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Bishopsgate: Devonshire Row Pedestrian Zone – Proposed Changes to Operational Hours

Bishopsgate: Devonshire Row Pedestrian Zone – Proposed Changes to Operational Hours

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

I am writing to let you know of an upcoming statutory consultation for proposed changes to the operational hours of the Devonshire Row pedestrian zone in your Ward. The attached letter and plan will be sent to all occupiers in…

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Bishopsgate: Leading London – Navigating Digital Innovation Panel Discussion

Bishopsgate: Leading London – Navigating Digital Innovation Panel Discussion

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

London’s public sector is at a tipping point. Demand for digital services is rising fast, but budgets and scrutiny are tighter than ever. At the same time, a bold new collaboration is showing what’s possible: a first-of-its-kind solution that brings together zero…

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Bishopsgate: City of London Police – Cluster Panel Meeting

Bishopsgate: City of London Police – Cluster Panel Meeting

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

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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UK Youth Parliament Annual Sitting 2025

UK Youth Parliament Annual Sitting 2025

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

Today, the business of the House of Commons has been taken-over by the UK Youth Parliament, as young people from across the UK and its overseas territories and crown dependencies meet to debate the key issues impacting their peers. This…

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Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications

Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Applications

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

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 118 Middlesex Street London E1 7HY…

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Bishopsgate: St. Botolph Without Church – November 2025 Newsletter

Bishopsgate: St. Botolph Without Church – November 2025 Newsletter

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

From the Rector:Our congratulations to the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally, selected as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.  Bishop Sarah’s installation and enthronement as the Archbishop will take place at Canterbury Cathedral on Wednesday 25 March 2026.  Fittingly, it is the Feast…

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City Chief Budget Warning: “Supercharge – don’t stall – UK Finance Services Sector; the engine of our economy”

City Chief Budget Warning: “Supercharge – don’t stall – UK Finance Services Sector; the engine of our economy”

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

City of London Corporation Policy Chairman Chris Hayward is encouraging the Chancellor of the Exchequer to back financial services as the UK’s growth engine ahead of the Budget. The City Corporation runs London’s Square Mile, which generates an annual economic…

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Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Application

Bishopsgate: Weekly Planning Application

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

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 Kings Stores Public House 14 Widegate…

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Annual UK Defence and Security Lecture

Annual UK Defence and Security Lecture

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

Last night, The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Alastair King DL, hosted the annual Defence and Security Lecture, welcoming Defence Secretary John Healey. The City of London Corporation plays a vital role in national resilience – from…

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Lady Mayor’s Show: 8th November 2025

Lady Mayor’s Show: 8th November 2025

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Benjamin Murphy

For the first time in its more than 800-year history, the City of London’s world-famous Lord Mayor’s Show will next month become the ‘Lady Mayor’s Show’. Alderwoman Dame Susan Langley DBE, who was elected last month as the 697th Lord…

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