But it raised concerns about the electronic counting system used in London, including the advanced technical knowledge needed to understand and scrutinise the system and errors in transmitting results to the central collation area at City Hall.

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Zones also currently operate in Kingsdown and the central area of the city.

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Thorp said: "We had information that there was going to be a meeting in the north-central area of the city, " he said.

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In March 2010, 24 people were killed in a huge fire in a building near the city's central Park Street area.

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As the region's population goes on growing, several plans for improving its infrastructure have emerged, ranging from a central-area project developed by the city's planners to a more ambitious regional scheme that comes from a group called Metropolis 2020.

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Russians living in Chelyabinsk, a city in the Ural mountain area of central Russia, woke up to a surprising visitor from outer space Friday morning.

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George Ferguson says he wants to "liberate" at least half the central area near The Hippodrome and much of the "old city", for people not cars.

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The Central and Metropolitan and City Underground lines were likely to be closed in the area, a police spokesman added.

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The Old City Bar on central Str Lipscani was one of the first in the area and remains one of the best.

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While you're never far from an urban vignette that contrasts with the central business district's gloss, it's best to plunge into another area of the city for more local color and flavor.

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