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Summer treats for Lancaster Gate

This year we have funded our usual hanging baskets plus some extra ones in Craven Road, leading visitors towards the shops on Craven Terrace. We also secured funding for a senior citizens’ trip to the Open Air theatre in Regent’s Park last month May to see Thornton Wilder’s play ‘Our Town’.

On your bike!

We want to make Westminster one of the most cycle friendly parts of the capital.

Pothole and uneven pavements repaired

When Paul, Gotz and Robert were contacted recently about a pothole on Shannon Place and an uneven pavement on St John’s Wood Terrace we moved quickly to have them repaired. For any highways or pavement issues please either call the Environmental Action Line on 0207 641 2000, go online at under

Dockless bikes across Westminster

Dockless bikes such as Lime Bike, Mobike and oBike, not to be confused with the ‘Boris Bikes’ can often be seen left on our streets. Although Westminster promotes active and sustainable journeys and encourages people to walk and cycle, it has not given these multiple dockless cycle hire operato

Update on Glastonbury House

A huge amount of work is being done in Glastonbury House, the tall building at the top of Warwick Way which provides sheltered housing for our older residents. The work in this Council-run block includes installation of a sprinkler system, replacement of external cladding, creation of an indoor

Clean up your act! Westminster threatens to ban idling coaches

Conservative run Westminster is taking tough action to clean up our air, threatening to ban all tourist coaches from the city if drivers continue to leave their engines idling. The council has made it clear to coach companies that if their drivers are now caught idling, they will remove their parki

Hanging baskets return to the High Street

Your local Councillors are once again supporting the installation of hanging baskets on the High Street both over the summer and winter periods by funding these from the local ward budget. We hope by bringing a bit of colour to the street this will help in some small way our local shops. As Cl

Lessons from the SWAT team in Lancaster Gate

The council’s Street Waste Action Team (SWAT) spent several weeks in the ward during April and May, focusing on public education and enforcement against fly-tipping. They achieved significant improvements in hotspots like Inverness Terrace and the communal bins in Cleveland Square, where they cut f

Reporting suspicious behaviour to the police

We are often asked by residents about the best way to report suspicious behaviour to the Police. We have consulted them and been told that if a crime is in the process of taking place then you should ring ‘999’.