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Melvyn Caplan

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Councillor for Little Venice Ward
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Melvyn has lived in the area and has served as a councillor for Little Venice Ward for over 30 years. He has a degree in Economics and is a Qualified Accountant. Prior to retirement, he spent 25 years of his working career as a sales director of IBM and now spends the majority of his week on council activity supporting local residents.

During his long career as a councillor, he has held many Cabinet roles at the council as well as chairing both Planning and Licencing committees. Melvyn says ' it has been my privilege to serve this area for so long and I still enjoy supporting local people and helping to preserve the special character of the Little Venice area.'.

He also serves on the Little Venice neighbourhood police committee. In his spare time, he enjoys going to the gym and watching most sports.

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Cabinets

Utilities cabinet repainted in Little Venice

Thursday, 17 February, 2022
We arranged for the dirty, old Virgin utilities cabinet on Randolph Avenue, outside Melbourne Court to be painted. We are continuing to press BT and Virgin to remove, or at least paint, their cabinets around the ward as they make the area look very untidy.
Parsons House

Improved Public Realm and New Community Space at Parsons House

Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
The development of 60 new flats at Parsons North (Venice Court), including 19 affordable units for local residents, is almost complete.   As part of the development, public realm improvements have been made in the area adjacent to the development and in front of Parsons House.
Paddington Development

Say ‘No’ to Khan’s Plan for a High-Rise Westminster

Thursday, 20 January, 2022
Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has called in the planning application for three new tower blocks on the former Paddington Green Police Station site. This application was rejected by Westminster City Council's planning committee in September, but the Mayor has the power to overturn this decision as he did
Restaurant

The chancellor’s measures are ‘putting bread on the table’

Friday, 10 July, 2020
The following article, written by Westminster City Council Leader Rachael Robathan, originally published by themj.co.uk Up and down the town centres of the country, we felt the tectonic plates move on Saturday as, after four months of being cooped up, people finally got to go out. In Westminster,
New Pedestrian Refuge

New Pedestrian Refuge Installed

Friday, 5 June, 2020
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

Randolph Avenue Fly Tipping Cleared

Thursday, 4 June, 2020
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.
Local Policing

Illegal Edgware Road Shisha Café Halted

Wednesday, 3 June, 2020
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.
Scam

Don’t be a crime victim!

Wednesday, 27 May, 2020
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.
Mental Health

Mental Health Guide

Wednesday, 27 May, 2020
The Mental Health Foundation is hosting Mental Health Week, on the theme of Kindness.
Bikes

Two new cycle hangars in our Ward

Monday, 25 May, 2020
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.
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Melvyn Caplan is one of two Conservative councillors representing Little Venice ward.

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