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The London Buzz is back after a very long holiday.
I stopped the daily roundup due to various issues, mainly on Fridays, but I’ve been revamping my work patterns and, more importantly, have paid a security consultant to enable me to work remotely while keeping the website secure (I am a tiny bit paranoid). There’s also been some work on the “back-end” to make the templates easier to work with.
So, let’s give the daily 5pm roundup another go…
Today’s London news round-up:
Transport for London (TfL) has rejected calls from the London Assembly for bleed control kits to be installed on parts of the bus network in the capital. BBC News
Children living in Watford and nearby are wanted for a “major TV project” being shot at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden. Watford Observer
Residents living near a Grade II-listed Fulham park are urging the local council to remove banners they have described as “visual pollution”. Fulham SW6
Works to restore the moat at Dagenham’s only surviving medieval manor house have made “significant progress”. Romford Recorder
New tree and bench at Henlys Corner honours Israel’s October 7 victims Ham & High
London accounted for most of the UK’s fall in inner-city deprivation, with declines concentrated in specific IMD domains. Centre for Cities
Two anti-Israel figures barred from entering UK ahead of SXSW London Mirror
London’s own “king of parkruns” has been honoured by fellow racers after hitting a world record by completing 1,000 parkruns. Standard
An all-female crew at London’s Air Ambulance has taken to the skies for the first time in the charity’s history. BBC News
Six people were stabbed after Arsenal’s Premier League victory parade in north London on Sunday, police have said. The Guardian
Just seven per cent of London’s housing target started in first three months of 2026 Southwark News
An NHS worker has spoken of her despair after 20 months of relentless anti-social behaviour from a neighbour, Hackney Citizen
And from ianVisits:
The bicycle bell that noise-cancelling headphones can’t ignore
London Library’s historic membership records go online for free
Three exhibitions to see at the Saatchi Gallery this summer
Three-month trial offer on the National Art Pass
Quentin Blake creates ‘bridge to the past’ for new London illustration museum
London’s Alleys: Queens Head Passage, City of London, EC4
Things to do in London tomorrow
Chrisp Street: Past, Present, Future
City of London
A panel talk to launch the Chrisp Street events programme.
Monthly tour – exploring the Heritage of St George’s Hospital
Tooting
Join Arts St Georges to hear more stories of the history of the hospital in their heritage exhibition.
Historic concrete: a history of risk and innovation
Tottenham Court Road
A shallow dive into the history of concrete focusing on the changing use of concrete in the modern construction industry.
The Strange History of Samuel Pepys’s Diary
City of London
Professor Kate Loveman explores how Samuel Pepys’s Diary has been received through the ages, since its first publication 200 years ago.
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