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Fire safety in Westminster
National Clean Air Day
Cllr Ian Adams appointed as Lord Mayor of Westminster
Free family activities at first #MyWestminster day
London Real Estate Forum, Cllr Nickie Aiken Speech
Project to return Baker Street to safer two-way system
The future of Oxford Street is being decided – have your say
Air Quality Marshals tackling pollution in Marylebone
Largest number of people ever complete Westminster Mile
Record entries for the Vitality Westminster Mile
Local caterers awarded for leading the fight against obesity
Hair-raising haul of counterfeit cigarettes up in smoke
Last chance to have your say on Westminster’s future growth
Natural historian commemorated with Green Plaque
VC recipient honoured 100 years after bravery in battle
City of Sculpture brings huge new work to Marble Arch
Local children remember World War One
Final week to register for the general election
Westminster's Yasmin Marghini wins Mini Marathon
Consultation begins on transforming Oxford Street district
Westminster City Hall moves
Westminster Community Awards shortlist announced
Westminster set new record set for accounts submission
Free screening of Beauty and the Beast
Free health assessments for Westminster Residents
Beachcroft care home approved
Leader's message following Service of Hope
Children's oral health initiative launched
New funding for family support in Westminster
Consultation on the Seymour Leisure Centre
Affordable housing growth builds momentum in Westminster
Moberly Sports Centre’s Superstructure complete
Westminster’s UTC reaches new heights
Westminster and RBKC serve notice on Tri-borough
Westminster launches future growth consultation
Security incident in Westminster
Update regarding the management of Berwick Street Market
International students mine Westminster 24 hour city data
Westminster students experience real world STEM subjects
Government urged to hang up on ‘billboard' phone boxes
Vitality Westminster Mile 2017
Westminster City Council responds to business rates
International Women’s Day celebrated in Westminster
Council approves lowest Band D council tax in the country
Leader’s ambition for a confident Westminster
La La Land Screening
Westminster wins at the London Transport Awards 2017
Westminster Youth MP 2017 elected
Flag of Wales flies over Westminster City Hall
First ever architecture award chosen by the people
Leader's statement on new Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Westminster Cabinet approves lowest Band D Council Tax
Hotel plans for War Office get council backing
West End show to pop up in Marble Arch
Review of the effectiveness of business rates
Westminster City Council statement on Housing White Paper
Westminster prepares for its first new built pool in over 35
Make a healthy swap for you and your family
Holocaust Memorial Day
Proposals announced for a new Marylebone Library
Westminster to trial diesel-based parking surcharges
New Leader of Westminster City Council elected
New community sexual health services to launch in April
Westminster schools excel at GCSE grade progress
Improve your family’s oral health
New measures to tackle air pollution in Westminster
Parkour officially recognised as a sport at the LEAP Parkour Park
Westminster joins forces with Veterans Aid
Christmas and New Year’s activities in Westminster
Westminster clean up hailed a success
Leader elect announces her proposed Cabinet
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone information
New rules to protect variety on high streets
Westminster is ready for winter
Westminster unveils war memorial for council workers
New Leader-Elect at Westminster City Council
Response to London air quality
Norway gifts 70th Christmas Tree to Westminster
Represent Westminster in the London Youth Games
Westminster to plant 150 more trees to help meet greening target
Westminster City Council supports HIV Testing Week
Grosvenor Square ‘US embassy’ hotel gets green light
Mayor of London accolade for Westminster team helping local businesses promote staff wellbeing
Westminster Lord Mayor receives Christmas Tree from Norway
Take care of yourself this winter with NHS advice
Warnings against fly tipping as fines set to increase
Cllr Nickie Aiken discusses Community Cohesion with international city leaders
People's Choice architecture award launched in Westminster
Westminster leisure centres receive £9 million investment
Stars of The Apprentice to inspire young entrepreneurs at Westminster Enterprise Week
An evening of poetry and music marks Armistice Day at Westminster Music Library
Unique status of Savile Row safeguarded by council
