We all acknowledge that the major gas replacement works currently being carried out across Pimlico are necessary. That doesn’t mean we can’t be frustrated by the on-going road closures and disruptions.

Westminster Matters: An update from Cllr Nickie Aiken, Leader of Westminster City Council

It has been an incredibly busy time since I last updated you on the work of Conservative-run Westminster City Council.

Your local councillors have secured FREE cricket tickets this summer from Lord’s for local residents. A maximum of five tickets are available per household for Specsavers Middlesex County Championship matches, MCC matches and Royal London One-Day cup group matches. 

Parking enforcement on Council estates is to be transferred to the Council’s parking enforcement teams under a ‘Traffic Management Order’ (TMO), starting with Churchill Gardens in April. Existing permit holders will be guaranteed a replacement permit at no extra charge.

The maintenance of our highways and pavements across Westminster is a priority for the council and improvements are being made all the time.

Sadly we continue to see an increase in the number of rough sleepers on our streets. Westminster attracts more than the next four boroughs combined. Being the “capital of the capital” has always meant more people bedding down on our streets.

At the end of 2018, your Little Venice Councillors organised a meeting with local residents, the police, City of Westminster College and City West Homes.

The biggest concern raised by our residents over recent months is the increase in drug dealing, open drug taking and begging. 

The first ever 3D Zebra crossing installed in the UK has made its debut in Regent’s Park Ward.

Following a series of break-ins to a number of narrow boats on the Little Venice canal, Cllr Caplan organised a meeting with the local police and the Canal and River Trust. This was preceded by a walkabout along the canal to review the security of the site.