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.…
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City 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…
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Bishopsgate: Update on Finsbury Circus Gardens
The City of London Corporation has revealed new images showing how Finsbury Circus Gardens will look in the future. It comes as a project to transform the Grade II listed site, which is London’s oldest public park, gets underway. This…
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Performance Review: Rationalising Responsibilities
This year, I will have served 7 years on the Court of Common Council, proudly representing the Ward of Bishopsgate. It has been an honour and an enormous learning curve in both navigating the historic organisation and its complex nuances,…
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Bishopsgate welcomes Yayoi Kusama’s first permanent UK art installation
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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City of London Corporation: People Strategy 2024-2029
The City of London Corporation’s has just released it’s first ever five-year People Strategy – a critical tool to help us create an exceptional work environment in a truly world-class organisation. The ambition is to create an environment where our people feel…
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Bishopsgate: 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 9 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YF Bishopsgate 24/00174/LBC Removal…
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Epping Forest ‘Lend a Hand’ Day
As Chairman of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee at the City of London Corporation, I was delighted to host the Forest’s very first ‘Lend a Hand Day’ on Saturday 23rd March. The event drew together long-standing volunteers who have…
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City of London: Corporate Plan 2024-2029
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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Bishopsgate: Wardmote 2024
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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