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City Sheriffs row Thames to help ex-prisoners get fresh start

Sheriffs Tim Hailes and Neil Redcliffe hope to have left people in 'oar' after rowing the Thames for a charity that helps ex-prisoners get a new start in life.

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Uber Eats drivers take to streets in pay cut protest

More than 100 Uber Eats riders jammed the junction where Commercial Street meets Whitechapel Road after Uber imposed a new pay structure on staff.
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Corporation to tackle TfL over ‘intolerable’ Tube noise

The City Corporation has vowed to target an “ineffectual” Transport for London over Tube noise and vibrations that have plagued residents of the Barbican Estate for decades.
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Tower of London Armistice poppies funding approved

The creators of the widely-lauded installation of ceramic poppies that filled the Tower of London’s moat have received funding towards a bid for a new vision set to build...
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Failing Square Mile businesses leave millions in unpaid rates

Failed and fleeing business have left the City with a trail of millions in unpaid rates that the corporation running the Square Mile has been forced to write off.
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Planners & residents clash over Golden Lane community centre

A City councillor has hit out at plans to move the Golden Lane Estate office in with its new community centre, accusing planners of ‘trashing’ the listed estate.
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Old Bailey could join City’s low carbon network

The move took a step closer as the corporate assets committee agreed to look into applying for a grant to extend low carbon power supply to high profile buildings.
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Massage parlour meets unhappy ending after council raids

An Aldgate massage parlour offering clients “sexy massages” and “happy endings” has been shut down following a series of undercover raids by Tower Hamlets Council.
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Banning junk food adverts will not dent TfL revenue

During Mayor’s Question Time London Assembly member Gareth Bacon raised concerns that Mr Khan’s plans would cause a drop in TfL’s advertising revenue.
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Epping Forest deer-car collisions in decline

The number of incidences of cars colliding with deer in Epping Forest, a 2,400-hectare forest, home to wild fallow and muntjac deer, has fallen by 16% this year.
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Council votes to make Bank Junction car ban permanent

Bank Junction will remain car-free for good after City of London councillors voted to make a temporary traffic ban at the notorious intersection permanent.
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New water fountains to discourage use of plastic bottles

More water fountains are coming soon to the UK’s financial district, as part of a local drive to discourage use of plastic drinking bottles in the Square Mile.
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Bridges close to Smithfield need urgent repairs

The City Corporation has agreed to pay for works on the old bridges close to Smithfield to ensure pieces of broken concrete don’t fall on to the live rail...
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Prolific burglar targeted City of London pubs and bars

A prolific burglar with a penchant for City of London pubs and bars has been jailed more than four years after admitting to two-month-long series of thefts.
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Mayoral election petition labelled ‘farcical’ by London chiefs

A petition calling for all UK citizens to be allowed a vote in the 2020 London mayoral elections has been dismissed by politicians who branded the suggestion “farcical”.
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Some pupils “will not have eaten properly in six weeks”

Sir Mark Boleat said he was concerned that as pupils prepare for the start of the autumn term some children will not have been eating regular meals.
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Taxi question hangs over Bank Junction closure

Debate is still raging over whether to allow taxis through Bank Junction, as City of London councillors meet this week to decide whether to ban vehicles from the notorious...
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Corporation outlines London Living Wage campaign

The City of London Corporation is considering launching a campaign to push businesses in the key financial trading district to offer the London Living Wage.
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City targets US and Swiss for post-Brexit trade boost

The Corporation has unveiled plans to woo the US and Switzerland as it tries desperately to safeguard the UK’s status as a financial services powerhouse post Brexit.
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Trading standards officers to sweep City food outlets

Trading standards officers have shot a warning to owners of restaurants, cafés, takeaways and pubs in the City not to dupe customers by advertising incorrect food hygiene ratings.
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Sheriffs Ball to raise cash for Lord Mayor’s Appeal

Tim Hailes is hoping to leave his post as aldermanic sheriff with a bang – and raise a mighty sum for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal in the process.

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Sheriffs Tim Hailes and Neil Redcliffe hope to have left people in 'oar' after rowing the Thames for a charity that helps ex-prisoners get a new start in life.

More than 100 Uber Eats riders jammed the junction where Commercial Street meets Whitechapel Road after Uber imposed a new pay structure on staff.

The City Corporation has vowed to target an “ineffectual” Transport for London over Tube noise and vibrations that have plagued residents of the Barbican Estate for decades.

The creators of the widely-lauded installation of ceramic poppies that filled the Tower of London’s moat have received funding towards a bid for a new vision set to build...

Failed and fleeing business have left the City with a trail of millions in unpaid rates that the corporation running the Square Mile has been forced to write off.

A City councillor has hit out at plans to move the Golden Lane Estate office in with its new community centre, accusing planners of ‘trashing’ the listed estate.

The move took a step closer as the corporate assets committee agreed to look into applying for a grant to extend low carbon power supply to high profile buildings.

An Aldgate massage parlour offering clients “sexy massages” and “happy endings” has been shut down following a series of undercover raids by Tower Hamlets Council.

During Mayor’s Question Time London Assembly member Gareth Bacon raised concerns that Mr Khan’s plans would cause a drop in TfL’s advertising revenue.

The number of incidences of cars colliding with deer in Epping Forest, a 2,400-hectare forest, home to wild fallow and muntjac deer, has fallen by 16% this year.

Bank Junction will remain car-free for good after City of London councillors voted to make a temporary traffic ban at the notorious intersection permanent.

More water fountains are coming soon to the UK’s financial district, as part of a local drive to discourage use of plastic drinking bottles in the Square Mile.

The City Corporation has agreed to pay for works on the old bridges close to Smithfield to ensure pieces of broken concrete don’t fall on to the live rail...

A prolific burglar with a penchant for City of London pubs and bars has been jailed more than four years after admitting to two-month-long series of thefts.

A petition calling for all UK citizens to be allowed a vote in the 2020 London mayoral elections has been dismissed by politicians who branded the suggestion “farcical”.

Sir Mark Boleat said he was concerned that as pupils prepare for the start of the autumn term some children will not have been eating regular meals.

Debate is still raging over whether to allow taxis through Bank Junction, as City of London councillors meet this week to decide whether to ban vehicles from the notorious...

The City of London Corporation is considering launching a campaign to push businesses in the key financial trading district to offer the London Living Wage.

The Corporation has unveiled plans to woo the US and Switzerland as it tries desperately to safeguard the UK’s status as a financial services powerhouse post Brexit.

Trading standards officers have shot a warning to owners of restaurants, cafés, takeaways and pubs in the City not to dupe customers by advertising incorrect food hygiene ratings.

Tim Hailes is hoping to leave his post as aldermanic sheriff with a bang – and raise a mighty sum for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal in the process.

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