Cluster Panels are an opportunity for residents and workers from across Bishopsgate to sit down with police and local government officials to explore how we can work together, as a community, to ensure we maintain a safe place for us…
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Bishopsgate: Safe City Bus Launched
The City of London Police, in partnership with the Eastern City and Aldgate Connect Business Improvement Districts, has launched the ‘City Safe Bus’. The City Safe Bus is a converted former ambulance and will be situated next to the taxi…
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City of London: New Justice Quarter ‘Tops Out’
The City of London Corporation has today celebrated the ‘topping out’ of the new flagship courts building at Salisbury Square, which will boost capacity in the criminal justice system to support the fight against fraud, economic and cyber crime. Alongside…
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Cyber Griffin Briefing at Vorboss: Update from Bishopsgate Councillor Shravan Joshi
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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City of London Police: Inspection Recognises Significant Progress in Police Effectiveness, Efficiency & Legitimacy (PEEL)
The City of London Police has been graded ‘outstanding’ for how it records crime, as well as ‘good’ for both investigating crime, and responding to the public. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) carried out…
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City of London Corporation Celebrates Innovation During London Tech Week 2025
This week innovators, investors and tech giants come together at London Tech Week to assess the investment, innovation and talent which calls London home. Attendees include visionaries from over 90 countries seeking to apply new tech to solve the world’s…
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City of London Police: Operation Swipe
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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Ben Murphy Joins City of London Police Authority Board
This week, the Court of Common Council has elected Councillor Ben Murphy onto the City of London Police Authority Board. The Board’s role is to make sure the City of London Police runs an effective and efficient service by holding the Commissioner to…
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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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Bishopsgate: Fatality at Heron Tower
As reported in the Evening Standard, a man died at 2.10pm today, after falling from Heron Tower on Bishopsgate, London. Whilst it would be inappropriate to comment during the course on an ongoing investigation, I wanted to assure residents and…
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