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Paddington Closure: No GWR Trains 27 Dec to 3 Jan
Great Western trains cannot use Paddington from 27 December to 3 January, or on 28 and 29 November. Heathrow trains stop too. What still runs, day by day.
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Health
St Mary's Hospital Rebuild: 30-Storey, 800-Bed Tower Plans
A 185m, 800-bed tower would replace St Mary's 40 buildings in Paddington, opening 2031 to 2035 if funded. The survey closes 31 October; exhibition dates inside.
North Paddington
Lydford Community Hall Reopens in North Paddington After Refit
Lydford Community Hall on Fernhead Road has reopened after a refit budgeted at £602,889. It holds 80 people and can be booked from £20 an hour, three working days ahead.
Paddington
Paddington Shopfront Scheme Scrapped After £408,000 Spent
Westminster has cancelled the second phase of its Paddington and Bayswater shopfront scheme after the contractor collapsed. Thirteen shops are dropped.
Christmas
Westminster Christmas travel: no trains or Tube on 25 Dec
No trains on 25 December, and no GWR trains at Paddington from 27 December to 3 January. The Congestion Charge pauses to 1 Jan; parking free on Christmas Day.