Benjamin Murphy

This week, we celebrate the arrival of a new piece of art titled ‘Infinite Accumulation’ crafted by Yayoi Kusama, which has been installed outside Liverpool Street Station as part of a partnership between the Elizabeth Line art programme and the…

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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  9 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YF  Bishopsgate 24/00174/LBC Removal…

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REVEALED: City Corporation’s Corporate Plan will deliver “world-class” organisation The City of London Corporation has unveiled its new Corporate Plan with six outcomes to guide its leadership at local, London-wide, national, and international levels. The five-year plan, which takes effect from April,…

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A sincere thank-you to all of those who were able to participate in Bishopsgate‘s annual Wardmote, which took place at the brilliant Bishopsgate Institute this evening. I thought that the presentations and questions from a wide range of residents and…

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Bringing an end to rough sleeping is something I have passionately campaigned for, for many years. It’s something Bishopsgate residents and workers told me they wanted me to focus on as their local Councillor and was a topic that wasn’t…

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This week, colleagues from across the rail industry and leading organisations from the Bishopsgate community gathered to pay tribute to celebrate the milestone 150th Anniversary of London’s Liverpool Street Station. Peter, Lord Hendy of Richard Hill, in his capacity as…

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As some of you may be aware, Bishopsgate is one of 25 wards in the City of London. Each ward elected a number of Councillors and one Alderman.  In Bishopsgate, we have 6 Councillors, each of whom are elected by…

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Today, I received notification from Barclays Bank located at 29-31 Wormwood Street, London, EC2M 1RP that they will be closing their Bishopsgate branch on 6th September 2024. In their correspondence, they state: “The decision to close a branch is never…

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As a member of the City of London Corporation’s Natural Environment Board, I have been delighted to see the approval of a £680,000 project to improve Jubilee Gardens on Houndsditch (next to Devonshire Square). The gardens, one of 180 sites…

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I’m writing to let you know about “City Question Time” event, which is taking place on Tuesday 30 January at the Livery Hall, Guildhall from 5-7pm. This question time is a finance special and will be combined with the annual business ratepayers meeting. On the panel…

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