The West End

About the West End

West End Ward covers the iconic areas of Mayfair, Soho and Fitzrovia. In Oxford Street and Regent Street, it includes some of Britain’s busiest shopping areas, and is famous as the home of the country’s Theatreland. The Ward also contains many of London’s top creative industries, from Saville Row, famous for its tailoring, to Cork Street, famous for its contemporary art. It is one of the world’s most vibrant areas with millions of visitors each year.

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News

New Pop-Up Shop in the West End

Continuing the success of last year’s pop up shop programme, Conservative-led Westminster City Council has come together GPE, Heart of London Business Alliance and Appear Here to launch a new pop-up venture at 12 Piccadilly Arcade.

20th Century House

Last week West End Councillor and Lead Member for Soho, Timothy Barnes, had a tour of 20th Century House alongside Nickie Aiken MP.

The site, on Soho Square, has been the subject of a planned redevelopment for several years.

Soho Lights Designed By Local Children

A new set of Christmas lights designed by children from Soho Parish School have been switched on by Cllr Andrew Smith, Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster.

The chancellor’s measures are ‘putting bread on the table’

The following article, written by Westminster City Council Leader Rachael Robathan, originally published by themj.co.uk

Up and down the town centres of the country, we felt the tectonic plates move on Saturday as, after four months of being cooped up, people finally got to go out.

Mental Health Guide

The Mental Health Foundation is hosting Mental Health Week, on the theme of Kindness.

75th Anniversary of VE Day

This week, the Union Flag will fly outside Westminster City Hall to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday. While many of the planned commemorative activities will no longer take place, it is more important than ever that we take this time to reflect on the vital role the Armed Forces have

Refurbishment of Laptops, and Family-Activity Packs

The Conservative-controlled Westminster City Council has arranged for the refurbishment of two hundred decommissioned Council laptops. The laptops have been distributed to help vulnerable families hitherto without computers.