Westminster City Council joins UK Youth Parliament
Free sport and leisure activities for volunteers at Westminster leisure centres
1,000 Westminster residents dance at the Grosvenor
Statement from the Leader of the Council
Local carers recognised at Westminster Carer Awards
Fight to rebuild the Carlton Tavern reaches Australia
Westminster City Council wins prestigious Corporate Certification award
Lord Mayor's Show and Fireworks
National Adoption Week - 17 to 23 October
Innovation and leadership key to Westminster being a Greener City for All
The Great Weight Debate
Heroes’ Return: London
Social entrepreneurship in Westminster: make a difference with support from the council
NSPCC and Westminster City Council launch zero tolerance approach to child neglect
Westminster to train staff to support Armed Forces personnel in the City
No place for hate in Westminster – National Hate Crime Awareness Week
School children share their green side for Walk to School month
New online platform helps challenge young people’s perceptions of drug dealing and knife crime
Council garden growing scheme tackles child obesity
Hundreds of rough sleepers in Westminster addicted to deadly drug ‘spice’
Westminster primary schools achieve highest phonics score in inner London
National charities come together to discuss future of community cohesion in Westminster
Have your say on rough sleeping services in Westminster
Westminster wins 4th gold for helping lost dogs find their home
Take up cycling or walk to work on World Car Free Day to help create a greener city
The Leader of Westminster City Council, Cllr, The Baroness Couttie introduced to The House of Lords
Victoria Cross winner honoured on centenary anniversary of bravery in battle
Free Open Day at Little Venice Sports Centre to celebrate refurbishments
Heat health warning issued
4,000 older people set to take part in Silver Sunday to help tackle loneliness
Family fun at the first Westminster Festival of Cycling
New ‘sub squad’ to stop nuisance basement developments
Paralympic champion joins annual 3K run for people with learning disabilities
Notting Hill Carnival clean up is a huge success
GCSE results: the next steps
A level results: the next steps
Starbucks fined £160k for leaving rubbish on Westminster streets
Notting Hill Carnival 2016
Shell of an escape: Zuma the tortoise rescued from rubbish truck
Local volunteers use community currency to watch Middlesex take on Surrey at Lord’s
Tough new rules on basement developments in Westminster
Public Health England publishes new advice on vitamin D
Success for Westminster readers
Cleaner greener air as Marylebone wins a million to become a Low Emission Neighbourhood
Heat health warning for London
Tackling staining on Westminster public highways
Help us secure the future of much-loved Berwick Street market
'Slithery Ways' sculpture installed in Soho Square as part of City of Sculpture Programme
New substances misuse services launch across 3 boroughs
“Engine Idling” Day held in Westminster to tackle air pollution
State-of-the-art University Technical College to create workforce of the future for London’s 130,000 new jobs
Green light for greener Westminster City Hall
Enjoys free and low-cost summer holiday activities
Edible education for Westminster school children
Local residents encouraged to apply to newly launched ‘Create Church Street’ Arts and Culture Fund
Armed Forces Day marked in Westminster as City Hall salutes our forces
West End LIVE attracts crowds of 500,000 in Trafalgar Square
West End Partnership – Looking to the future and celebrating a successful first year
West End LIVE 2016 line up announced
Road closures - June
Westminster City Council hosts Cycle Station for Bike Week
Westminster City Council launches review into community cohesion
Road closures – Queen’s Birthday Celebrations
Winners announced for the Westminster Community Awards
Londoners make a Real Change to the lives of rough sleepers
Westminster City Council’s Cabinet decision on CCTV
SLM appointed to run Westminster Sports and Leisure Centres
Westminster Council Archives commemorate WW1 veteran and former England international cricketer
Councillor Steve Summers elected Lord Mayor of Westminster
October half term activities
Weir and Van Dyk to attack three minute mile barrier
Carlton Tavern must be rebuilt says Planning Inspectorate
Can’t cook, could foster – young people reveal what they look for in a foster carer
“Brothers” sculpture installed at Marble Arch as part of Westminster’s City of Sculpture programme
Young people in Westminster ‘Speak Sense’ to end relationship abuse
Westminster to mark royal milestone in style
London measles outbreak raises public health concerns
