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City maps out its future as a Square Mile of restaurants, pubs and bars

The City looks to rival the West End as a place to go out with friends and colleagues late into the night

Evening Standard

Upscale 128-room hotel to replace office blocks between Museum of London and Barbican

The Square Mile site will also include shops and a pocket park

Evening Standard

'Safe haven' opens in 600-year-old Guildhall to tackle violence against women and girls

Staff at the 15th century building have been trained to support City workers, revellers and visitors feeling unsafe

Evening Standard

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Explanatory plaques fixed to London statues linked to slavery

City of London Corporation will fix plaques to statues of William Beckford and Sir John Cass

Evening Standard

55 Bishopsgate: New City skyscraper recommended for approval despite fears over St Paul’s views

Skyscraper at 55 Bishopsgate would be among tallest in London and the UK if approved

Evening Standard

Green energy producer Voltalia opens its largest UK solar park in Dorset

Service provider Voltalia has struck a deal with the City of London Corporation, which will see half of its energy delivered from South Farm Solar, powering landmarks such as Tower Bridge

Birmingham Post

Santander provides £25m backing for Dorset solar farm project

Service provider Voltalia has struck a deal with the City of London Corporation, which will see half of its energy delivered from South Farm Solar, powering landmarks such as Tower Bridge

Birmingham Post

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City of London corporation suspends CBI membership after sexual misconduct scandal

The City of London corporation has formally suspended its membership with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.

Evening Standard

Major transport link at Bank Junction to close permanently with buses re-routed

Part of Queen Victoria Street is closing to motorists on Monday

Evening Standard

Lights in City of London’s skyscrapers could be switched off to save energy

Future developers will need a detailed light strategy under draft plans

Evening Standard

City of London proposing to make skyscrapers dim their lights at night

Plans for Square Mile would create ‘brightness zones’ governed by curfews amid the darkened buildings

The Guardian - UK

City of London to revamp traffic system in latest phase of Bank Junction work

The All Change At Bank project is part of an upgrade of Bank station on one of the capital’s busiest junctions

Evening Standard

Tower Bridge and Smithfield among London landmarks to be powered by solar panels in Dorset farmland

More than 91,000 solar panels erected in £40m deal between the City of London Corporation and French energy firm Voltalia

Evening Standard

UK finance sector needs greater social mobility: study

London (AFP) - Britain's financial and professional services sector must boost socio-economic diversity in boardrooms, helping to bridge big differences in pay, a study commissioned by the government concluded Wednesday.

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London’s historically upper and middle-class finance industry told it has to source half its leaders from lower socio-economic backgrounds by 2030

Some companies within the sector define employees as working class if they have a parent who held a “routine or manual” job such as a bus driver or a cleaner.

Evening Standard

Smithfield and Billingsgate markets are leaving central London for Dagenham

The City of London Corporation has approved plans to move the historic meat and fish markets far out east

The Independent UK

Bank surcharge slashed but ‘so-called cut’ means 1% tax rise for sector

Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest saw shares rise by about 1.5% after the Treasury confirmed that the tax on banks’ profits would be cut from April.

The Independent UK

Harry Kane ‘proud and grateful’ to be awarded Freedom of the City of London

The striker will receive the honour at a ceremony in January.

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Millionaire parks on double-yellow lines instead of finding parking

Luke says the 'VIP parking spots' are a life hack after racking up more than 100 fines

Daily Mirror

Young millionaire, 27, brags he uses double-yellow lines like 'VIP parking spots'

Luke Desmaris, 27, claims he earns more than £100,000 per month through stick trading and says he prefers to 'save time' on finding a regular spot

Evening Standard

Touching the void: Barbican tower site for sale for £3.5m with permission for spectacular home conversion

A rare opportunity has come up to stamp your authority on a long-vacant, soaring Barbican space

The Guardian - UK

‘She offered an island of certainty and continuity’: the Queen and the City

London’s finance hub has changed enormously in 70 years, but royal relationship is woven into its fabric

Financial Times

Can a city be redesigned for the new world of work?

Post-pandemic there is an opportunity to reimagine our urban areas as spaces alive both day and night, at work and at play

Evening Standard

Square Mile to transform for open air street festival

The Square Mile will be transformed into an open air festival as part of the city’s bid to become a cultural destination to rival the south bank.

Evening Standard

New financial district “head of fun” charged with making The City less of a “Square” Mile

New West End Company marketing chief moves east to lead “Destination City” initiative

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