The London Buzz – 13th January 2025
Today’s London news round-up:
A safety warning has been issued after two dogs and a man were rescued from a frozen lake in a south-west London park. BBC News
Measures to stop taxis and private hire vehicles waiting in residential streets near Heathrow have been approved by Hillingdon Council. Times Series
Rival Southwark councillors have accused each other of unprofessional behaviour after squabbling at a meeting on Wednesday where one advised another to ‘shut up’. South London News
Two women have been arrested after climate protestors spray-painted over the grave of Charles Darwin inside Westminster Abbey. BBC News
This Lewisham station library faces imminent closure Londonist
Residents of a North London road are calling on the council to urgently address the ‘deteriorating state’ of the pavements, which they claim have become uneven and ‘riddled with cracks and potholes’. Harrow Online
ITN has renenewed the lease on its London headquarters committing to keep its offices in the city. CoStar (£)
Plans to redevelop a major site on London’s Albert Embankment have been brought back to life with proposals for a 770-bed student scheme over two towers. Construction Equirer
A man from Croydon has been charged with terrorism offences after an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. South London Press
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And from ianVisits:
Charing Cross station’s 160 year old railway bridge undergoes major refurbishment
Fabric meets jewellery at the Goldsmiths Centre
Tickets Alert: Tours of UK construction sites in March
London’s Alleys: Colville Place, W1
Some things to do in London tomorrow:
The Conversation: Lindsey Hilsum – £15
I Brought the War with Me: Stories and Poems from the Front Line The Conversation is a series of weekly events talking about conflict and empathy, inequality and power, climate crisis and wonder through storytelling and action.
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