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Bayswater Matters August 2017

Notting Hill Carnival 2017 is here Notting Hill Carnival is, of course, this Bank Holiday weekend and your councillors have been working hard to ensure residents and carnival goers have a safe and fun carnival. We wrote to Sophie Linden, the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, who answers to the

Local ultrafast broadband rollout gathers pace

Some of the common frustrations experienced by internet users will no longer feature at Churchill Gardens Estate, where ultrafast fibre broadband has been rolled out to over 1,800 homes.

Westminster A Level students excel

​Westminster’s schools continue to perform above the national average as A-Level results show Conservative-run Westminster is a great place to for young people to study and develop. 82% of Westminster’s A-Level students achieved A* to C results, recording continued improvements and exceeding the na

Vincent Square Matters August 2017

More traffic madness from Transport for London Transport for London are consulting on replacing the Lambeth Bridge roundabout with traffic lights. Worse still, traffic will be banned from turning right off Lambeth Bridge and forced onto Horseferry Road.

Bryanston and Dorset Square Matters August 2017

Noisy announcements from Marylebone Station Since our rather hopeful April Newsletter, the noise from Marylebone Station seems to have taken a turn for the worse. Leaving aside the noise from the actual trains, local residents complain that some announcements – including simple Platform announ

Tachbrook Matters August 2017

20mph speed limits trial on the streets around our schools Looking towards the autumn also means looking towards the start of the school year. Some residents have told us that they would like to see 20 mph zones in parts of the neighbourhood to increase road safety.

West End Matters August 2017

Working to improve access to ultrafast broadband As Westminster City Council’s Lead Member for Broadband, Councillor Jonathan Glanz, has been working with council officers, residents, businesses and other stakeholders to improve connectivity in the West End and across Westminster.

Knightsbridge and Belgravia Matters August 2017

August update from your local Councillors Planning enforcement remains a key issue across the ward. As ever, construction activity is high, with major developments in Grosvenor Place and Lancelot Place in particular. We are fortunate to have secured funding from the Council for a planning enf

St James's Matters August 2017

Maintaining Roads, Pavements and Street Lighting The City Council works hard each year to keep its roads, pavements and street lighting in good order.

Warwick Matters August 2017

You asked, we delivered Greyhound Pub – Residents were concerned about drug use and rough sleeping in the stairwell of the vacant pub at the corner of Hugh and Cambridge Streets.