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News488Local Assembly Member visits City of London Police to speak about assaults on officers
Local London Assembly Member, Unmesh Desai, has visited the City of London Police to discuss officers’ welfare with frontline officers and Commissioner Ian Dyson. During the visit he heard from officers about the difficulties they have faced policing the City during...
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News412Man jailed for multiple burglaries across central London
A prolific burglar, who has amassed 60 convictions and 147 offences, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his most recent criminal activity. Paul McKenna, 29, of no fixed abode, was jailed on Wednesday 21 October at Inner London Crown Court for breaking...
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News483Ministers should give up the ghost on suspending free travel for children
Thousands more children in the capital could be plunged further below the poverty line if the Government does not scrap its plans to remove free travel for 11-18 year olds. Speaking during London Challenge Poverty Week, local London Assembly, Unmesh Desai, called...
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News468Plasma donors needed in London as world’s largest randomised plasma trial for Covid expands
NHS Blood and Transplant is opening two new blood plasma donation centres in London as the world’s largest plasma trial for Covid-19 expands. Croydon and Tottenham donor centres will open as two of 14 new plasma donation centres supporting two COVID-19...
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News52420mph speed limits rolled out across nearly all of central London
Miles of roads across central London now have 20mph limits in a bid to improve safety and air quality. Westminster Council – which covers areas from the West End to Pimlico and West Kilburn – confirmed this week it has finished rolling out the speed changes throughout the borough. The...
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News489City Corporation enables winter outdoor dining in the Square Mile
The City of London Corporation has doubled down its efforts to help the hospitality sector through the winter, with an urgent amendment of its Al Fresco Eating and Drinking Policy. In July it was agreed that a bespoke approach was required for the...
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News396Covid-19: swimmers back Heath safety measures in survey
A survey of Hampstead Heath swimmers has revealed an overwhelmingly positive verdict on safety measures put in place at the Bathing Ponds and Parliament Hill Fields Lido. The City of London Corporation, which manages the Heath, ran the September poll to...
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News485City of London Corporation celebrates Green Flag wins
A total of 15 of the City of London Corporation’s green spaces have been awarded Green Flag status. The prestigious Green Flag Award recognises these sites as some of the very best managed open spaces in the world. The international...
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News579London must ‘seize the moment’ to maintain global leadership amid Covid pandemic
The capital must reinvent itself in order to emerge stronger following the Covid-19 pandemic and maintain its position as a world-leading business hub, according to a new report published today by the City of London Corporation. London Recharged: Our vision for...
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News444Social media influencers should promote Covid vaccine
Social media influencers should help promote a coronavirus vaccine – because some people are more likely to trust them than the Government, a leading scientist has said. Dr Daisy Fancourt, who leads Britain’s largest study on the psychological and social impact of Covid-19,...
By Jessie Mathewson