£150m Oxford Street makeover, and the Government has rejected Westminster's bid for a proper environmental review.
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/oxford-st-150m-rejected #TwoCities #Conservatives

£150m Oxford Street makeover, and the Government has rejected Westminster's bid for a proper environmental review.
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/oxford-st-150m-rejected #TwoCities #Conservatives
Round of applause for Cllr San Abishev, who completed the Richmond Marathon today, raising over £3,000 for St Andrew's Youth Club!
Support here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/san-abishev #TwoCities
Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: The Mayor "has cheated the system," on Oxford Street's pedestrianisation.
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/cheated-the-system #TwoCities
St John's Wood Library is getting an upgrade! Temporarily closed for redecoration until 18 October.
Sadiq Khan wants a 5% tourist tax, with no mention of sharing revenue with boroughs.
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/tourist-tax-5pct #TwoCities
Westminster oversees 4,000+ pubs, nightclubs, restaurants and bars, and confirms no blanket ban on new venues in Soho.
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/nightlife-lbc #TwoCities #Conservatives
Shanah Tovah! Wishing everyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah a happy and healthy new year. 🍯🍎
Cllr Tim Barnes: "your right to stand in the Dog and Duck and hold forth with a pint is sacrosanct."
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/pint-sacrosanct-times #TwoCities #Conservatives
Cllr David Harvey: "we invest £8m each year to support people sleeping rough, including funding outreach teams that work around the clock across Westminster."
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/homelessness-mylondon #TwoCities
Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE: "there will be precisely zero benefit to Westminster residents and businesses" from the new tourist tax unless the Mayor shares the revenue.
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/tourist-tax-bbc #TwoCities
Cllr Paul Fisher: "Labour's Fair Funding Review 2.0 has singled out Westminster for one of the biggest real-terms funding cuts anywhere in the country." £100m being slashed from our budget.
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/parties-clash-100m #TwoCities #Conservatives
Westminster is calling on the Mayor to increase policing and improve public transport to help London's nightlife.
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/onlondon-oxford-licensing #TwoCities #Conservatives
Cllr Tim Barnes: "Sadiq Khan's failures are the real reason so much of Central London is in trouble... it's the core of his job that's really in trouble."
Dog fouling spotted on a St John’s Wood pavement, 30 minutes later Westminster’s Veolia team had it cleaned up. Fast, effective service.
#TwoCities #Conservatives #CleanCity
PM Andy Burnham confirms he's backed a property tax that could cost London an extra £7.5bn, plus a family homes tax, or mansion tax, on £2m+ homes.
Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/burnham-property-tax #TwoCities #Conservatives