This week, I was honoured to attend the Mayor of Epping’s Civic Reception at Epping Hall. The purpose of the event is to draw together key community stakeholders and build community cohesion and collaboration. It is also an opportunity to…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: New Street Buskers
Residents in New Street have spoken to me about the late night buskers using electronic loudspeakers on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, trying to extract cash from those enjoying the night time economy in Devonshire Terrace, Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street.…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: Planning Application – 31 Wormwood Street, London, EC2M 1RP
This week, the City of London Corporation have launched a consultation on 2 new planning applications which propose to move the telephone box on Wormwood Street and to install a large digital advertising board on the outside. Pavement O/s 29…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: Worshipful Company of Coopers Seeks New Members
As many of you will be aware, the City of London is famous for its 101 Livery Companies. The Worshipful Company of Coopers have their Hall in Devonshire Square in Bishopsgate and have been a recognised livery company since 1501.…
Continue ReadingEpping Forest Welcomes Muslim Hikers
This weekend, I was delighted to welcome around 200 Muslim Hikers to Epping Forest, many of whom live in the area, but have never taken the opportunity to visit “the Green Lungs of London” before. Muslim Hikers was set up…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications
This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order 10 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YP Bishopsgate 24/00366/FULL Alterations to…
Continue ReadingCity of London Welcomes New Chief Commoner
This week is the start of a new civic year for the City of London, which requires the Court of Common Council convenes in the Great Hall at Guildhall to vote on committee memberships and it also signals the start…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: 1 Broadgate ‘Topping Out’ Ceremony
Today, I had the pleasure of joining teams from British Land, GIC, Sir Robert McAlpine and future tenants to celebrate the ‘topping out‘ of 1 Broadgate. Topping out is an important milestone in the building’s development, as the structural building…
Continue ReadingCity of London Policing Plan 2022-2025 – Annual Refresh
Today the Chair of the City of London Police Authority Board, James Thomson and Temporary Commissioner, Pete O’Doherty, presented the Court of Common Council with the refreshed Policing Plan. The plan outlines how policing will be delivered and sets out…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications
This notice gives details of applications registered by the Department of The Built Environment Code: FULL/FULEIA/FULMAJ/FULLR3 – Planning Permission; LBC – Listed Building Consent; MDC – Submission of Details; TPO – Tree Preservation Order 4 – 5 Devonshire Square London…
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