• NEWS reaches us that Camden Council are temporarily to close Tottenham Court Road this month in order to fully resurface the street.

Shall we start a sweepstake on how long it will be before the pristine new surface is dug up again for “essential works”?

As it has been more than a decade of construction companies doing whatever they want with neighbouring Charing Cross Road I wouldn’t imagine the odds to be inviting.

KEN WRIGHT
Shaldon Mansions, WC2