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Vincent Square Rough Sleeping Update

“While many rough sleepers have come in for help in this last year, supported by the Council and its charity partners, there is still a hardened and sad street population”, says Cllr Selina Short, “we know that drug dealers and criminals are targeting this vulnerable group." "We have

Recognising the hard work of Westminster's street cleaning teams

Local Pimlico Councillor Jacqui Wilkinson caught up with one of Westminster's hard-working street cleaners this week. Jacqui says Just meeting one of our wonderful Street Cleaners, Mamadou. He has been cleaning up and keeping our streets around here absolutely fantastic. Thank you very much.

Expansion of electric vehicle charging bays in Little Venice

We know that the number of residents acquiring electric vehicles is increasing and, as your local Conservative councillors, we want to do all we can to support residents that make that choice. A number of residents have asked if we could provide resident parking bays for electric vehicles only.

Star Street Rubbish Dumping

We are well aware of the trouble Star Street has had with fly-tipping, so we understood why local people put up signs stating that Westminster City Council is watching and will pursue people who dump rubbish. We have increased enforcement actions over recent months, taking action against those to b

Storms Eunice and Franklin clean up in Little Venice

Following heavy winds in our area due to Storms Eunice and Franklin, we liaised with council services to ensure that a number of fallen tree branches were removed. A lamppost also needed to be repaired on Clifton Road.

Business School returns to support Westminster start-ups

Westminster’s future entrepreneurs are being offered free support from the hugely popular award-winning organisation Rebel Business School. The school will be returning to Westminster next week until 18 March in the hope of building new and successful local businesses.  Westminster Conser

Shouldham Street Car Park

Yet another unsuitable sublet has occupied the Shouldham Street Car Park.  Our priority is to make sure the building is safe, and we are liaising with our Environmental Health Team to arrange inspection to access the risk of fire.  In addition, because car parks of residential build

Darwin House Project

The works are about to commence on the Council’s flagship Darwin House sheltered housing project at Churchill Gardens, SW1. Once completed it will provide 34 modern community-supported homes, replacing all the current studio flats with high-quality one-bedroom dwellings, effectively doubling li

Green report – local action on the climate emergency in Vincent Square

Westminster’s extensive climate emergency plan is available online here. Your Conservative Council plan to make our Council Carbon neutral Council by 2030 and the whole City by 2040. Locally in Vincent Square ward: Despite the challenges of planting on cable and pipe filled Victor