On @bbclondon.bsky.social this morning talking about the snail farm business rates scam. The single craziest things I've seen as a councillor since the Marble Arch Mound.

Really proud of what we’ve achieved @citywestminster.bsky.social working with council suppliers to help local people: 💷 Over £2m donated to local charities 👷 1,600 jobs for local residents 🌳 63,000 hours volunteered youtu.be/dfd9ZEIwv70?...

I'm pleased we're getting on with this building this new cycle lane. We've long needed a proper east/west cycle connection. www.westminsterlabour.org.uk/issues/2025/...

When it comes to flooding, every little helps. Here @citywestminster.bsky.social is putting sustainable drainage into St Augustine's School in Maida Vale and giving the children the chance to do some gardening at the same time. youtu.be/w8U2wZ_ldLw?...

A delight to join the Soho Neighbourhood Forum and assorted local luminaries for the launch of the Soho Heritage Map. This new map lists 700 items of interest in London’s busiest village. heritagemap.planforsoho.org

Proud to launch @citywestminster.bsky.social Social Value Impact Report - £10.3m invested locally, 467 jobs & apprenticeships created, and 14,000 free breakfasts for families. Thanks to all our private sector partners helping us build Fairer Westminster. www.westminster.gov.uk/fairer-econo...

Shocked but not surprised. Look at what @citywestminster.bsky.social found when raiding some shops in Soho. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

It’s great to see @citywestminster.bsky.social investing in cricket at Paddington Rec with work underway to relay the outfield refurb the nets.

Good to see @citywestminster.bsky.social break ground on the final phase of the Balmoral House development. It's only ten new council flats but they are all family sized and when fighting the housing crises, every little helps. www.westminster.gov.uk/news/constru...

Crockfords is moving from Curzon Street to the Trocadero. Not everyone approves of casinos but all will welcome 350 new jobs and the replacement of some of the tackiest souvenir shops in town. www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...

Wilkommen, bienvenue to @duolingoverde.bsky.social which has wisely chosen the West End for its European HQ. www.standard.co.uk/business/duo...

We were sorry to lose I Camisa from Old Compton Street but the new tenant is doing great business. This is the queue at All’Antico Vinaio and it’s not even lunchtime.

Like walking and cycling in central London? Don't like pollution? Our new mobile service shows you the cleanest route from A to Z. airqualitynews.com/local-govern...

This is what the West End needs. More CCTV, more police, better use of technology and extra powers from the new @CityWestminster public space protection order will all make a difference. metro.co.uk/2025/09/15/m...

North Paddington Canalside Festival starts tomorrow and runs each Saturday in September. There's lots on so bring all the family.

Rupert Street Market has returned — bigger, brighter, and buzzing with food, fashion, flowers & more. 🌮👗🌸 📍 Open every day from 3pm–10pm 🍴 London’s first evening & night market in the West End #RupertStreetMarket #SohoLondon #NightMarketLondon #LondonFoodies #WestEndLife #LondonEvents

It's was a delight to kick-off the renovation of Grosvenor Square - improved drainage, planting, biodiversity, toilets etc. Many thanks to Grosvenor but it's rather obvious I live in a flat and don't know how to hold spade. The Lord Mayor is much more professional.

I'm really pleased with the new mural on Harrow Road. It's opposite Queens Park Library and is the first part of @citywestminster.bsky.social improvements to the little park by the canal. We're also planting that area of hardstanding by the wall to deter tagging and other ASB at this location.

We're looking at whether Westminster should open some Padel Tennis courts. Padel is one of the fastest growing sports at the moment and there are few opportunities to play the game in central London. If you're interested, please take our survey. thinkingpadel.commonplace.is/en-GB/propos...

I'm really pleased how the first phase of Westminster Council’s Harrow Road Shopfront Improvement Programme has worked out. We've brought fresh paint, bespoke signage, and new facades to over a dozen independent shops.

We've begun final design work on plans to improve Warwick Avenue - sorting out the bins, planting trees, improving pedestrian crossings etc - with construction work beginning by this time next year. Details here: www.westminsterlabour.org.uk/issues/envir....

Here's a great review of our plans for Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus and Haymarket. It's possibly the largest public realm project in the West End since John Nash built Regent Street in the first place. youtu.be/bnq-kVkZLFQ?...

It's good to see this crackdown on illegal trading and noisy pedicabs. It's particularly pleasing the court held one company director personally liable even though he'd liquidated his business to avoid prosecution. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Public safety was the key recommendation of Westminster After Dark. 80 new cops in London's West End will certainly help. www.westminsterlabour.org.uk/issues/2025/...

