Benjamin Murphy

Cybersecurity is usually a term that either gets confused looks, or gets the pulse racing amongst business owners! It was a pleasure to support Cyber Griffin at the event this week, kindly hosted by Vorboss, in the economic engine of…

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The City of London Corporation has today launched a proactive new business service, the City Business Investment Unit (CBIU), to support and accelerate the Square Mile’s post-pandemic economic renaissance. Designed to attract, retain, and grow investment in London’s historic financial district, the…

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I am delighted to share the City of London Corporation’s second annual Responsible Procurement Impact Report. The City Corporation procures around £700m of goods and services annually, with almost 1,200 third party contracts live, currently valued at £2.7bn.  By applying…

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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 7 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YH,…

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Following a long campaign outlined in previous articles on this topic, I am overjoyed to announce that the City of London Corporation have stated that from Monday 28 July, licensed (black) taxis will be able to travel between Poultry and…

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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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Bishopsgate Councillor Ben Murphy joins the CEO of Bishopsgate Institute, Fran Canty, and her team promoting the work of the charity at Guildhall, London - June 2025

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Op Swipe is the City of London Police’s operation to deter, detect, apprehend and prevent phone snatching. This proactive approach involves: Visible public messaging – iconic ‘blue plaques’, placed at phone theft hotspots and locations where arrests of phone snatchers have…

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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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