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Oxford Street could be transformed into 'nightlife destination,' Westminster says

New zones could be created in and around the West End in a boost to London’s nightlife

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

Safety row as 1,000 residents oppose plans for 'seriously flawed' cycle lane in St John's Wood

Westminster City Council says safer routes are needed to reduce pedestrian and cyclist casualties

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

London council to fine rickshaw drivers for playing loud music and speeding

The order will allow police, council inspectors and Transport for London (TfL) to move pedicabs on and fine them £100 if they fail to comply

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025

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Historic Grand Staircase in No 10 Downing Street being propped up to stop movement

EXCLUSIVE Westminster City Council granted listed building consent for the work at the heart of Government

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2025

Snail farms run out of central London offices in £370k tax avoidance scheme

Westminster Council leader Adam Hug hit out at ‘unscrupulous traders’ using the ‘ludicrous’ scam

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

The huge bill taxpayers are having to pay to stop homeless camp returning in Park Lane

High cost of security to stop rough sleepers returning to Park Lane revealed

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

Company directed by socialite James Stunt wound up over £173,000 debt

Stunt Acquisitions Limited was wound up on Wednesday over an an unpaid debt

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

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Boy needed emergency treatment after meal at Trocadero cafe where gluten-free food rules were breached

The prosecution was brought under Health and Safety laws by Westminster city council

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025

Huge new gardens could be built in central London

Plans include installing a ‘moat-like’ water feature and new entrances to the park

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025

Haul of 'mystery meat' that posed virus risk seized in London's China Town

More than 300kg of suspect meat and dozens of packets of banned Chinese pork noodles have been confiscated by inspectors

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025

Police patrols increased at London synagogues as Manchester attack sparks fear and outrage

Scotland Yard is taking precautionary measures in areas including Golders Green

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

Sadiq Khan takes over Oxford Street: Row erupts over Labour council 'caving in' to mayor's pedestrianisation plans

TfL gains powers over UK’s most famous high street - and parts of 36 side streets - paving the way for traffic ban

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025

Police seize ‘toy cup’ vape and 3,000 other illegal devices in £35,000 Soho sting

The raid on a Soho store uncovered 3,000 illegal devices - one of the largest hauls since the Government banned single use vapes

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

Building housing Prince Charles Cinema to be turned into capsule hostel amid campaign to save it

Architects behind the plan said the hostel would bring a ‘significant boost’ to the local economy around Leicester Square

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025

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Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Oxford Street rough sleepers 'evicted from Park Lane camp' as sleeping bags line up on famous shopping destination

Park Lane encampment was dismantled by Transport for London (TfL) earlier this summer

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025

London council loses High Court battle to stop affordable housing in Marylebone being redeveloped

Westminster City Council had sought an order to keep the flats as affordable housing

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025

Plans down the pan? Coffee shop proposals stall for Soho public toilet once called 'top cottaging spot in UK'

Plans to convert the underground public toilets in the heart of central London into a coffee shop have stalled

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025

Tenant renting Soho flat on AirBnB after secret move to France among £1million of fraud against London council

Flagship London council also faced internal fraud with one ex-employee still bagging their salary and another caught moonlighting

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Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025

Five central London schools in mergers as falling pupil numbers devastate school finances

Five schools to become just two in Westminster as school closures continue to mount in capital

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2025

Central London grocery store gets ZERO food hygiene rating after mouse droppings found on shelves

Budgens next to major transport hub given worst possible rating

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Life ‘unbearable’ for residents of central London flats flooded with sewage and scalding water

Once award-winning estate now known as ‘leaky Lillington’

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

Cars to be banned from Oxford Street ‘as quickly as possible’

Oxford Street is one of the world’s busiest shopping areas, with around half a million visitors each day

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

Sir Sadiq Khan to pedestrianise Oxford Street ‘as quickly as possible’

Oxford Street is one of the world’s busiest shopping areas, with around half a million visitors each day.

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2025

Council tenant had to survive on ready meals for eight months due to lack of kitchen

Westminster City Council has agreed to compensate the unnamed tenant to the tune of nearly £6,500

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

Londoners call for boating firm's alcohol licence to be blocked after 'menace' customers urinate on canal paths and harass locals

Residents claim to have seen defecation, intimidation and damage to property from drunken customers in GoBoat vessels

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