Westminster takes advice from 'benchmark city' Sydney on how to improve London's nightlife
The UK's largest evening and night-time economy may be in for ‘a prosperous and harmonious future’, depending on the success of a new strategy shaping its activities after-dark. The need to involve the 'hard to reach' and the marginalised however has been raised by several Westminster councillors, as the local authority works on plans it hopes will improve the nightlife across the city. Westminster City Council is in the process of formulating its first night-time strategy, entitled Westminster After Dark. Currently at the engagement phase of proceedings, with current actions including an online consultation sourcing feedback from residents, workers and other local groups, it is intended to help diversify and develop Westminster’s night-time economy. Wandsworth Council recently became the first borough in London to publish its strategy since the Greater London Authority (GLA) recommended local authorities produce their own plans. Around a third of councils in the capit...