Paul Vick, Founder and Principal at Paul Vick Architects talks about the recent West London Business property event, at which he spoke. For the last three months, a more sustainable life has been forced upon us with the COVID 19 lockdown. The world has used a...
With a pre-COVID-19 GVA of £74bn , the West London economy was bigger than Birmingham, Leeds and Glasgow combined. It is a vital economic growth engine for the UK contributing 4% of national GVA and containing major national and international assets. But West London is the...
London’s borough authorities have formed a capital-wide partnership to bulk-buy personal protective equipment (PPE) for use in care homes and by providers of other key local services, and it’s being led from West London. London Councils, the cross-party body that represents all 33 of Greater London’s...
It's been an exciting few years for the West London Alliance Commissioning Service. Created in 2017 to support sub regional commissioning solutions for our West London Alliance members (Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon & Hounslow) for social care and education, the service...
Londoners who have been unable to access training because of the restrictions in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 are set to benefit from new funding from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The Mayor is making up to £9million available to help skills...
The London Recovery Board has met for the first time, aiming to help London recover from the COVID-19 crisis. It is co-chaired by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the Chair of London Councils Cllr Peter John, and will co-ordinate the planning for London’s future...
West London has a world-beating creative sector. Its heritage as home of the BBC and the centre of the UK film industry has been built on by designers, gaming companies and much more to produce a cluster which is the envy of the world. However, the...
Investment opportunities in West London were showcased as part of Real Estate Live UK. Capital West London Editor Ross Sturley was joined by Jonathan Broderick of Barnet Council, along with Andrew Barry-Purssell of the West London Alliance. Mr Broderick gave investors an overview of sites across Barnet,...
Transport for London (TfL) has secured £1.6billion in emergency funding to keep Tube and bus services running until September. It means the Mayor of London can restore a full Underground service as soon as possible. TfL had been close to running out of funds, as its...
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and TfL have today unveiled their ‘London Streetspace’ programme which they hope will rapidly transform London’s streets to accommodate a possible ten-fold increase in cycling and five-fold increase in walking when lockdown restrictions are eased. With London’s public transport capacity...