As part of the Council’s desire to make roads safer near to our schools we extended ‘School Streets’ to a further 11 primary schools from 1st June including our very own Barrow Hill Junior School.

London Zoo opened its doors on Monday 15th June after months of closure and like many organisations has been hit hard by COVID-19 which continues to have a devasting effect on its business.

Your Little Venice councillors are delighted that a new pedestrian refuge has been installed at the junction of Randolph Avenue and Randolph Crescent. This is a major junction with significant pedestrian footfall.

Fly tipping and waste being inconsiderately dumped is something that we all feel strongly about. Fly tipping at a private car park at the junction of Randolph Avenue and Clifton Road has been a persistent problem.

We work very closely with our local Little Venice neighbourhood police team and we were pleased that last week, an unauthorised shisha café operating out of the back of a restaurant on Edgware Road was visited and the operation closed.

As non-essential retail businesses reopen their doors today, Westminster City Council is promoting a ‘Shop Local’ campaign to boost the local economy.  

Councillor Robathan paid a visit to retailers on Motcomb Street to see how they’re trading safely and to promote the campaign. 

The Aziz Foundation has applied to the Council to turn part of the upper and lower basements and ground floor of the Trocadero into a mosque that could accommodate 1,000 worshippers

Please visit this page on the Council’s website to see the plans and comment on the application.

It is unfortunate but inevitable that malevolent actors find new opportunities in Covid-19, to scam vulnerable people who may be thrown off-guard by these exceptional circumstances. Please be aware that it is now even more important than ever to watch out for the techniques used by scammers.

The Mental Health Foundation is hosting Mental Health Week, on the theme of Kindness.

Two new bike hangars have been installed in Little Venice ward. There is now bicycle storage on the Warwick Avenue central island and a second bike hangar has been installed on Sutherland Avenue. Each cycle hangar provides protected parking for six bikes.