Oxford and Regent streets closed to traffic for event

The roads have been closed for this year’s Shop West End VIP Weekend event which allows people to shop safely.

It comes as parts of Oxford Street were closed last weekend amid fears of crushing on pavements which have been narrowed due to construction work.

Hoardings by Bond Street Tube station have been removed until January.

Currently there is major construction work near the underground station for Crossrail, which will run from Maidenhead in Berkshire to Brentwood in Essex and Abbey Wood in south-east London, via central London.

To ensure the safety of shoppers in the run-up to Christmas, Westminster City Council along with Transport for London (TfL), New West End Company and the Metropolitan Police decided to remove all hoardings and street works surrounding the station from Friday evening.

The Shop West End VIP Weekend event will see festive entertainment, including vintage busses staging live music, while a horse-drawn carriage will transport shoppers up and down Regent Street.

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