Visitors to some of London and southeast England’s most popular open spaces are being reminded to stay safe this summer and take extra precautions in hot weather, following the warmest May and spring on record. Elected Members leading the City…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: Liverpool Street Station Gets New Look Departures Board
Eagle-eyed commuters may have noticed this week that Network Rail have made some changes to the famous departures board on the main concourse. As well as it’s fresh new branding, the departures are now listed in time order, rather than…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: 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 Exchange Square London EC2A 2BR Bishopsgate…
Continue ReadingEpping Forest: High Beach Visitor Centre Celebrates 10th Anniversary being run by Volunteers
Today, I was delighted to join some of the Epping Forest Heritage Trust’s volunteers at the City of London Corporation’s High Beach Visitor Centre in Epping Forest. As a charity, we have two key visitor centres, located at Chingford and…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: 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 The Arcade Liverpool Street London EC2M…
Continue ReadingEpping Forest: Chairman’s Column – June 2023
As I hope you will have seen from our social media posts, we recently celebrated Volunteers’ Week. It was an opportunity for us to recognise and say Thank You to the many organisations and individuals who help us maintain the…
Continue ReadingCity of London: Celebrating Diversity with Pride 2024
This week, I was honoured to represent the City of London Corporation at its annual Pride event at the Guildhall. There is something magical about the history and grandeur of the Guildhall. It has a unique ability to draw together…
Continue ReadingBishopsgate: 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 100 Liverpool Street London EC2M 2AT…
Continue ReadingCity of London votes to life black cab restrictions at Bank Junction
What a week it has been! Members of the City of London Corporation’s Court of Common Council have been bombarded with representations from both sides of the campaign – those who want to ban black cabs forever from crossing Bank…
Continue Reading201 Bishopsgate: Protest Activities by Palestine Action
Many of you will already be aware that activists from Palestine Action have attended 201 Bishopsgate this morning, sprayed two sides of the building with red paint, and then sat down and ‘locked on’ by the main entrance doors. The…
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