A nation driving innovation – why the UK is still a great place for global fintech companies August 4, 2023 Martin Heraghty, Regional Director Europe, Paymentology As an international financial powerhouse, the UK – and in particular London – is a great place for a fintech company to be based – even when times are tough. Despite the economic fallout of Brexit, soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis, the UK is still ranked [...]
Service resumed: Waterloo and City line restored to pre-pandemic timetable November 22, 2021 The Waterloo & City line has returend to a full time-table today after 20 months of closures and restrictions during the pandemic.
Barbican Centre: Architects invited to enter £150m transformation contest September 8, 2021 The Barbican Centre has launched a contest for a £150m transformation as part of the City of London’s plan to turn it into a cultural destination. Architects from around the world have been asked to submit proposals to transform the brutalist arts centre. It comes after the City of London Corporation killed off plans for [...]
City businesses urged: keep following rules to stop rise in COVID infections June 15, 2021 The City of London Corporation is urging businesses to follow the rules after concerns that there have been COVID outbreaks because of poor compliance with social distancing guidelines in some workplaces and hospitality settings. Chairman of the City of London Corporation’s Community & Children’s Services Committee, Ruby Sayed, said whilst everyone in the country is [...]
It’s time: diversity must drive innovation within our regions and our organisations January 17, 2022 With the Government’s eagerly awaited levelling up strategy due to be published later this month, the term itself has become a buzzword. A recent YouGov poll found more than half of people did not understand what levelling up means in practice. If the UK is to retain its position as an economic powerhouse, it is [...]
Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognises four City Corporation figures June 15, 2021 A City of London Corporation Member, a transport expert and leaders in the charity and education sectors have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The four will receive awards for their work supporting communities in the Square Mile and across London, including during the COVID-19 crisis. Henry Jones, who has represented Portsoken ward on [...]
City Corporation releases new CGI images of the future City skyline May 6, 2021 The City of London Corporation has today (6 May) released updated images visualising how the Square Mile’s skyline will look by the mid 2020’s. The new images capture all major developments which have been resolved to approve by the City Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee over the past 12 months including 50 Fenchurch Street, 55 Gracechurch [...]
Plans for grand new building axed in favour of ‘major overhaul’ of Barbican estate February 19, 2021 Plans for the pyramid-shaped Centre for Music have been scrapped and replaced with plans for a “major renewal” of the nearby Barbican estate. The elaborate concert hall was planned as the new home for the London Symphony Orchestra, but the City of London Corporate has now axed the idea in favour of a revamp of [...]
Work from home advice has finally been dropped and we need our staff back in offices for our economy to recover July 19, 2021 Today is truly a significant moment for businesses and households across the nation, as social and economic COVID-19 restrictions in England are finally eased. It’s been a long journey, but for the City, after many months of quiet we can now breathe a collective sigh of relief, as workers and visitors start to return to [...]
The Tulip wilts: Skyscraper set for scrap-heap after appeal fails November 11, 2021 Proposals for the proposed Tulip skyscraper in the eastern heart of the City are set to be scrapped after central Government dismissed the planning applications. The Corporation of the City of London had approved the plans in 2019, but they were blocked by Mayor Sadiq Khan’s office, which feared the unique skyscraper would damage the [...]