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• Camden Council planning a dedicated cycle lane for Shaftesbury Avenue

  15-10-2024 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Busy Shaftesbury Avenue in central London could get a fully segregated cycle lane under plans put forward by Camden Council.
  Concept image (c) Camden Council
  At the moment, Shaftesbury Avenue is split into two lanes for road traffic, but it is actually much wider than needed as it splits into three lanes at either end where the traffic lights are. That width allows space for adding two dedicated cycle lanes, along with some sustainable urban drainage (SuDS) for the local environment.
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• First of the new Piccadilly line trains arrives in London – with added grafitti

  15-10-2024 16:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The first of the new fleet of Piccadilly line trains has arrived in London for a year of testing and has already been damaged by graffiti.
  @CrimeLdn @uknip247 @999London @obbsie @totalcrime @MattLCaponPictures posted on FB by Simon Roadnight
  Not sure if this has been picked up yet, but it appears that the new Piccadilly Line Rolling-stock was Graffitied on its way into London over the weekend when being… pic.twitter.com/d4Tppj51Fi
  — Crime Scene Images London (@csi_london) October 14
  
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• Dick Whittington’s journey from Medieval merchant to Panto icon explored at the Guildhall Library

  15-10-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The City of London’s first library at Guildhall was founded 600 years ago thanks to a bequest by a character famous for appearing in Christmas pantos with his cat.This was thrice Lord Mayor of London, Richard Whittington, and to mark the Sexcentenary of his will creating the library, it has put on an exhibition about the man, the myth, and of course, the cat.
  As an exhibition, it’s a mix of history boards telling the story of the rich merchant who became Lord Mayor, but also a lot of
  
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