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• Making Clerkenwell Green even greener 

  13-01-2023 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Clerkenwell Green, a roundabout near Farringdon station is to get somewhat greener soon as Islington council starts a refurbishment of the area.Despite its current appearance, effectively a dual-lane roundabout, Clerkenwell Green is one of London’s oldest public spaces, dating back to the 12th century, and is surrounded by some of Islington’s historic buildings. It also has a rich social and political history.
  Back in 2017, a consultation took place to revamp the area, which was appr
  
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• Half price tickets to see Felicity Kendal in Noises Off

  13-01-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Michael Frayn’s multi-award-winning backstage comedy Noises Off is transferring to London’s West End. The 40th-anniversary production opened at the Theatre Royal Bath and following a tour will come to the Phoenix Theatre for a limited 8-week run.
  There’s an offer on seats with the £42 seats being offered for just £20.
  Careening along at breakneck speeds, Noises Off shows the on and offstage antics of a touring theatre company. Watch as they stumble their way through
  
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• Global PC shipments slump 30% in Q4 2022

  13-01-2023 14:00
  The PC market had a downright dismal end to 2022, and there could be worse to come in 2023.
  Three big analyst firms published stats this week that made for grim reading. The consensus from Gartner, IDC, and Canalys is that fourth quarter shipments came in at somewhere around 65-68 million units, down almost 30% compared to last year.
  Dell had a particularly tough time of it, with shipments falling more than 30% year-on-year to 10.8 million units, according to IDC and Canalys.
  Overall, Gartner sa
  
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• Guided tours of the British Library

  13-01-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The huge brick groundscraper that is the British Library in King’s Cross while open to the public to wander around, also offers guided tours to show off the highlights. It’s only the public areas, so no snooping around the vast basement space alas, but does give an overview of the building and the history of the library.
  (c) British Library / Paul Grundy
  On my tour, there were six of us, and from the way the reception desk spoke, it seems that might be a large number. I was also the
  
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• Vodafone reportedly planning hundreds of job cuts

  13-01-2023 12:29
  Operator Vodafone is looking to shed several hundred jobs mostly in its London HQ, according to a report.
  The report comes from the Financial Times, which says ‘two people briefed on the discussions’ told it that the operator was planning a significant round of job cuts.
  In November the firm said it was looking to cut €1 billion in costs and raise prices alongside the publication of the telecoms group’s first half 2023 financials, which showed a decline in adjusted EBITDA
  
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• Monday only: Free entry to Frameless – an immersive art exhibition

  13-01-2023 12:26 via ianvisits.co.uk
  This coming Monday, Frameless, a large basement space at Marble Arch filled with video animated versions of grand master paintings will be free to visit.There are four rooms, each themed, and you wander between them taking in as much or little as you want. The video loops, and it takes about 20 minutes for each room to return to the point where you walked in. Along with the videos, suitable music adds atmosphere — from delicate tunes to ear thumbing noise for others.
  It’s quite impre
  
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• Vodafone plans hundreds of job cuts in bid to rein in costs

  13-01-2023 05:00
  Telecoms group wants to simplify its structure as it attempts to make €1bn in savings
  
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