Junior doctors’ strike: 26 and 27 April 2016
Shortlist announced for Westminster Community Awards
Almost 7,000 of Westminster’s poorest residents helped by charity partnership
Westminster launches Low Emission Neighbourhood bid
Westminster City Council to unveil statue to film icon Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square
Beware of Doorstep Criminal Callers
Primary School National Offer Day
Westminster City Council Green Plaque unveiled at founding site of Royal Society of Arts
Westminster Children’s Services makes history as first to be rated ‘outstanding’
Easter holiday activities
Changes to Berwick Street Market management
Westminster follows up on air quality pledges
See where an apprenticeship could take you or your business
Statement: Top Gear filming
Westminster City Council leading the fight against FGM
Road closures over St Patrick's Day weekend
Carlton Tavern’s heritage value put on record
Estates across Westminster receive financial rewards for increasing recycling
Secondary school admissions update
Become a 'change maker' - help reduce air pollution
Westminster City Council's Cabinet agrees 2016/17 budget
New cycle routes on Waterloo Bridge open - aiming to make it safer for 9,000 cyclists each day
Westminster City Council's Cabinet to consider budget
Westminster City Council joins ground-breaking study to target gambling-related harm
The stage is set for Chinese New Year in Westminster
Westminster City Council’s Deputy Leader presented with MBE by Prince Charles
Paddington Place redevelopment
Changes to children’s services – have your say
New Year’s celebrations in Westminster
Property owners vote in favour of new £16m investment plan for London’s West End
Upcoming parking changes happening in January 2016
​Annual parking report
UK premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Westminster construction sector show commitment to health and safety in workplace
Trafalgar Square tree kicks off London Christmas festivities
New trial to improve conditions for disabled drivers
Westminster City Council appoints new Executive Director of Growth, Planning and Housing
Lord Mayor's Fireworks cancelled as mark of respect
Westminster City Council and business leaders launch Westminster Enterprise Week
A Day of Remembrance: Events and Information
New central London measures to tackle over-running roadworks and suspensions
National Adoption Week - 19-25 October 2015
Westminster refuse team pen children’s book to encourage recycling
Green Plaque unveiled at 43 King Street in Covent Garden
International hotel chain helps launch fight against child sexual exploitation
Westminster City Council response to Business Rate reform
Westminster readers celebrate six-book success
Statement on West End door policy allegations
Westminster wins best park at London in Bloom
Changes to youth projects on Ebury Bridge, Lydford and Brunel estates
Quietways consultation
Businesswomen Michelle Mone meets entrepreneurs
Support for Syrian Refugees
Celebs, chocolate tasting and hidden histories by bike
Update and statement on the Carlton Tavern
Get support for your small business
Central London councils appoint new shared Director of Public Health
Get rid of summer pests
Supporting 4,000 people back into work
Westminster schools achieve success in A-levels
Westminster City Council publishes new videos showing real-life examples of cycling on roads in Westminster
Basement extension rules set to change
Road closures 1-2 August – RideLondon
Statement on rickshaws
Westminster fly-tipping campaign
Westminster on the hunt for unique traders to join Soho’s Berwick Street Market
Councillor Audrey Lewis
Draft housing strategy public consultation closed at 5pm on Friday 31 July 2015
Road closure information for British 10K London Run – new race route for 2015
National Scams Awareness Month
Summer events in Westminster - plan your journey
Westminster City Council shortlisted for CIPS Award
Quietways consultation
Are you a private foster carer?
Free, low-cost activities for your family this summer
Tribute to Chinese Community Paper
Heatwave advice
City Hall raises the Armed Forces Flag ahead of Armed Forces Day
Westminster City Council remembers hero at Battle of Waterloo
Dynamic West End vision will secure London's future success for generations
Westminster City Council secures permanent home for Marylebone Boys' School
Deputy leader receives MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
New Draft Housing Strategy launched
West End Live line up revealed - 30 shows in one weekend
Kingsway Roadworks - Update
West End Live – See West End musicals free
Have you thought about becoming a foster carer?
