Street performers in Covent Garden have warned they may be turfed out by Christmas under the city council’s plans to reduce noise. The Covent Garden Street Performers Association (CGSPA) has ...

Experience the mesmerizing talent of the "Fireman" performer in the bustling streets of Covent Garden. Watch as he captivates ...

Covent Garden's iconic street performers fear they could be turfed out of London 's shopping hub by Christmas as part of a council plan to reduce noise. Westminster Council first tried to clamp ...

The public will decide the future of Covent Garden's street performers amid threats of a crackdown on performances in London 's shopping district. Westminster City Council's licensing committee ...

Despite this success, Covent Garden’s future remains uncertain. In 2021, Westminster Council introduced a borough-wide licensing scheme for street performers. While many elsewhere applied for licences ...

Daredevil unicyclists, master illusionists, knife-eating acrobats: the performers of Covent Garden are an institution. They create a kooky, Vaudevillian microcosm, lapped up by eager tourists. Today, ...

Street performers fear they will be forced out of entertaining audiences in Covent Garden, warning that Westminster Council is ramping up efforts to enforce stricter regulations. They argue this ...

Westminster City Council brought in a borough-wide scheme in 2021, but the Covent Garden Street Performers Association (CGSPA) decided not to be involved, instead relying on self-governance.

CGSPA members Melvyn Altwarg and Peter Kolofsky said: “Performers don’t want to always be looking over their shoulders. They do not want to have been criminalised and they do not want the death of ...

Street performers in Covent Garden have warned they may be turfed out by Christmas under the city council’s plans to reduce noise. The Covent Garden Street Performers Association (CGSPA) has urged ...