Where to watch the Olympics in the City of London August 6, 2024 | City Talk Looking for a place to watch this year’s Summer Olympics and enjoy the sunshine in London? The City of London has you covered, with an exciting fan zone in Paternoster Square. Whether you want to avoid missing Simone Biles making history or the thrill of the athletics; workers, residents, and visitors in the City of [...]
Explainer: Who wants to live in a 24 hour city? August 6, 2024 Is the world moving towards 24-hour alcohol licensing? Is that a good thing?
Firmdale: Record year for luxury London and New York hotel group amid expansion plans August 5, 2024 Turnover at the group behind luxury hotels in London and New York edged to almost £200m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed.
Stay away from dolphin spotted in River Thames, people urged August 3, 2024 A dolphin has been spotted in the River Thames near London’s Putney Bridge - and an appeal has been made for people to stay away if they see it.
Padel Takes Center Stage at Marble Arch: Play the World’s Fastest Growing Sport in an Iconic London Setting August 1, 2024 | City Talk Following the success of the Padel Tennis Festival in the City’s Crescent, EC1 in front of Tower Suites last year, a new initiative is now similarly encouraging workers back to their workplaces and attracting a new audience to London’s Central Activity Zone. This summer the Central London Alliance and in partnership with Marble Arch BID has capitalised [...]
What’s on in London in August 2024 August 1, 2024 | City Talk As the sun continues to shine over London, the city is brimming with exciting open-air events and activities for everyone to enjoy. From music festivals and cultural exhibitions to extraordinary sporting experiences, August in London offers a vibrant mix of experiences that capture the essence of summer in the city; be sure not to miss [...]
Move to cut London’s housebuilding target raises eyebrows July 30, 2024 Angela Rayner’s decision to cut London’s housing target has raised some eyebrows given the severe housing crisis facing Londoners. In a speech in the House of Commons this afternoon, the deputy Prime Minister confirmed that mandatory housing targets would be reinstated for local authorities among a swathe of other planning changes. But the new target [...]
Nobody could have known how bad the economy was, but we will fix it July 30, 2024 City A.M. readers deserve a government that offers a realistic plan to seize growth, support the City to flourish and make every part of the country better off, says Tulip Siddiq We were elected on a mandate to deliver change. That means being honest with the public about the scale of the challenge in front [...]
Sam Laidlow ditches tri-suit to claim ‘home’ win at London T100 Triathlon July 28, 2024 British-born Sam Laidlow delivered a home win of sorts in the first ever London T100 Triathlon in Docklands on Sunday. The 25-year-old from Bedfordshire took the lead on the bike and held off New Zealand’s Kyle Smith on the run to win by 25 seconds at the ExCeL Centre. Laidlow represents France, where he has [...]
Mnemonic review: Complicité smash is back after 25 years July 25, 2024 Mnemonic | National Theatre Mnemonic, a play about the strange, imaginative act of remembering, is given an extra extra-textual layer in this 25 year revival, as much a rumination on the original as it is a restaging. A production by legendary theatre company Complicité, it’s a thick tangle of overlapping stories, as densely packed as [...]