Promise made, promise kept. Westminster's Conservative council has seized more than 1,000 dockless bikes since May and doubled enforcement patrols. 🚲

www.westm.news/dockless-bikes-1000 #TwoCities

Kemi Badenoch wants VAT-free shopping back. Cllr Festus Akinbusoye on BBC Politics London: Westminster contributes a phenomenal amount to the UK's tourist industry, so it's a good idea. Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/vat-free-bbc #TwoCities

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Oxford Street closes to traffic on 26 October. Cllr Festus Akinbusoye on BBC Politics London: what happens to the displaced traffic, the buses and the emergency services? #TwoCities

Your West End Conservative councillors, Tim Barnes and Elizabeth Amos, held their monthly surgeries in Soho and Mayfair, and residents reported real progress. Next one: Saturday 7 November.

go.twocities.org.uk/west-end-surgery

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Oxford Street works are under way, with 26 October fast approaching. Cllr Tim Barnes: the Mayor is "rushing preparations with little time left."

Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/oxford-st-works-begin #TwoCities

A £150m Oxford Street scheme with no full environmental impact assessment, waved through by Labour ministers. Cllr Tim Barnes: the Mayor is "rushing preparations".

Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/oxford-st-no-eia #TwoCities

929 dangerously parked dockless bikes seized and over £300,000 in fines. Westminster's Conservative council is keeping pavements clear.

Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/dockless-bikes-929 #TwoCities

Richard Holden MP: Labour ministers and the Mayor are "asleep at the wheel" over illegal traders on Westminster Bridge. Westminster Council is acting, it's time Government did too.

Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/westminster-bridge-traders #TwoCities

£20m wasted when the Mayor scrapped the last Oxford Street plan, and still no answers on cleaning, policing or emergency access. Cllr Tim Barnes on BBC London.

go.twocities.org.uk/oxford-st-questions #TwoCities

Cllr Paul Swaddle OBE wants HMRC data to catch the estimated 2,700 illegal short lets in Westminster, and return homes to families who need them.

Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/hmrc-short-lets #TwoCities

Labour is cutting Westminster's funding by £100m. Westminster's Conservative council wants to hear from residents before the tough choices ahead.

Survey closes 5pm today: www.westm.news/bc #TwoCities

Sadiq Khan says he'll be a "good custodian" of Oxford Street. Andrew Boff AM says he failed to properly consult disabled Londoners. Get it right before 26 October, not after.

Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/oxford-st-custodian #TwoCities

Cllrs Ben Sewell and Robert Rigby lined up for the Westminster Wave of the Vitality Westminster Mile, two of the 10,000 taking on The Mall this weekend. 🏃

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Blue Note is open in Covent Garden. Cllr Tim Barnes: "another world-class venue that will help build the future of live music in London." 🎷

Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/blue-note-times #TwoCities

Good luck to everyone taking part in the Vitality Westminster Mile today, from The Mall to Buckingham Palace. 🏃

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Blue Note opens in Covent Garden tonight, joining Ronnie Scott's and the Soho Jazz Festival on the West End jazz map. 🎷

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

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

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

Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/schools-deficit

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

Full story: go.twocities.org.uk/worlds-best-pizza

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