Westminster Council election candidates 2026: Who’s standing in your area?
Candidates have been announced for the 2026 Westminster local elections to be held on May 7. All 54 council seats…
Restaurant fined more than £200,000 for employing illegal workers faces licence review
Restaurant workers threw chairs and tables during a visit by immigration officers last year, a council committee heard. Al Balad…
Council leader warns against Budget short-term let ‘escape hatch’
Landlords could be granted an ‘enormous escape hatch’ to convert homes into short-term let properties to avoid new rules, the…
Patricia McAllister elected as Lord Mayor of Westminster
Patricia McAllister has been elected as Lord Mayor of Westminster for the coming year. Cllr McAllister, who has represented Queen’s…
Patricia McAllister elected as Lord Mayor of Westminster – as it happened
Live coverage of the annual meeting of Westminster City Council as councillors elect the Lord Mayor for the coming year.
Government needs to go after owners of candy stores and souvenir shops on Oxford Street, Council Leader says
The issue of candy stores and souvenir shops on Oxford Street will only be solved if the government plays its…
Council to auction off old London street signs dating from 1950s
Westminster Council is auctioning off a collection of 1950s and 60s street signs taken down from London’s most iconic roads.…
Council fined for “severe maladminstration” after four month baby left in mouldy flat for two years
Westminster Council has been found responsible for ‘severe maladministration’ after a mother and baby were left in a mouldy flat…
Peter Brown: Funeral for RAF flight sergeant rescheduled after overwhelming interest
The funeral for late flight sergeant Peter Brown has been rescheduled due to an overwhelming response which significantly outnumbered the…