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City of London announces The Square Mile: Future City plan
More people could be making their home in converted office blocks in the City of London as part of ambitious plans to create homes for 1,500 residents as part of the post-Covid bounce back. The Square Mile is currently home to around 8,000 people and pre-pandemic some senior office workers might stay there in flats...
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Sadiq Khan wants mandate to govern capital
Sadiq Khan has said he is hopeful that a victory in the mayoral election would give him “the right mandate” to negotiate with the Government. The current Mayor of London...
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Public notice: Aux Merveilleux City Ltd
Aux Merveilleux City Ltd is applying for a new premises licence.
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London’s biennial Shubbak Festival returns for 2021
Shubbak, London’s biennial festival of contemporary Arab culture, returns in 2021 with a programme reflecting on people, connections & ideas in a fundamentally unsettled world.
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DODGE: Somerset House’s epic summertime experience
Somerset House's ice rink was cancelled. And we thought DODGE suffered the same fate when lockdown three happened. But it's back this summer and we are so pumped to...
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Focus is on the future and how we can build back better
Life in the City of London has been very different to usual over the past 12 months, for all of us. As our economy starts to emerge from lockdown,...
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Sadiq Khan pledges new Olympic bid if re-elected
Sadiq Khan says he will explore the possibility of bringing the Olympic Games back to London in 2036 or 2040 if he is re-elected on Thursday. Ahead of the election...
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Skylight & KERB join forces to make massive riverside pop-up dining spot
The Skylight rooftop food and drink venue is taking to the riverside with a massive pop-up space featuring KERB food trucks which change every two weeks!
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Famous neon sign installations to takeover Leadenhall Market
From Wednesday 26 May until the end of July, flashing lights, neon signs and a great deal of action will come in to play at the City of London's...
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Tube strike planned for Mayoral Election day
Tube workers on the Central Line will strike on Thursday May 6, the same day voters head to the polls to elect the Mayor of London. The RMT union, which...
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Former Shadow Chancellor hails Square Mile innovation
Ed Balls, the former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, has praised the City of London for its “adaptability and a strength of innovation”. Speaking during his virtual Freedom...
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Public notice: Black Sheep Coffee Bar Ltd
Black Sheep Coffee Bar Ltd is applying for a new premises licence.
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Firms helping vulnerable during pandemic recognised in Dragon Awards
An app which mobilised volunteers to shop for vulnerable people during the pandemic is among the winners in London’s top responsible business gongs. Described as an ‘Uber for...
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