INSANE: 3 - The Real Truth

Council tax warning: London borough says homeowners attempting to dodge double payments

Westminster Council is meeting with the government’s National Fraud Initiative to crackdown on homeowners who do not register their property correctly

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025

Westminster Council appeals judge ruling that led to Leicester Square busker ban

Musicians blasting out songs on a daily basis in the West End tourist hotspot was compared to ‘psychological torture’ by a judge

Evening Standard · May 30, 2025

Oxford Street US-style candy store caught selling magic mushroom cookies

The store was the same one raided by council and police after charging £899 to tourist for two packets of sweets

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

It’s one of London’s most famous bar scenes - the council wants alcohol-free ‘quiet nights’

Westminster Council has also proposed ‘sensory friendly’ nights with reduced noise and low lighting for neurodiverse people

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Battle for Soho: Court fights loom over London venue opening hours as pubs urged to host ‘quiet nights'

Westminster council’s new ‘After Dark’ strategy will encourage venues to host ‘quiet nights’ with reduced noise levels, dimmed lighting, and ‘designated calm zones’

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

OPINION - If Sadiq Khan wants to know how to fix London nightlife, he should go to an afters

Central London’s nightlife is dead, no matter how much Sadiq Khan tries to fix it. If he wants to save the city’s real nighttime economy, he needs to ask the wreckheads

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

Labour loses another prestigious Westminster ward by-election to Tories as Reform sees surge

Publican and Craft Beer Co co-founder Martin Hayes won the Vincent Square seat for the Conservatives, while Nigel Farage’s Reform made gains in East England

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

Sadiq Khan launches public consultation on pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

Mr Khan announced the proposal to pedestrianise a 0.7-mile stretch of the popular shopping district in September.

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

Revealed: How e-bike ridership has soared in central London (and how thousands of cyclists end up being fined)

Up to 5,000 people a month penalised for failing to leave a Lime e-bike in a designated bay in Westminster

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

Anger as council prioritises London hotel view over playground plan

Westminster council pays £84,000 towards school’s design cost – then advises against going ahead

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025