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Bulldozed pub developers fight ruling it must be rebuilt 'brick by brick'

06-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Developers who bulldozed the historic Carlton Tavern are fighting an enforcement order that orders the pub to be rebuilt.

Don't give Westminster City Council grief for trying to prevent 'free-for-all' outside pubs

09-Oct-2012 By Angela Lovely

Those miserablists at Westminster Council are at it again, or so it seems. Last year it was double yellow lines and stopping people driving their beloved cars into the West End and parking for free, this year it is stopping pubs using the streets as an...

Trade slams parking fee plans for West End

08-Dec-2011 By Adam Pescod

Plans to introduce evening and Sunday parking charges in Central London have been labelled as “the final nail in the coffin for the appeal of the West End” by a multiple pub operator.

Late licence objections 'not allowed'

10-Mar-2010 By Gemma McKenna

Late objections to premises licence applications will no longer be considered, following a landmark ruling last week. The Administrative Court,...

Smoke ban battle gets underway today

14-May-2008 By Ewan Turney

The long awaited showdown between smoke ban rebel Dave West and Westminster council gets underway today. Owner of HeyJo club West (pictured),...

Smoke rebel West faces court

11-Dec-2007

HeyJo club owner Dave West faces magistrates today on charges of flouting the smoking ban

Smoke rebel West: Case adjourned

11-Dec-2007

The case against smoke ban rebel Dave West has been adjourned until March. Owner of HeyJo club West (pictured), reportedly worth £100m, and...

Westminster set for 800 appeals

18-Aug-2005

by MA Reporter Westminster Council is preparing for up to 800 appeals against refusals to grant variations in licensing hours, according to sources...

Livingstone joins gay pub flag row

27-Jan-2005

by John Harrington A row over gay Soho pubs flying rainbow flags has erupted, after London mayor Ken Livingstone condemned Westminster Council for...

Westminster rapped over licensing policy

27-May-2004

Westminster Council has been forced to rethink its blanket-ban approach to new licences in the busiest parts of London after a rap on the knuckles...

W&DB slams Westminster Council for being draconian

19-Mar-2003

A pub company that was fined for allowing people to "move rhythmically" has slammed Westminster Council for its draconian and over-zealous...

Trade bodies in fear of Westminster clones'

19-Dec-2002

By Richard Matthews Trade bodies have expressed fears that other local authorities may look at Westminster Council as a role model after it was...

Brewer Samuel Smith prosecuted over safety

14-Sep-2001

Yorkshire brewer Samuel Smith has been prosecuted by Westminster Council for failing to effectively manage asbestos at the Duke of Argyll in Soho,...