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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City of London Police: Phone Snatching Day of Action
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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City Giving Day 2025 – Get Involved!
This morning, The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Alastair King, hosted the first in a series of breakfast briefings on City Giving Day. City Giving Day is an annual philanthropic and volunteering based event taking place on…
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Bishopsgate: Site Visit to BOXHALL City at Liverpool Street Arcade
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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Bishopsgate: Ward Newsletter – March 2025
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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City of London Elections: Bishopsgate Results
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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London’s Growth Plan Published
The City of London Corporation, as part of London Councils, joined the Mayor of London to launch the London Growth Plan. The plan identifies opportunities for London to unleash growth in industries such as artificial intelligence (AI), life sciences, robotics,…
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Bishopsgate: Bollard Replaced on Houndsditch
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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Bishopsgate: Consultation on proposed loading restrictions on Liverpool Street
In April 2022 the City of London Corporation’s Court of Common Council passed a motion relating to Traffic orders, which instructed the Streets and Walkways Committee to review all traffic orders currently in effect on the City’s streets. The outcome…
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City of London: Driving Growth for the Future
Tonight, I attended the City of London Corporation’s Policy and Resources Committee annual dinner at Haberdashers Hall. The Policy and Resources Committee is responsible for the City Corporation’s governance arrangements, recommending its strategic priorities, agreeing policy, allocating overall resources and…
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