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lookwest still Capital
lookwestlondon is now the official news feed for Capital West London, the collaborative inward investment and trade venture for the seven West London Boroughs. Your favourite West London economic and development news feed is now on the Capital West London … Continue reading
Fit Out UK named West London Company of the Year
West London Business has named Fit Out UK as West London Company of the Year in their West London Business Awards 2021. They were also named Park Royal Business of the Year. The interior fit out contractor and relocation services … Continue reading
Protecting London’s Brilliance
Capital West London and Yoo Capital are hosting a session during Real Estate Live UK focussed on the role of real estate in preserving the character of the capital city. The free online event will take place at 12 midday … Continue reading
WLA to launch 5G West
In February 2021, the West London Alliance will be kicking off the 5G West Project. This new initiative aims to accelerate the deployment of 5G in West London, delivering the benefits of this new technology more quickly to business and … Continue reading
Film shows progress on Crossrail western stations
Crossrail has released a film showing progress on the western stations. Acton, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hayes & Harlington and West Drayton all feature in the new aerial footage showing the stations heading towards readiness for opening.
Mayor launches creative jobs fund
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched a new £1.3m fund to help increase employment and training opportunities in the creative industries for Londoners. As part of the Mayor’s Creative Enterprise Zones, the fund will support jobs and small … Continue reading
Mayor of London launches new fund to help local communities drive Covid recovery
Communities across London will be able to access a share of £500,000 to help them recover from the Covid-19 pandemic under a new fund launched today by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. From securing new uses for vacant high … Continue reading
Financing agreement confirmed for Crossrail project
The Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL), the Department for Transport (DfT) and HM Treasury have confirmed an agreed funding and financing package for the final phase of the Crossrail project. This means work on the railway can continue … Continue reading
Mayor outlines new Affordable Homes Programme
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined his plans for a new generation of social housing for Londoners. Sadiq’s new £4 billion Affordable Homes Programme for 2021-26 aims to build new safe, green, well-designed social housing, and to deliver … Continue reading
David Lunts appointed as Chief Executive of OPDC
The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) has announced the appointment of David Lunts as its permanent Chief Executive Officer. Since taking the role of OPDC’s Interim Chief Executive last year, David has been instrumental in driving the … Continue reading
Mayor launches Green New Deal
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched the first part of London’s Green New Deal fund with £10 million invested in projects to boost green jobs, tackle the climate emergency and address inequalities. The first phase of the fund … Continue reading
Just Build Homes campaign launches
A new campaign has been launched to back housebuilding in West London and around the country. “Just Build Homes” says that , over the last three years, there have been over 2 million objections to planning applications – an average … Continue reading
Pinewood offers Heathrow workers screen opportunity
A thousand jobseekers previously employed in the aviation industry at Heathrow airport will be supported to transfer their skills into the screen industries. The programme run by ScreenSkills in partnership with Pinewood and Buckinghamshire and Enterprise M3 LEPs will see … Continue reading
WLA Job Entry Targeted Support programme goes live
The West London Alliance have announced the start of the Work and Health Programme Job Entry Targeted Support (WHP JETS), an expansion of the existing WLA Work and Health Programme. WHP JETS is designed to support West London residents that … Continue reading
West London Green Flag success
The annual Green Flag Awards have once again shown the quality of the environment in West London, with the sub-region being awarded over 100, more than Scotland. West London punches above its weight – it has around a quarter of … Continue reading
Governance of Crossrail passed to TfL
Delivery of the Elizabeth line is now in its final stages with a comprehensive plan to complete the railway focused on the remaining construction and systems integration, followed by intensive operational testing. Crossrail is working to complete the remaining infrastructure … Continue reading
Housing and infrastructure – massive for West London
This session at the Capital West London Build & Recover Summit could have been summed up by Cath Shaw, from Barnet Council, who said in her opening: “Delivery of housing and infrastructure is of absolutely massive importance”. She ran through … Continue reading
Local centres set to rise
West London’s town centres can look forward to recovery, and indeed to a potentially better future than they might have seen before the pandemic hit, according to a panel of experts at the Capital West London Build & Recover Summit. … Continue reading
West London’s “future is bright”
Cllr Stephen Cowan forecast a bright future for West London, as it recovers from the pandemic. Cllr Cowan, leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Chair of the West London Economic Prosperity Board (EPB) was delivering the keynote at the … Continue reading
West London Councils announce bold and ambitious plan for recovery
The West London Alliance has published a bold and ambitious plan to support economic recovery in West London, protecting and generating tens of thousands of jobs. It comes as a report, commissioned by the WLA from Oxford Economics which is … Continue reading