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The suffocation of Soho: how London's creative rogue is being sanitised

Soho is a hotbed of creativity, fun and irreverence. The notion of “quiet nights” goes against its very soul, says Josh Barrie

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025

London strip club owner claims he withheld performers’ tips as they 'went too far'

SophistiCats has had its licence renewed by Westminster City Council

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025

Westminster Council to make central London safer for women as part of its strategy to boost nightlife

The Westminster After Dark strategy aims to "future-proof the evening and night-time environment” in central London from 6pm to 6am

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2025

London tourists warned of rogue traders using boxing machines and photo booths

Westminster’s deputy leader hopes the prosecutions ‘will serve as a warning to rogue traders trying to rip people off’

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

£70k in fines as West End tourists fleeced by rogue traders using boxing machines and photo booths

Inspectors also targeted pedicab riders notorious for charging visitors more than £42 a mile

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2024

Westminster council ordered to pay compensation to family left without bedroom in damp-ridden flat for years

Housing Ombudsman finds ‘series of failures’ by Westminster City Council meant family-of-three were without a bedroom and left to breath in high levels of damp ‘for years’

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024

Marks & Spencer's Oxford Street store demolition plan - timeline of four-year saga

The flagship M&S store has become a test case in the debate over whether to demolish or retrofit old buildings

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024

Network Rail tight-lipped on redevelopment plans for London Victoria Station

London Victoria Station dates back to the Victorian era and is a key link for those heading out to Gatwick Airport

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

'More vital than ever': Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to donate to rough sleeping campaign

‘A small donation can help change lives,’ the mayor tells Londoners in annual winter appeal

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024

BBC bans 'unvetted' members of the public from Broadcasting House due to protests and terror threats

Lesley Smith, the BBC’s in-house counsel, told councillors that Broadcasting House had been the target of 158 incidents so far this year

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024