December 5.    As the school has a small pupil population we have chosen not to name it so as not to identify the boy.   He appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (March 18) where he admitted the charge of possessing a bladed article on school premises.  The boy was then referred to a youth offender panel for four months.  Youth offender panels deal with young offenders who have appeared in court for the first…

Rakeem Miles, 23, followed Samuel Winter, 28, after he brushed past on the escalator out of Southwark Station.  After Samuel had walked through the ticket barriers Miles grabbed him from behind and punched him in the head, leaving him collapsed on the stairs.  Paramedics were dispatched to the scene where Samuel was given CPR before being taken to hospital where he died on August 23, the day after the incident.  Police tracked Miles to a shop where he had topped up his Oyster card only to discover that he had just left.  They arrested him nearby on suspicion of grievous…

Emergency services were called to Abbey Road, SW19, at around 11.40am on Tuesday, March 25, after a man was seen scaling a lamp column. A heavy police presence remained at the scene throughout the day, with road closures put in place and at least a dozen emergency vehicles in attendance. The man eventually came down at around 6.45pm and was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police. The action is understood to be in protest of Merton Council’s new traffic restrictions in the area – which have been introduced under an Experimental Traffic Management Order (ETMO). This involves closing the junctions…

Police were called to Ford Lane, near Brittons Academy, on Tuesday (March 25) at 2.50pm to reports of a woman alleged to be holding the two sharp items. She was detained at the scene under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital. The academy has stated it did not need to go into lockdown procedures as this was at the end of the school day and staff liaised with police on the ground.  Students were helped to get back home in the affected area and the incident was contained by police, the academy said. Claire Whiley, principal of the…

Inspectors from education watchdog Ofsted visited Hackney New Primary School in Haggerston for an ungraded inspection on December 17 and 18 to see whether it had was still worthy of the top rating it received at its last full inspection in 2018. Although Ofsted no longer gives single-word ratings, the report, published on January 23, said it had taken effective action to maintain standards. Inspectors said music was at the heart of the school, with children learning to play a musical instrument from Year 1, and working with the London Symphony Orchestra. The report praised an “ambitious” curriculum for all pupils, in many…

Developer SevenCapital plans to redevelop the historic Archway Hospital site in Archway Road. Plans include 178 new homes, half of which would be affordable, as well as 242 student accommodation rooms in the tower and one of the existing buildings. SevenCapital would repurpose some of the old hospital buildings, while also constructing three new housing blocks and an 85m tower for student accommodation. However, planning officers at Islington Council have refused planning permission, listing 14 reasons why the plans should not go ahead. These include the scale, height, footprint and location of the new buildings.  The draft planning decision notice report said: “The proposal…

Police and ambulance crews were called to the St Peter’s area of Broadstairs shortly before 7pm on Thursday (March 20). A woman in her 20s was treated at the scene for stab wounds and then taken to a hospital in London. She remains there in a “serious but stable condition”. A woman, who is known to the victim, was arrested and charged with attempted murder two days later on March 22. Carla Lovejoy, 45 of Guy Close in Broadstairs, was put into custody and will appear at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court today (March 24). Source link