The London Buzz – 27th December 2024
Today’s London news round-up:
Peckham Soup Kitchen have to leave their base on Rye Lane – and they desperately need a new home to carry on feeding the area’s most needy. Brixton Buzz
Greenwich Council writes off £200,000 loan to save Woolwich’s Tramshed The Greenwich Wire
The Pigeon Whisperer of Westminster Cathedral Catholic Herald
Eurostar passengers ‘trapped for hours’ in Channel Tunnel after train breaks down between London and Paris Sky News
South Western Railway services were subject to delay and cancellation this Friday morning (27 December) after a ‘precarious’ tree blocked some of the lines between Putney and Wandsworth Town. PutneySW15
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a car struck four pedestrians in London’s West End in the early hours of Christmas Day. Independent
Kennington residents are at loggerheads over plans to redevelop two community spaces on their estate. South London Press
A former Wandsworth Council tenant has been ordered to pay back more than £23,000 after subletting her social housing property without consent while she lived abroad. PutneySW15
An application has been made to put on a three-day K-Pop festival in North London next summer. Harrow Online
Visitors to the British Museum were evacuated on Friday after a fire alarm. Standard
Hackney Council says it is considering potential other uses for a ‘cherished’ secret garden after more than 1,000 people called on the Town Hall to preserve the green sanctuary recently forced to close. Hackney Citizen
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And from ianVisits:
Council considers £100 fine for feeding pigeons outside tube stations
A £2 coin will be minted to mark 200 years of passenger railways
New private bike hire scheme trialed in Southall for local residents
Some things to do in London tomorrow:
Canal boat trips through the Islington tunnel – £21
Mince pie cruises operate in December, on selected dates before and after Christmas. the cruise lasts just over an hour and passes through Islington Tunnel before turning and heading to St. Pancras, where we turn again and head back to
Backstage tours of the Barbican theatre – £16.50
A regular(ish) event, but highlighting as the backstage tours of the Barbican theatre will run over the Christmas break if you fancy something a bit different.
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Anyone else encountering way more fire alarms and actual fire closures than usual lately? I’ve had 2 this week and haven’t been out much. Had to evacuate moorgate with a sleeping baby in buggy and no lift service after a fire alarm this afternoon