Labour Doesn’t Listen: Westminster City Council ignores consultation as 90% say no to new parking proposals Tuesday, 16 April, 2024 Labour-run Westminster City Council ran a public consultation from 15 January 2024 to 14 February 2024 on raising the costs of pay-to-park and residents' parking permits. This was always going to be controversial, so they promised a consultation to find out what local people thought. But they didn’t wait for the answer before pushing up prices. And now we know why! “The point of consulting is to... Local News
Climate Action Week 15th July 2021 Last week was Climate Action Week. To mark it, the Council installed a Carbon bubble on Westminster Cathedral Piazza representing what a ton of carbon dioxide... Local News
Anti-social behaviour, rough sleeping and drug-related behaviour 15th July 2021 "Since COVID began, we have helped 800 rough sleepers toward a settled life in permanent homes", says Cllr David Harvey. Our last street count in June 2021... Local News
New homes at Balmoral Castle and Darwin House get planning approval 15th July 2021 After three years of consultations Westminster City Council’s planning sub-committee has approved the plans to build 52 new high-quality, council homes in... Local News
Flooding in Westminster this week 14th July 2021 Flash flooding has damaged a number of properties across Westminster this week. Our thoughts are with those affected and we want to help as much as we can. We... Local News
St Vincent Street Planters 13th July 2021 Following conversations with the Howard de Walden Estate to add greening to the area and also to encourage cyclists to slow down and dismount when using St... Local News
Green Square 12th July 2021 Vincent Square, the Cathedral area and Millbank are great places to live. We want them to be greener and more sustainable. Working with neighbours, we are... Local News
Building greener and cleaner 10th July 2021 The Council has also recently launched a short survey into the redrawing of its Code of Construction Practice. The Council wants to set ambitious new standards... Local News
E-scooters – fast and dangerous? 8th July 2021 Cllr Danny Chalkley recently met with our local police team to discuss e-scooters. Several local people have reported them being used "on the pavement, at speed... Local News
Affected by Delivery Services offering alcohol and late-night food? 6th July 2021 The recent rise in delivery services offering alcohol and late-night food has led Westminster City Council to consider changes to licensing guidelines to combat... Local News