Another fine retrofit approved by @CityWestminster planning committee this week. Vogue House on Hanover Square will be updated and extended. 1hanoversquare.co.uk/wp-content/u... (pdf)

I'm so pleased we were able to make this happen. Style of Our Own is in the old Ted Baker store on Regent Street until October. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Here's why we will not be doing cross pavement charging in the City of Westminster 1️⃣ We would become responsible for the safety of EV cables without the ability to verify this safety, for one because we can't know how they're connected to a domestic supply. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/4

The only way out of the housing crisis is to build more homes so I'm very pleased we've approved 291 Harrow Road - a new development from @CityWestminster. This brings 144 new flats with 50% at affordable rents including for people with disabilities. www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...

Latest news from our public realm plans at Paddington Green including a large, new and inclusive children's playground. www.westminsterlabour.org.uk/issues/2025/...

Good news from Westminster where we've announced 16 new grants for community greening projects. There's more details below including details of previous years success turning abandoned car parks and areas of hard standing into plant-filled oasis.

Absolutely blown away by the new North Paddington Elgin Avenue community hub. First time I’ve seen it since it was a shell. This is what investment in the community looks like, thanks to @citywestminster.bsky.social We mustn’t lose it again….

The new Whiteleys development opens (at long last) this year, bringing a major hotel, new shops, and an Everyman cinema. This morning I had the pleasure of opening the Whiteleys Jobs Fair, a great opportunity to make sure local residents are first in line for the new roles on offer.

Marble Arch is back and looking good. marble-arch.london/news/marble-...

Westminster Council is launching the "North Paddington Canalside Festival" which will take place at the weekends in September. We're hoping that local community groups will apply for grants to put on activities and events. Watch this space..... www.westminster.gov.uk/north-paddin...

Mobile data in central London isn't good enough. I'm pleased we've been able to work with @OntixUK and @EE to add 80 new 5G cells to @CityWestminster lamp columns. Every little helps. newsroom.ee.co.uk/central-lond...

A Mayfair man was refused permission for a second basement beneath his historic townhouse. He went ahead anyway. Big mistake. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is exciting. We've launched a pilot to monitor air quality in an around commercial kitchens. Apricity in Mayfair is one of the early adopters but we're looking for more. Get in touch if you'd like to take part. youtu.be/NHPiDHW_7lQ?...

Yay for Paddington Rec.

Good bit of fact-checking from @_TheLondoner. It's a shame the gullible MSM don't do more of this before quoting "research" they haven't validated. www.the-londoner.co.uk/are-the-supe...

More details on the Bluenote's very welcome arrival on St Martin's Lane. I'm glad @citywestminster.bsky.social has helped an exciting new, nighttime venue land in the West End but disappointed that the police sent a barrister to argue against a late licence. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Great news for the weekend. New York's Blue Note will be coming to St Martin's Lane. This is what Westminster After Dark is all about. www.westminster.gov.uk/news/decisio...

Speaking to ITV news yesterday about the opening of the new Ikea store at Oxford Circus. The restaurant offering 12 meatballs, mash, peas and gravy for £6.75 is likely to be even more popular than the furniture.

Talking about the future of the West End's economy yesterday at the @holba.bsky.social conference with Cllr Iman Less, @citywestminster.bsky.social nighttime champion. Customers are changing and policy needs to change too. More experience-led, high quality venues. Less vertical drinking.

Good work fom the @citywestminster.bsky.social inspectors, finding the biggest ever stash of illegal goods on Oxford Street as "two shop assistants fled downstairs and avoided capture by using a secret exit." www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

This is rather lovely. @citywestminster.bsky.social got the Royal Opera to come into Beachcroft care home on Shirland Road in Maida Vale. It's part of our new culture programme which aims to bring art and music out of the West End to our residents throughout the city. youtu.be/aY3pxVwSYw8?...

We want Maida Hill to be a space for all of our communities. Today, it was Morocco’s food and music. And nice to bump into @rhook.bsky.social and Rhys Thomas too.

For the avoidance of doubt if we (Labour) are elected in 2026 we will not be giving £12m capital funding (borrowing/CIL) to Kensington (Conservatives seem to have other ideas). We'll continue to invest in projects that most benefit us here in Westminster www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

We walked around Paddington Green & Stone Wharf with local residents getting feedback on our improvement plans. The biggest cheer was for turning Sarah Siddons around to face the park. She's been staring at the Westway since Paddington Town Hall was demolished in 1965.

If you're passing Stone Wharf or Rembrandt Gardens, take a look at our plans to improve the area. We're looking to create a new walking route from Warwick Avenue to Paddington along the canal.

We're launching design options for Paddington Green, Rembrandt Gardens and Stone Wharf with plenty of ideas for accessibility, lighting, playspace and even an improved setting for Sarah Siddon's grave and statue. paddingtongreencanalside.commonplace.is