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Council unveils ‘pioneering’ new fleet of electric waste vehicles powered by rubbish

The 45 new trucks will be the mainstay of a wider zero-emission refuse fleet which also includes 90 electric street cleaning vehicles ranging from e-bikes to e-sweepers

Evening Standard

Small businesses enticed back to Oxford Street with 6m free rent deal

Westminster City Council hopes to work with landlords to take over nine stores

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Part of London’s famous Trocadero to be turned into mosque and community centre

Part of landmark Trocadero will be turned into mosque and community centre under approved plans

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Call to act on ‘dangerous’ conditions around Westminster for disabled people

One peer said he had missed hospital appointments because he could not navigate along the streets around Parliament.

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Dozens of refugees ‘left on the streets’ in Westminster for two nights

The asylum seekers apparently refused to enter a hotel in which the Home Office asked them to sleep ‘four people per room’.

The Independent UK

Flt Sgt Peter Brown: Hundreds of mourners gather for funeral of hero WW2 pilot

Cousin of Peter Brown says his legacy will live on ‘in minds and hearts’ forever

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Mourners gather for funeral of black RAF pilot who flew in Second World War

The funeral of Flight Sergeant Peter Brown is being held at St Clement Danes Church.

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Sadiq Khan: Boroughs need power to charge limitless council tax on empty homes

‘Long-term vacant’ homes across London are thought to be worth some £20 billion in total

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MP left 'speechless' after night time volunteer relives arrest hours before Coronation

Suzie Melvin was one of three volunteers for Westminster Council’s Night Stars safety scheme who was help by officers hours before King Charles was crowned - despite their organisation working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police.

Daily Mirror

Greggs can open flagship store until 2am after end of court battle

Greggs has been rolling out hot evening meals across its UK stores

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Greggs abandons sausage roll court fight as Westminster City Council backs down on demands

Greggs CEO Roisin Currie said: ‘we’ve reached a compromise’

Evening Standard

Derelict Mayfair office block for sale for £35m could be London’s ultimate mega mansion conversion

Listed 18th Century building near Hyde Park could become mega-home with its own pool, staff quarters and chauffer’s office below ground and spacious living areas stacked above

Evening Standard

Council ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of volunteers arrested on coronation day

Police said rape alarms were among items seized.

The Independent UK

Tourists warned about cup-and-ball scammers operating in central London ahead of King’s Coronation

Visitors are warned to stay vigilant in hotspots including Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, Madame Tussauds, and Hyde Park

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Late-night Greggs BANNED as police fear it will cause a 'wave of crime'

Greggs opened its Leicester Square store with a blue-carpet premiere in 2022, but Westminster City Council has denied the store permission to serve hot food 24 hours a day

The Independent UK

‘Effortlessly cool’ London street signs from 1950s and ’60s to be auctioned off

The proceeds will be reinvested into the capital, Westminster City Council said.

The Independent UK

‘Postcode lottery’ as potholes take 18 months to fix in some areas – Lib Dems

Repairs took up to 567 days in Stoke-on-Trent and up to 556 days in Westminster City Council, according to data obtained by the Lib Dems.

The Independent UK

Funeral of one of RAF’s last black WW2 veterans moved to historic church

The service for Flight Sergeant Peter Brown will now take place at St Clement Danes, the RAF Central Church, in Westminster so more people can attend.

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Rishi Sunak slams Westminster Council over ‘eyewatering’ pay hike for cabinet members

Cabinet members are to get a 45 per cent pay rise while increasing rents for council tenants

The Independent UK

MP reveals changes to vision that led to brain tumour diagnosis a year later

Nickie was a councillor and cabinet minister for public protection & licensing at Westminster City Council when she started having vision problems

Daily Mirror

Free school meals offered to all pupils aged 3 to 14 in London borough

Westminster City Council will extend its provision of free school meals to thousands of children in nursery and secondary schools in an unprecedented move to help familes

Evening Standard

Oxford Street: £145,000 of goods including fake Apple products seized in latest US candy shops raid

More than £140,000 of illegal and counterfeit goods have been seized from Oxford Street US candy shops in the latest raid.

Evening Standard

London street to be renamed Kyiv Road to mark first anniversary of invasion

A section of a London street will be renamed Kyiv Road to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Westminster City Council said.

Evening Standard

The Rhinegold at London Coliseum review: a feast for the eyes but the flavours don’t quite add up

The blazing fusion of music and drama is only kindled in the closing stages

Evening Standard

Toilets, unopened TVs among waste dumped in Westminster as council cracks down on fly tipping

CCTV is being trialled in three hotspot areas and offenders could be fined or charged

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