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West End buskers and street entertainers could see stricter rules after rise in complaints

Changes could ban amplified music in part of Leicester Square and new pitch locations

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2024

UK Orders Crack Down On 'Dirty Money' And 'Counterfeit Goods' Coming From London's American-Style Candy Shops

Police have seized more than 2,000 unlawful items from an American sweet shop in London, including fake designer products and vapes containing illegal amounts of nicotine.

International Business Times UK · Feb 3, 2024

Tesco Metro in Soho's Dean Street given protected 'community asset' status

A third of Soho residents live in social housing and are vulnerable to high grocery costs, the council said

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

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One star hygiene rating given to restaurants inside Whitehall Old War Offices

Two restaurants inside the historic government palace have been given poor ratings by Westminster inspectors

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

Electric vehicle drivers face massive spike in parking charges in central London

Visitors driving electric cars into central London could have to pay much higher fees under proposed changes.

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023

Covent Garden buskers brace for council meeting which could decide their fate

Street performers fear the council's regulation efforts will put them out of business

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023

Bayswater restaurant ordered to pay £16,000 after cockroach infestation found in kitchen

Bosses at Masgouf London, in Connaught Street, were taken to court by Westminster City Council over a string of health and safety violations

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2023

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'Profoundly undemocratic': UK parliament objects to anti-monarchy protest

A CAMPAIGN group has accused the Metropolitan Police and Houses of Parliament of “suppressing peaceful protest” after objecting to a planned…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2023

Security minister says pro-Palestine stage near Cenotaph was ‘disgraceful’

The Met Police and Westminster City Council each suggested the other would have been responsible for approving where such a stage was positioned.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

West End could get ‘unique’ Christmas ice-skating rink in boost for Oxford Street

Christmas ice-skating rink in Hanover Square would raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023

New stores are sweet relief from Oxford St candy curse

City Voices: Oxford Street will be made wider, greener, and more pleasant to spend time on

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2023

Westminster council outlines plans for crackdown on dockless e-bikes littering streets

The new arrangement in the borough will be in place for an 18-month trial period

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2023

Worker gets trapped in Pret A Manger walk-in freezer that is typically set at -18C

The employee had to be treated for suspected hypothermia after she was found “in a state of distress” by a colleague.

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

Pret A Manger employee tried to use croissant boxes to fend off hypothermia after becoming trapped in a walk-in freezer

The British sandwich chain has been fined over $1 million.

Fortune · Aug 31, 2023

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Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023

OPINION - Save the Curzon Mayfair, home of classy film

IT’S not often that Westminster City Council has the opportunity to get lots of love from a single decision but that’s what’s on offer when it comes to vote on the fate of the Curzon Mayfair over the coming months. On the one side are the anonymous owners who want…

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

Pret A Manger fined £800,000 after employee’s ‘shocking’ ordeal trapped in walk-in freezer

Westminster City Council said the worker became trapped in the walk-in commercial freezer, which typically has its temperature set at -18C

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Pret A Manger fined £800,000 after employee became stuck in freezer

Westminster City Council said the worker became trapped in the walk-in commercial freezer, which typically has its temperature set at -18C.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

Council unveils ‘pioneering’ new fleet of electric waste vehicles powered by rubbish

The 45 new trucks will be the mainstay of a wider zero-emission refuse fleet which also includes 90 electric street cleaning vehicles ranging from e-bikes to e-sweepers

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Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

Small businesses enticed back to Oxford Street with 6m free rent deal

Westminster City Council hopes to work with landlords to take over nine stores

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

Part of London’s famous Trocadero to be turned into mosque and community centre

Part of landmark Trocadero will be turned into mosque and community centre under approved plans

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Call to act on ‘dangerous’ conditions around Westminster for disabled people

One peer said he had missed hospital appointments because he could not navigate along the streets around Parliament.

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Dozens of refugees ‘left on the streets’ in Westminster for two nights

The asylum seekers apparently refused to enter a hotel in which the Home Office asked them to sleep ‘four people per room’.

Evening Standard · May 25, 2023

Flt Sgt Peter Brown: Hundreds of mourners gather for funeral of hero WW2 pilot

Cousin of Peter Brown says his legacy will live on ‘in minds and hearts’ forever

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Mourners gather for funeral of black RAF pilot who flew in Second World War

The funeral of Flight Sergeant Peter Brown is being held at St Clement Danes Church.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

Sadiq Khan: Boroughs need power to charge limitless council tax on empty homes

‘Long-term vacant’ homes across London are thought to be worth some £20 billion in total

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