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| BOOZE
BAN IN STREETS |
DRINKING alcohol outside could be banned throughout Camden under
a new scheme currently being hatched at the Town Hall, the New Journal
has learned.
Private discussions between council chiefs and police are centring
on the possibility of creating a massive Controlled Drinking Zone
(CDZ) covering the whole of the borough.
The measure, which gives police the power to confiscate alcohol
from street drinkers, is currently used only in the booze hotspot
around Camden Town Underground Station.
But with a 12-month pilot project almost up, crime-busters think
the project could work as a borough-wide strategy.
Tight-lipped council officials were keeping mum on the possibility
of creating a bigger zone but police insiders say that discussions
have already taken place in a series of high-level meetings.
A Town Hall press official said on Tuesday: “Nothing has been
ruled in and nothing has been ruled out.” |
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| RESCUERS
SAVE GAS BLAST MAN |
HEROIC neighbours dragged a burning man from his Archway flat
after a massive gas explosion on Tuesday night.
Daniel Jacobson, 42, suffered 90 per cent burns in the blast in
Girdlestone Walk.
Neighbours said the explosion blew windows 30 feet into gardens.
Father-of-three Chris Dennehy, 41, said: “We were at the top
of the road and the explosion shook the pavement.
“I ran down and saw flames pouring out and a few of the lads
inside trying to drag out the bloke. We got him out, he was quite
a big bloke. He was smouldering, in shock and couldn’t speak.
We hosed him down using water and a fire extinguisher.” |
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| PIZZA
SALE’S DUFF NOTE |
DOZENS of cabaret acts have been left to search for new venues
following the sale of one of the last pieces of Peter Boizot’s
restaurant and jazz empire.
Pizza on the Park, in Hyde Park Corner, closed for three weeks of
refurbishment after the final gig on Monday following its sale to
Pizza Express for an undisclosed sum, thought to be several million
pounds.
It is believed that up to 40 acts have been forced to search for
alternative venues to perform.
KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler, who were due to perform their show
Everything’s Coming Up Roses: The Music of Jule Styne at the
venue, managed to arrange three dates, on August 22, 26 and 27,
at the Jermyn Street Theatre.
A spokeswoman for Jermyn Street said that were the only couple they
could rescue.
Cindy Hacker, who until last week booked performers for the venue,
said: “It is a real shame. It (the sale) has been on and off
for quite a while and they finally exchanged contracts last week.” |
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