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PaddingtonNow BID has been greening and improving the Paddington BID area for over thirteen years. In 2016 we entered the prestigious London in Bloom Awards for the first time…
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A Warm Welcome to the New Community Safety Team
PaddingtonNow BID are delighted to announce the start of the Community Safety Team (CST). The four-strong team, funded by the BID, are dedicated to the PaddingtonNow BID streets and…
Eastbourne Terrace Closures in June 2018
Eastbourne Terrace in Paddington will be closed on weekends and week day nights in June. Crossrail’s contractors will be using a large mobile crane to install steelwork to create…
Greening Your Business Networking Event
On Thursday 17 May 2018, Paddington Businesses gathered on the roof terrace of 20 Eastbourne Terrace to listen to Miles Watson-Smyth, Managing Director of Windowflowers, a London in Bloom…
Get Fit for Free with Yoga in Norfolk Square Gardens
Get fit for free this summer with yoga sessions every Tuesday morning from 9.30-10.30am throughout June, July, August and now September, in Norfolk Square Gardens, Paddington. PaddingtonNow BID has partnered…
Responsible Plastic Use in the BID Hospitality Sector
On 14 May 2018, the BID Operations Manager, Marisa Barrocas and Chair of the Environment and Planning Sub Group, Anastasios Moros, Shakespeare and Dolphin Hotels, attended the UK Hospitality’s…
Paddington Square Drop-in Event
Following the grant of planning permission in 2017 Great Western Developments and Sellar are refining the final design detail for the new office building which forms the centrepiece of…
GoBoat and Paddington BID Hoteliers Networking Event
On Wednesday 25 April, PaddingtonNow BID organised a networking event to introduce Paddington BID Hoteliers, concierge and guest relations staff, to GoBoat London in partnership with The Paddington Partnership,…
Success! HSBC To Remain In Paddington
Planning permission to change the vacant retail (Class A1) floor space at JC Decaux’s Head Office on the corner of Praed Street and Sale place, to an HSBC bank…
Explore Paddington Magazine Is Ready For Take Off
The Spring/Summer edition of Explore Paddington Magazine is out now, with 10,000 more copies printed and destined for Heathrow Express trains. For the first time, new visitors will have…
Paddington Square Commences Development
Paddington Square is the new name for the development proposals previously known as Paddington Quarter and the Paddington Cube. Westminster City Council issued planning permission in 2017 for the…
Line Up and Dates Confirmed for Paddington Covers 2018
Paddington Covers is back this summer with a super-hot line-up of your favourite artists’ tribute acts. This year playing for the first time in Paddington’s Norfolk Square Gardens, we…
Easter Weekend Paddington Travel Advice
If you’re planning to get away this Easter from Paddington Station, please plan ahead with the latest Travel advice from GWR, TfL and Heathrow Express as the below information may be subject to…
Earth Hour 2018 – How BID Members Can Get Involved
What is Earth Hour? At 8.30pm on Saturday 24th March, hundreds of millions of people across the world will turn off their lights for one hour to show their…
PaddingtonNow Announced As ‘Britain in Bloom’ Finalist
Following hot on the heels of our London in Bloom gold award win last year, we were delighted to announce that PaddingtonNow is a finalist in Britain’s nationwide gardening…
UK Hotels Forecast 2018 – PwC Report
The good fortune of the hotel sector continues but as uncertainty weighs in, is this as good as it gets? UK hotels have enjoyed record trading, underpinned by the…
What to do on Valentine’s Day in Paddington
If romance in London conjures up images of floppy haired public-school boys muttering and stuttering their way through trying to explain that they do, actually, in fact, sort of,…
New Intercity Express Train named after Paddington Bear author Michael Bond
Great Western Railway (GWR) has named one of the first of its new Intercity Express Trains after Paddington Bear author Michael Bond. The train, 800010, was unveiled by his…
Paddington in Paddington Competition
Paddington in Paddington Competition To celebrate the release of Paddington 2 in cinemas The Paddington Partnership has launched a competition ‘Paddington in Paddington’. Follow the Pawprint Trail of Paddington-related…
Superb Sushi at Wasabi in Paddington
The hotly anticipated opening of Paddington Station’s very own Japanese fastfood chain ‘Wasabi’ has finally arrived and the people lucky enough to pass through the beautiful station can now…
Quirky Christmas Gift Ideas, all found in Paddington
Avoid the usual high street stampede and come to Paddington to buy your Christmas gifts this year. We don’t just mean the usual socks and perfumes either, check out…
Christmas Charity
This year PaddingtonNow are proud to be supporters of two fantastic charities that will make a direct impact on the happiness and well being of Children in Paddington. The…
Black Friday Advice for Businesses
Black Friday has become one of the biggest shopping days of the year, when retailers reduce prices across their stock to kick-start the Christmas gift-buying season. The Metropolitan Police…
Changes to Tobacco Advertising
Changes to tobacco advertising rules were set out in the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations which came into force on 20 May 2016. These Regulations take full effect on…
92% Of Businesses Vote Yes in BID Renewal Ballot!
PaddingtonNow BID are very pleased to confirm that Businesses have voted resoundingly to renew PaddingtonNow BID for a fourth term, with a 92% majority by number and a 96%…
New Explore Paddington Magazine Out Now
The Autumn/Winter 2017/18 Explore Paddington Magazine is out now. Packed with the latest ways to embrace the seasons with Ice Karting, virtual skiing to opera and silent movies, quirky…
Paddington Wins Gold!
We are over the moon to announce that PaddingtonNOW BID has won the Business Improvement District Award and a Gold Award at London in Bloom 2017. PaddingtonNOW worked with…