KHOODEELAAR! TOLD THEM SO! Even the 'METRO' now admits the WEST END is under threat from Crossrail!....................

1255 GMT London Wednesday 04 November 2009: Editor © Muhammad Haque. KHOODEELAAR! TOLD YOU SO for years! Now even in London's West End, they are finding out that Crossrail can make small, medium businesses shed real tears as they face certain ruin, destruction… being brought upon them by CROSSRAIL just as Khoodeelaar! has been warning about for years….[To be continued]


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55 businesses 'could go bust thanks to Crossrail'
By FRED ATTEWILL - Wednesday, November 4, 2009

CROSSRAIL is threatening the future of dozens of businesses which have until next week to find new premises before the bulldozers move in, it has been claimed.
A total of 55 businesses - including pubs, restaurants, law firms and PR companies - have been ordered to leave Soho, central London.
They claim they were given just three months notice of the November 13 quit date, despite plans for the western ticket hall for Tottenham Court Road station in Dean Street being on the table since 1990.

Some claim they have been left in the dark over compensation for moving, without which many will go bust.
Law partner Ian Penman says his firm has been landed with a six-figure bill after it was told to vacate its offices to make way for the £16billion underground rail project due to open in 2017.
'If we don't get sufficient compensation, we'll probably go out of business,' he said.


Last supper? Mr Savarese fears for his pizzeria

Domenico Savarese said his busy pizzeria Spacca Napoli would now be forced to close with the loss of all 22 jobs after he was unable to find suitable new premises in time.
He added he had received no information from Crossrail on compensation for the loss of his profitable business just off Oxford Street.
A spokeswoman for Crossrail insisted businesses directly affected were notified before July 2008.
She said tenants were eligible for compensation under the national code for compulsory purchase.