We caught up with Regent's Park councillor Paul Swaddle at the Regent's Park bandstand, as he enjoyed the free music festival, which continues until 21 September.Watch Paul's video to get a flavour of the Festival and find out more at the Royal Parks' website.
Labour’s decisions are making our streets here in Westminster less safe. In just one year, new figures show that London has lost over 1,000 police officers - and that includes officers taken off our streets here in Westminster.
Across the country, Sir Keir Starmer has left our police forces with a £350 million funding black hole, forcing cuts and slashing recruitment by 17%. That means fewer neighbourhood officers, slower response times, and overstretched teams who are being asked to do more with less. Forcing our police to pick and choose which crimes they respond to is simply unacceptable.
Chiltern Railways has just announced its oldest carriages, built some 50 years ago, are being replaced with new rolling stock from Spring next year. It's replacing its Mark 3 carriages with 13 Mark 5A trains, which will be fueled with recyclable vegetable oil, thereby helping reduce emissions,
As Westminster Labour accuse the Conservatives of neglecting the Pimlico District Heating Undertaking, we think it is important to remind people that in 2022, we were asking for a trial of electric combi boilers. Two and a half years, multiple major bursts and one hospitalisation later, they st
No matter where you live in Westminster, you have the right to hold the Labour-led council accountable. If you have questions about council tax, ebikes, potholes, missed recycling or local planning matters, or are concerned by rising crime, drug-dealing, graffiti or anti-social behaviour in you
At Full Council meetings, members of the public have a unique opportunity to directly question the Labour administration on issues that matter most to you.
We've observed a concerning trend: a tendency to fill these vital public slots with pre-arranged, 'easy' questions. This silences the genuine concerns of our community. That's why we need your help to ensure real issues are heard.
It's Sunday evening and more than 100 worshippers are attending Mass in Westminster Cathedral, the UK's largest Catholic church.
But while the sound of choral music and the soothing words of the liturgy echo around the 130-year-old building, the scene outside is far from holy.
Westminster Conservatives are delighted that the current Labour council has finally publicly agreed with the Conservative councillors’ position on Angela Rayner’s proposed planning reforms. This Labour Government has proposed completely removing local councillors from the decision-making process on almost all applications. Westminster Conservatives pointed out that this is undemocratic and could undermine public trust in planning decisions back in March.
We spoke to Cllr Robert Rigby, on the doorsteps of St John's Wood this morning. Robert reports back on local people's concerns.Out and about on Saturday here in Regent's Park Ward, talking to local people about their local concerns and the failings of this Labour-led council. One of the co
