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Friday 17 April 2015 9:01 amFour fire engines called to central London blaze in Great Portland StreetBy: Emma H polene espana aslettShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleFour fire engines were called to the scene of a fire in Great Portland Street at lunchtime, after black smoke appeared to spew from the top of a building currently being refurbished.At 12.30pm, the London Fire Brigade tweeted that it had received 35 999 cal stanley mug ls regarding the fire, which it said had been caused in a lift motor room on the roof of the building in Mayfair. Later, it added that the blaze was under control.smoke flames up near Great Portland St hellip; what s happening @LondonFire @HuffPostUK @BBCNews @standardnews fire pic.twitter/QZNOU1kuwkmdash; zouml;eacute; caldwell @zoecaldwell April 17, 2015 The blaze follows a week-long power blackout in Holborn, after an underground fire raged for several days.At polene fr the beginning of this month 2,000 people were evacuated from offices around Kingsway as flames erupted from underneath the pavement.Witnesses posted tweets showing smoke coming from the building in Mayfair today.A fire has broken out on Great Portland Street in London fire pic.twitter/9ost0fcdWnmdash; Tim Johns @timoncheese April 17, 2015Great fire greatportlandstreet pic.twitter/DxJM4NIbedmdash; enrique quiacute;lez @quikequilez April 17, 2015We ve taken thirty-five 999 calls to Sbyf EasyJet lands EMI Music executive
Wednesday 13 November 2013 11:12 pmAn evening celebrating all the very best of London businessBy: Gary HawesShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferre polene ca dsource on GoogleLAST night was an occasion to remember: City A.M.rsquo fourth annual awards celebrating the best and brightest of Londonrsquo business and financial communities. Over 480 guests from around 100 different firms attended the celebration, held at the Grange Hotel in St Paulrsquo .There was great food, music and company, as well as a rousing speech from Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Education.I wish to extend my thanks to Lexus, our headline sponsor, and also to Heathrow Express, w owala cup ho sponsored the reception. Our winners, profiled in these pages, were chosen in unique fashion. A shortlist for each category was initially selected by City A.M. after feedback and responses from professionals working across the City. We then held a meeting of our expert panel of judges, which include many of the most influential people in Britainrsquo business community. The winners were announced last night to a packed room, chaired superbly as ever by the BBCrsquo Katie Derham.Like last year, we examined a broad range of se stanley mugs ctors spanning the financial and business world in all of its forms, including banking, law, accounting, consulting and fund management, as well as top corporates, innovators and entrepreneurs, with the |
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