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A birthday to remember for Calendar Girl Kelly Brook

2009-11-23T10:57:19Z

Kelly Brook celebrated her 30th birthday in style with a special cake that she shared with the cast of West End show Calendar Girls

It�s a Royal flush at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards

2009-11-23T14:39:24Z

The Royal Court turned cutting-edge drama into establishment success as it swept the board at the 55th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards

Apple changes Regent Street to its core

2009-11-20T08:37:56Z

Arrival of Apple Store exactly half a decade ago has transformed Regent Street into one of Europe�s leading retail shopping destinations

Fullers warns of pain from rising prices next year

2009-11-20T08:21:44Z

Fuller, Smith & Turner is warning that Britons face a nasty hangover next year once the effects of the Government�s debt binge kick in

Foreign buyers snapping up �too dear� London homes

2009-11-20T06:54:35Z

Power cut ruins West End treat for 500 pensioners

2009-11-19T11:50:38Z

Singing in the aisles: Asda worker's West End role

2009-11-19T11:59:08Z

A singing supermarket worker has landed a role as jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald in a West End show

Fans can't get enough of High School Musical heart-throb Zac Efron in his new role

2009-11-19T08:56:36Z

Video: Zac-mania hit London as teenage heart-throb Zac Efron attended the premiere of his new film, Me And Orson Welles.

Kelly Brook as you have never seen her before

2009-11-19T16:23:11Z

Kelly Brook transforms into big screen icons as she re-enacts famous scenes from Breakfast At Tiffany's, Indiana Jones and The Sound of Music.

Diana Vickers can't contain her excitement as she switches on lights

2009-11-18T12:23:04Z

Diana Vickers switched on the South Molton and Brook Street Christmas Lights.

�128,000 jewellery from Girls Aloud star stolen

2009-11-18T14:06:47Z

Jewellery worth up to �128,000 worn by Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh was stolen from a motorcycle courier.

Britain's got art talent at School of Saatchi

2009-11-18T11:00:43Z

The BBC's new reality show, The School of Saatchi, will do for aspiring artists what the X Factor does for budding pop stars.

Hair transplant for West End's Sir Cameron Mackintosh

2009-11-17T10:32:54Z

Four decades ago, he was a backstage assistant on a show which epitomised the Sixties counter-culture

British Land rides out �worst storm in real estate history�

2009-11-17T08:19:46Z

The commercial property market showed fresh signs of life today as �the worst storm in real estate history� eases

�Recession vacation� lifts West End

2009-11-09T10:24:39Z

West End shops are enjoying an early Christmas sales boom thanks to bonus-spending City bankers and tourists taking advantage of the weak pound

Any West End show will do for reality TV viewers

2009-10-21T09:21:14Z

Television shows searching for West End stars have helped create record audiences for London theatre, it was claimed

West End shops enjoy boost as sales soar by 25% in one month

2009-10-19T07:40:39Z

West End retailers have received a boost after shoppers sent sales figures soaring

Exclusive Interview: Backstage at The Lion King

2009-10-12T16:18:34Z

We caught up with Gloria Onitiri who plays Nala in Disney's The Lion King in the Wst End to get her take on the show as it prepares for its tenth anniversary gala.

Theatre virgins flock to see Jude Law

2009-09-29T09:14:08Z

Thousands of people visited the theatre for the first time as part of the Donmar's 'high-risk' season of shows in the West End

West End rents on rise

2009-09-22T06:40:38Z

Booming business in the West End has pushed retail rents higher this year despite the global recession which has battered many of the world�s most prestigious shopping streets

Bumper Savile Row deal signals West End revival

2009-09-11T09:46:03Z

The West End property market burst into life today with two of the biggest rental deals since the financial crisis kicked off two years ago.

Lightbulb moment as council cuts lighting costs

2009-09-09T07:04:26Z

Hundreds of "smart" street lights have been installed across the West End to cut energy costs

City investors swap shares for show business

2009-09-07T07:00:46Z

Record low interest rates and the turmoil in the City have sparked an unexpected "thespian finance" boom in London's Theatreland

West End property market seen returning to growth

2009-08-21T05:48:33Z

The West End property market is on a fast-track to recovery as international investors realise that the window of opportunity to grab a bargain is closing, analysts said

Shaftesbury tourist lift

2009-08-17T07:15:02Z

London landlord Shaftesbury today said the flood of overseas and domestic tourists to the capital boosted business for its tenants across the West End

Bouncers tackle rowdy West End audiences

2009-08-03T08:16:21Z

Crown Estate loses �1bn after rent and property slump

2009-07-08T09:17:08Z

Crown Estate has seen more than �1billion wiped off the value of its assets after the slump in the property market - the first drop since 1993

Piccadilly Circus to become two-way after 40 years

2009-07-02T07:07:14Z

�10million plan to ease traffic congestion in the heart of the West End is unveiled with Piccadilly Circus to become two-way for first time in 40 years

How the West End can be an oasis for its shoppers

2009-06-12T06:21:55Z

The Westminster Property Association is not known for its largesse. That is perhaps why Boris Johnson's eyebrows disappeared under his fringe on Tuesday when he was offered cash to spruce up the West End by a group whose members have given a less-than-generous response to his demand to pay a �20-per-square-foot development levy for Crossrail.

West End's 2012 challenge

2009-06-09T07:57:17Z

West End business leaders, council bosses and Boris Johnson were meeting to discuss how the Olympics can boost the area