Bring back VAT-free shopping, says Kemi Badenoch 4th October 2026 Kemi Badenoch wants to restore VAT-free shopping for international visitors, and Westminster's Conservatives say it would help the West End. Local News
E-bikes, Banksy and Oxford Street: Westminster on BBC Politics London 4th October 2026 BBC Politics London looked at a busy few days for Westminster on Sunday, from the council's crackdown on badly parked e-bikes to the closure of Oxford Street to... Local News
From motorbike noise to a new museum: West End councillors meet residents in Soho and Mayfair 3rd October 2026 West End councillors Tim Barnes and Elizabeth Amos met residents in Soho and Mayfair on Saturday 3 October at their monthly ward surgeries. Residents raised... Local News
More than 900 illegally parked dockless bikes seized in Westminster so far this year 1st October 2026 Westminster City Council has seized 929 dangerously parked dockless bikes so far this year, and fined operators more than £300,000, the Westminster Times has... Local News
Oxford Street to be pedestrianised from October as works begin 29th September 2026 A stretch of Oxford Street will be closed to traffic from 26 October, LBC has reported, with vehicles barred from almost a kilometre between Orchard Street and... Local News
Oxford Street: The questions still unanswered 28th September 2026 "It's great that we finally got a date in public from the Mayor for when traffic-free Oxford Street will commence, but we're still really worried about many of... Local News
Sadiq Khan reveals exact date Oxford Street car ban will start 28th September 2026 Oxford Street will be closed to traffic from 26 October, the Mayor of London has announced, the Evening Standard has reported. Buses, taxis and bikes will be... Local News
Sadiq Khan sparks fresh row with Westminster Council as Oxford Street pedestrianisation date shared 28th September 2026 The Mayor of London has attacked Westminster City Council over Oxford Street, accusing it of "knee-jerk opposition" and claiming it has "failed to be decent... Local News
Oxford Street to be pedestrianised from October 28th September 2026 Part of Oxford Street will be closed to traffic from 26 October, the Mayor of London has announced, BBC News has reported. Buses, taxis, bikes and other... Local News