Share business skills and knowledge with local pupils
24 May 2017
Could your business help local pupils? We’ve teamed up with King Solomon Academy to create a programme of activities to share business skills and knoweldge, enabling pupils to increase their access to work environments. King Solomon Academy is a publicly funded, independently-governed school which provides education free of charge to local children from 3 to…
West End Air Summit, 28 June
22 May 2017
We’ve joined forces with neighbouring Business Improvement Districts New West End Company and Baker Street Quarter Partnership to host a West End Air Summit on Wednesday 28 June. This is the first time businesses and organisations from across the West End will come together to collaborate on air quality. The breakfast event will also see…
Changes to platform operation at Edgware Road Circle line station
11 May 2017
Transport for London have announced permanent changes to platform operation at Edgware Road Circle line station to improve reliability. From Sunday 21 May Circle line trains will terminate at platform 3 and District line trains will terminate at platform 2. There are no changes to platforms 1 and 4 with trains towards Aldgate and Barking…
Counter Terrorism Workshop for businesses, 9 June
9 May 2017
We have asked the Metropolitan Police to run a workshop for businesses within the Marble Arch BID area. Known as Project Griffin, the counter terrorism workshop will help businesses take practical steps to reduce the likelihood of an incident. The workshop will cover the current nature of the terrorism threat, how to look out for…
Have your say on the transformation of Oxford Street
24 April 2017
Westminster City Council and Transport for London (TfL) have today commenced consultation on the future of Oxford Street. This is your chance to have your say on the transformation of Oxford Street. The vision is to transform Oxford Street into a first-class public space, with significantly reduced traffic levels, improving the look and feel of…
New life for Regent House in Mixed-Use Redevelopment
21 April 2017
A new life for Regent House is announced, as Native Land partners with The Portman Estate in a mixed-use redevelopment. Regent House has planning permission for a mixed-use scheme, with 43,000 sq ft of offices over six floors, accompanied by 24 residential apartments, and four ground floor retail units fronting Edgware Road. The site occupies…
Street Team short-listed for coveted Westminster Community Award
20 April 2017
The Marble Arch Street Team has been short-listed for a coveted Westminster Community Award. The annual awards recognise people and organisations who have made a difference in the city, and the Street Team have been short-listed for a Neighbourhood Project Award, which celebrates improvements delivered within a local area by individuals or organisations. The Marble Arch…
Safer Junctions on Edgware Road announced by Transport for London
19 April 2017
Transport for London has named 73 junctions in London where a new approach will deliver improvements for pedestrians and cyclists, two of which could result in safer junctions on Edgware Road. A list of 73 junctions with the worst safety record for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists has been compiled, using casualty figures from 2012 to…