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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 36 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.

Contact Melvyn by email,or via the Little Venice councillors hotline on 020 7289 9929.

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Little Venice

Parsons North Housing Development Tops Out

Saturday, 23 May, 2020
Little Venice ward councillors Melvyn Caplan and Matthew Green were joined by the Leader of Westminster Council, Cllr Rachael Robathan, for the topping out ceremony of Parsons North on Edgware Road. The new building is now at its full height!
Rachael Robathan

COVID-19 Update from Westminster City Council Leader Rachael Robathan

Friday, 22 May, 2020
We are all aware of the continuing difficult period that is being experienced by everyone across Westminster.
Little Venice Connects

Little Venice Connects

Wednesday, 13 May, 2020
As we have already reported, your local councillors have been working with the Paddington Waterways and Maida Vale Society and the Council’s Westminster Connects service to provide meals donated by Clifton Road businesses Raoul’s and Cook Maida Vale to our hardworking NHS staff at St.
Rachael Robathan

COVID-19 Update from Westminster City Council Leader Rachael Robathan

Thursday, 7 May, 2020
We are all aware of the continuing difficult period that is being experienced by everyone across Westminster.
VE Day

75th Anniversary of VE Day

Thursday, 7 May, 2020
This week, the Union Flag will fly outside Westminster City Hall to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday.
Laptop

Refurbishment of Laptops, and Family-Activity Packs

Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
The Conservative-controlled Westminster City Council has arranged for the refurbishment of two hundred decommissioned Council laptops. The laptops have been distributed to help vulnerable families hitherto without computers.
Bridge

Warwick Avenue Canal Bridge Refurbishment

Friday, 1 May, 2020
We are pleased to report that the two sides of the bridge on Warwick Avenue over the canal have both been repaired and are now been repainted. Significant structural repairs were needed following a vehicle damaging the bridge and this has now been completed.
Westminster

Voluntary council tax contributions help to fight COVID-19’s impact

Friday, 1 May, 2020
The following article by Westminster City Council Leader Rachael Robathan originally appeared on theMJ.co.uk  Some people said it was a naïve scheme that would never work.
Charging Point

Electric Avenue

Thursday, 30 April, 2020
There are now nearly 500 electric charging points in Westminster, a figure which is planned to more than double by the end of the year to over 1000. This is the highest number of charging points of any local authority in the UK.
Construction

Fleming Court and 5 Kingdom Street

Sunday, 26 April, 2020
Although major works to Westminster’s housing stock has now had to be paused, works were completed to Fleming Court prior to the lockdown. A new door entry system as well as security gate have been installed.
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Melvyn Caplan is one of two Conservative councillors representing Little Venice ward.

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