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• Up to third off tickets for the Tina Turner musical

  17-05-2024 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The musical, based on the life of Tina Turner, made a huge splash in the UK during its West End premiere. It is based on the often tumultuous life and legendary music of international recording artist Tina Turner.
  Ticket prices currently start from just £20 for mid-week performances.Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock and raised in Nutbush, Tennessee. From humble beginnings, she rose to fame as the Queen of Rock n Roll and sold more concert tickets than any other solo artist. After her a
  
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• Charing Cross Road’s restored Welsh Chapel opens for Nan Goldin’s exhibition

  17-05-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  There will be a chance to step inside Charing Cross Road’s gothic-looking former Welsh Chapel later this month as it opens its doors for an art exhibition.
  Welsh Chapel (c) ianVisits
  The Welsh Chapel, built in 1888 by James Cubitt on Charing Cross Road, was a busy place of worship until the 1950s, when urban populations drifted to the suburbs. In the 1980s, it became the Limelight nightclub, an Australian-themed pub, and eventually ended up as a squat.
  It was recently restored for use as a
  
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• The City of London’s Leadenhall Market is to open at weekends

  17-05-2024 15:45 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Situated in the heart of the City of London, Leadenhall Market is usually closed at the weekends, but for a couple of months, it will be open as a craft fair marketplace.The weekend series will see the grand Victorian marketplace return to its roots as a trading ground, but instead of selling meat, poultry and game, stalls will be filled with furniture, fashion and crafts.
  A number of the market’s restaurants, cafes and bars will also be open, serving food and drink.
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• Demolition of the old Museum of London will go ahead

  17-05-2024 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The old Museum of London site on London Wall will be demolished after the government decided not to call in the planning application for review.Last month, the City of London approved the plans, which will see the 1970s Museum of London building and the monolithic Bastion House office block that sits next to it demolished to be replaced with new public spaces and offices.
  At the very last minute, though, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, issued an Ar
  
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• Lumo applies to run trains between Manchester and London

  17-05-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Low-cost train operator Lumo has applied for permission to run services between Manchester and London, adding to its existing Edinburgh to London services. It is also in talks to run services to Glasgow.
  (c) Lumo
  FirstGroup, which owns Lumo, says that it plans to offer six return journeys a day, restoring the direct Rochdale to London link via Manchester, which last ran in 2000.
  The trains will run from Rochdale to London Euston, calling at Manchester Victoria, Eccles, Newton-le-Willows and Warr
  
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