Our response to the Chancellor's Autumn Budget Wednesday, 30 October, 2024 Cllr Paul Swaddle is the Leader of the Conservative Group at Westminster City Council. We spoke to Paul after this afternoon's Budget. He explained, Ahead of the Autumn Statement, I wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer highlighting the priorities of the people of Westminster, alongside detailing measures which would alleviate the challenges they are facing and steps that would boost businesses... Local News
Council Funding for Local Projects 19th July 2021 Since 2018, Cllr Murad Gassanly has approved over £150,000 in ward funding for local organisations carrying out projects to improve and enrich life for the... Local News
Councillors support installing of defibrillators 18th July 2021 Paul, Robert and Gotz are supporting local people who could potentially suffer from a cardiac arrest by securing funding for a number of defibrillators here in... Local News
Bought a dog during lockdown? 16th July 2021 Since the start of the pandemic, 3.2 million households have bought a pet. Across London, there has been an 84% increase in dog ownership. To help new dog... Local News
Montpeliano Restaurant: Victory for Local People 16th July 2021 Councillors backed local people alongside with the Knightsbridge Neighbourhood Forum and the Knightsbridge Association in fighting the former Montpeliano... Local News
Pedestrian safety improvements 15th July 2021 Highway works have started to introduce a pedestrian crossing (Greenman pushbutton), reduce the clutter and improve the streetscape at Prince Albert Road and... 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