Westminster joins forces with businesses and residents to launch anti-litter project
Get tickets for SohoCreate Festival
Tickets out now for London's New Year's Eve celebrations
Leading the way in local government accounting
Discover support for dads in Westminster
Take up walking with your children for Walk to School week
Westminster thanks its foster carers at awards event
Westminster nurse wins national award
Foster carers can now save up to £1,345.48 a year
Weir and Hug to attack three-minute mile barrier
A place for every primary pupil
Westminster City Council Statement on the Carlton Tavern pub
Ready, set….GO! The race is on for Marathon clean-up
Westminster City Council confers three Honorary Aldermen
Follow in Marathon runners’ footsteps
Primary school admissions day
Statement on the demolition of the Carlton Tavern public house
Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC April Public Consultation Dates Announced
Work begins on Cycle Superhighway 5
Westminster Council publishes independent review of CityWest Homes
Join in Cityread London at your local library
Young people have their say in Westminster
Tri-borough Children's Services granted £4.2 million
St Patrick's Day parade road closures and parking restrictions
Discover how apprenticeships could benefit your business
Research project to tackle gambling issues in local communities
Visit some of Westminster's most spectacular wedding venues
Secondary school admissions day
Voting underway in the Westminster Youth Elections
New laws for prescription drugs and driving
2015 BUPA Westminster Mile marks 30th anniversary
Free and low-cost events this half term
Chinese New Year road closure information
Safer Internet Day: Top tips to keep your children safe online
Tweet us your questions about registering to vote
Westminster City Council – Changes announced to Cabinet
London Winter Run road closure information
Kick start your healthy 2015
Change4Life: simple swaps to reduce children’s sugar intake
Use 999 wisely this Christmas
Update on Apollo Theatre investigation
Shop local and save money
Fire Brigades Union strike: 9 - 10 December 2014
Festive season begins with Trafalgar Square Christmas tree lighting
The future of cycling in Westminster
Statement on Madame Jojo's
Renew your Freedom Pass
Free one-to-one cycle sessions
Raising awareness of men's health
Could you adopt a child?
Be a good neighbour and help stop rogue traders
Looking for somewhere to park?
Apply now for school places in 2015
Fun and free events this half term
Find activities, job advice, freebies and more in our new magazine for young people
Westminster’s waste and recycling team wins top award
Test your smoke alarms when the clocks go back
WW1 flower ceremony pays tribute to London’s fallen heroes
Give youth a chance this Work Experience Week
Launch of Westminster Instagram account
Westminster's tribute to one of its most famous authors
Flying, flowers and fine art most popular amongst older people in Westminster
Get support at our Children’s Centres
An after work affair
Free bike checks this month
Try Paddle Boarding in Paddington and support Breakthrough Cancer
Road closures this weekend as the Tour of Britain comes to Westminster
Cycle to work
‘Make one small change’ for Zero Waste Week
Response to claims that the West End is dangerous for tourists
Save money on days out with your family
Westminster schools achieve success in A-Levels
Hidden histories by bike
Getting into work: support for young people
Top 5 points for encouraging volunteers
Prime homes drive housing and economy
Trading Standards: dogs sniff out illegal cigarettes
Trading Standards: trader prosecuted for selling unsafe 'Olympic' toy bears
Trading Standards: prosecution against trademarks
Trading Standards: cancer cure claims prosecuted
London landmarks to be illuminated to mark Prince George’s first birthday
Action against loan sharks: 14 - 18 July 2014
Hundreds of free and low-cost activities for your family this summer
Changes to licensing hours for English games in the World Cup
Fire Brigades Union strike dates
Coping with crying
Race is on for marathon clean-up
One year on - what have we achieved in Public Health
'Support Charity Not Crime'
Westminster wins at the 2014 British parking awards
Westminster businesses to get ‘super-connected’ with a high speed broadband voucher scheme