The area around Paddington Station is changing fast and we welcome your views on its future.

Our Neighbourhood police team, supported by the Council’s Integrated Street Engagement Unit, continues to work in the Edgware Road and Marble Arch area to tackle problems caused by rough sleepers, including those living in tents.

Crossing Sale Place has been made safer thanks to a build-out of the pavement.

In joint action involving the Council’s City Inspectors, the Home Office and the Police, a coordinated operation was carried out just before Christmas at four locations - Oxford Street, Bond Street, Regent Street and Covent Garden.

Busking and street entertainment can bring a high degree of entertainment and pleasure to our streets. But they can also create excessive noise and be a nuisance, causing blockages on pavements so imposing themselves on those around them.

The Council is removing three coach parking bays on Horseferry Road because of the persistent refusal of coach drivers to switch off their engines.

Since the New Year, some people have noticed price changes at Seymour Leisure Centre.

It is expected that these changes will be further reviewed by Westminster Council Officers, Councillors and EveryoneActive. Decisions are scheduled to be published in late February or March.

Chinatown is a vibrant part of St. James's ward which brings a fantastic mix of eastern culture to the heart of London’s West End.  January 25th saw the arrival of the Chinese New Year celebrations, which centred on Trafalgar Square.

Whitbread, the owners of Premier Inn Hotel, have won an appeal to redevelop a property on the corner of Old Marylebone Road and Harcourt Street. 

Our first Community Christmas tree, funded by a non-political donation from a generous benefactor, was inaugurated in Wyndham Place on 3rd December, with H.E. The Ambassador of Sweden turning on the lights, and the Children’s Choir from St.