• Free Olympic sport for young Londoners

  By Nova_Grace at 16:25 on 01/08/11

  

  Westminster City Council is offering young people an opportunity to try out Olympic sports for free this summer. Held at Westminster Boating Base in the heart of the capital, free taster sessions in sailing, kayaking and canoeing are on offer to all young Londoners from 25-28 July. Kayaking, sailing and canoeing are just some of the river-based sports available, while young people looking for something away from the water can...

• Parking shake-up recommendations in Westminster

  By Nova_Grace at 16:03 on 01/08/11

  

  Westminster Council is looking to introduce a raft of new measures as part of the biggest shake up of parking in central London for a decade.   A number of recommendations have been put to the council's cabinet for consideration next week (Monday 1 August) that could see major changes to the way parking is regulated and managed across the city. The nine proposals address a number of complex issues including managing the...

• Westminster to introduce 12,000 "smart lights" to save millions

  By Nova_Grace at 17:56 on 21/07/11

  

  Millions of pounds are to be saved by new innovative green street lights in the first major scheme of its kind in the country. The "Smart Lights" project which allows lights to be automatically dimmed or turned up is aimed at reducing the Westminster City Council's public lighting energy bill, and lower t heir associated carbon footprint. It is estimated that £8million could be saved over the 20 year life span of ...

• Thousands of London's children get set for "Summer in the City".

  By SohoLisa at 16:30 on 17/07/11

  

  A huge swathe of London's children are being offered a range of summer activities in the capital in one of the first example of joined-up services between three boroughs. Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham councils are offering play schemes, sports and arts activities to children from all three boroughs meaning young people have a chance to enjoy a much wider range of activities while keeping fit,...

• Westminster community awards winners and nominees get second chance to buy 2012 Olympics tickets

  By SohoLisa at 13:33 on 13/06/11

  

  Deserving members of the community in Westminster are being offered another chance to get their hands on 2012 Olympics after Westminster council were successful in their bid to secure 100 tickets. A selected few drawn from the pool of winners and nominees of Westminster community awards, will be given the opportunity to enter into a ballot to win the 2012 Olympics. The tickets are not free howecer and the successful candidate will have...

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