Until now, only members who had signed up in advance to receive their release key could hire the bikes but now the scheme is open to non-members who wish to just pay the terminals.

The cycle hire scheme went live in July but plans to allow casual users to try them have been delayed until now to allow the operator, Serco, to deal with ‘teething problems‘.

There are cycle hire docking stations in the following Mayfair locations:

• Curzon Street
• Sackville Street
• Grafton Street
• Bruton Street
• St George Street
• South Audley Street
• Millennium Hotel
• Grosvenor Square
• North Audley Street
• Green Street
• Woodstock Street

The Oubliette artshouse was created when a group entered a vacant building at 61 Curzon Street with a view to putting on plays and exhibitions. Now, the Ashes and Diamonds theatre group will be using one of the rooms inside the building, which has apparently been empty since 1997, to put on a performance of Dostoyevsky’s Crime & Punishment.

The group says their performance is “site specific” so it has had to be adapted for its new surroundings after problems developed with their originally planned venue – St Nicholas college, just down the road at 16 Curzon Street.

The show is running from the 2-5 January, and tickets are reserved by going onto their Facebook group page and asking for them.

Mirabelle was purchased from Marco Pierre White by Joseph Ettedgui Stephen Schaffer last November, having previously also bought Quo Vadis and Drones from the renowned chef.

The work on Mirabelle in Curzon Street should be completed by the summer.

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