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Pedicab Licensing: Make sure you have your say

Today, Cllr Paul Swaddle, Leader of the Opposition Group at Westminster City Council, is calling on local people to share their feedback on TfL's long-awaited consultation on the regulatution of pedicabs.Paul explainsI am calling on every resident, business owner, and visitor who cares about our str

Hands Off Oxford Street!

On Tuesday, the Deputy Mayor of London announced that Sadiq Khan would be taking over Oxford Street early, with Transport for London designated as the traffic authority for the street. It was clear by the nature of the announcement that Westminster City Council were not prepared for this.

Let's celebrate Silver Sunday together!

On Sunday, 5 October, we’ll be celebrating Silver Sunday - a special day dedicated to tackling loneliness and isolation among older people and celebrating the contribution they make to our community here in Westminster.

Labour's tax raid on homeowners

Labour’s latest plans are a deeply worrying development for homeowners - not just here in Westminster, but across the country. Behind slogans of ‘fiscal responsibility’ and ‘repairing public finances’ Labour is gearing up to squeeze every penny it can from those who have worked hard to buy their own homes.

Blomfield Road W9 - Have your say on the proposed contraflow

Local Little Venice Councillors Melvyn Caplan and Lorraine Dean are concerned that Labour’s contraflow cycle proposal in Blomfield Road is going to be dangerous at the narrow entry point from Westbourne Terrace Bridge, for unsuspecting pedestrians. If you share their concerns, email your object

Asylum seekers staying in hotels in Westminster

Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE has today written to the Labour Leader of the Council Adam Hug and its Chief Executive Stuart Love to ask them about the use of hotels for asylum seekers in Westminster. Cllr Swaddle asks whether they are seeking injunctions to block asylum seekers from being placed in Westminster hotels, particularly those based in residential areas.