Pedestrianising Oxford Street moves the traffic, it does not remove it. The Mayor's own screening shows NO2 on Piccadilly rising above WHO targets. Cllr Tim Barnes has asked for the full air quality analysis for the surrounding streets. #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

For four years Labour rolled over to the Mayor on Oxford Street. Cllr Paul Swaddle at Full Council: the brave new dawn promised for the end of October now looks like three benches, a couple of trees and some bollards. #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

'Residents here in Westminster are adults. We've presented them with a clear choice.' Cllr Paul Fisher at Full Council. Nearly 10,000 have already had their say on Budget Choices. Make yours before 5pm on 30 September: westm.news/BC #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

Blue Note opens in Covent Garden tonight, joining a West End jazz scene that already includes Ronnie Scott's and last week's Soho Jazz Festival. 🎷

Cllr Tim Barnes: "We're sure the Blue Note will strike the right note."

#WestminsterMatters

The Transparency Hub puts performance data, contracts, tenders and budget information in one place, written for residents rather than professionals. Next: searchable FOI responses. Opening up the council, as Cllr Paul Fisher set out at Full Council. #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

Nearly 10,000 residents have had their say on Westminster City Council's Budget Choices so far. With £100m being taken from Westminster by the Labour government, difficult decisions are coming. Have your say before 5pm on 30 September: westm.news/BC #WestminsterMatters

Nearly 10,000 residents have had their say on Westminster's Budget Choices so far. With £100m being taken from Westminster by the Labour government, difficult decisions are coming. Tell us your priorities before 5pm on 30 September: westm.news/BC #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

Labour voted against Westminster's new licensing policy. Had they won, the city would have had no licensing policy at all from 1 October. Cllr Melvyn Caplan spelt it out at Full Council. #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

'There is no clampdown on Westminster's nightlife. Indeed, this is the most liberalising licensing policy anyone in this room has ever been involved with.' Cllr Tim Barnes at Full Council on 16 September. #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

Westminster's new Licensing Policy was approved. No clampdown on nightlife. The right to stand and have a pint is sacrosanct. The cumulative impact zone is reduced and a full review follows. Labour voted to leave Westminster with no policy at all. #WestminsterMatters

'We don't just stand here and tell everybody what we would like to do. We stand here telling you what we have done.' Cllr Tim Barnes closing the first 100 days debate at Full Council. #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

Police and our team held a joint cycle action day in Belgravia, tackling residents' concerns about bike-related issues.

#WestminsterMatters #Westminster #SafeStreets

14 out of 34 of Westminster's primary schools are running a budget deficit, one more than £1.2 million in the red.

#WestminsterMatters #Westminster

Cllr Tim Barnes closing the first 100 days debate at Westminster Full Council. 'We don't just stand here and tell everybody what we would like to do. We stand here telling you what we have done.' #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

Cllr Tim Barnes closing the first 100 days debate at Full Council. 'We don't just stand here and tell everybody what we would like to do. We stand here telling you what we have done.' #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

World's best pizza is right here in Westminster. 🍕 Napoli on the Road's Soho branch shares in the restaurant's win as World's Best Pizzeria at the 50 Top Pizza World Awards 2026.

Full story: www.westm.news/worlds-best-pizza

#WestminsterMatters

'Someone in this city has to stand up for Westminster. And in this chamber, it will always be the Conservatives.' Cllr Paul Swaddle at Full Council, as Labour's government takes £100m from Westminster. #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

100 days into the new Conservative administration at Westminster City Council: 650 dockless bikes removed, £250k in fines paid, a task force on illegal short-term lets, offensive graffiti gone in 12 hours. A council that delivers on its promises. #WestminsterMatters #Westminster

G'mar Chatima Tova to everyone observing Yom Kippur in Westminster and around the world. Wishing you a meaningful fast. ✡️

#WestminsterMatters

Dockless bikes: c.4,500 fines to operators this year vs just over 1,200 in all of last year. 700 dangerously parked bikes seized. £250k recovered. Watch Cllr Caroline Sargent set out the record. Seen an abandoned bike? Report it: westm.news/r #WestminsterMatters #SafeStreets