Benjamin Murphy

I’ve spoken in previous posts about the City of London Corporation’s Destination City strategy The concept was borne out of the back of the Covic-19 pandemic, where working from home had materially changed the operating environment within the Square Mile,…

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The City of London Corporation has been working with the City’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and Central London Alliance (CIC) to collaboratively leverage this summer’s global sports events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Over the summer, City BIDs and CIC will deliver sporting installations and…

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I am delighted to have been appointed Chairman of Corporate Projects and Procurement at the City of London Corporation, alongside Deputy Chairman, Philip Woodhouse. The Corporation currently procures around £700m of goods and services annually, with almost 1,200 third party…

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The City of London Corporation is developing a new Cultural Strategy for the Square Mile. The Strategy will set out a bold and practical vision for culture in the Square Mile over the next five years. It will highlight the…

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The City of London Police is carrying out a day of action today (2nd April) against phone theft, which will include new pavement markings in locations in the City where phone snatching has occurred. As outlined in our Q3 2024…

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I was pleased to join Matt Snell, the new Chief Executive of BOXPARK, Matthew McMillan the Development Director and Matthew McMillan, the COO, for a site visit to the new BOXHALL City located inside the Liverpool Street Arcade, which is…

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I am delighted to share the latest edition of our Bishopsgate Ward Newsletter with you. Your comments and feedback are always appreciated, to help us understand what you would like to know more or less about.

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As you may have heard, the City of London Corporation have confirmed that the nomination period for candidates to stand in the Bishopsgate Council elections on the 20th March has now closed, and with no other candidates formally registering and meeting…

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Following an accident reported to me last week, where a van hit the bollard outside the Pan Pacific Hotel, I am pleased to report that the City of London Corporation’s highways team managed to re-install the bollard and make the…

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I am delighted to share the latest edition of our Bishopsgate Ward Newsletter with you. Your comments and feedback are always appreciated, to help us understand what you would like to know more or less about.

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