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• The London Buzz – 5th November 2024

  05-11-2024 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
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  Talks have resumed between Transport for London (TfL) and the trade union Aslef in a bid to avert strike action and reach an agreement over working conditions. BBC News
  Ford workers in Dagenham and Stratford walked out in a 24-hour strike as part of a long-running dispute over their alleged “appalling treatment”. Barking Post
  London’s best pub has just been crowned for 2024 by Ti
  
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• This week’s tube strike has been cancelled

  05-11-2024 17:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The tube strike due to take place this Thursday and next Tuesday has been called off. The strike, which would have been by ASLEF drivers on the London Underground, would have resulted in severe disruption on both days, with many lines not running trains at all.In a statement, Finn Brennan, ASLEF District Organiser: “Following on fresh talks and an improved offer, ASLEF has agreed to suspend planned industrial action on London”
  “Details of the offer will be discussed with our re
  
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• The RNLI asks Londoners to help to move its Chiswick lifeboat station to its new Wandsworth home

  05-11-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The RNLI’s lifeboat station at Chiswick, the second busiest in the country, is about to move to a new building in Wandsworth, but with £300,000 needed for the move, the RNLI is asking Londoners to help launch its new base.
  The RNLI says that it’s moving home as their old Chiswick building is no longer suitable for the lifeboat’s operational needs, and they had been looking around for that rarest of things in London — an affordable riverside property.
  As it happens,
  
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• Simplifying BT is a tough ask for boss Kirkby

  05-11-2024 13:37
  
  Chief’s dilemma is that it is easier to earmark disposals than to snuffle out buyers
  
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• Paddington station testing new barriers to reduce escalator accidents

  05-11-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Paddington’s Elizabeth line station will soon trial some new barriers by its escalators to persuade people to use the lifts if they have heavy luggage instead of lugging it down the escalators.
  New signs (c) ianVisits
  The station has two main entrances, although most people use the one at the southern end as it’s closest to the mainline station’s concourse. While the station has two lifts in addition to the escalators, many people hauling heavy luggage instinctively head toward
  
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• All Aboard! TfL’s new style guide sets stage for branded kids’ products

  05-11-2024 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) has launched its first dedicated style guide, with the goal of creating more TfL-branded products for children.
  Anyone wanting to use TfL brands and graphics needs a license, and until now, most products have been aimed at the adult market. The new style guide may see more TfL-branded children’s products appear on the shelves in the future.
  (c) IMG licensing
  Designed by creative agency Crush Creative, the guide includes a set of colourful, illustrated assets that
  
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• UK regulator paves way for £16.5bn Vodafone-Three merger

  05-11-2024 09:35
  
  CMA signals support for deal as long as companies commit to delivering joint network plan and retaining certain mobile tariffs
  
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• UK competition regulator outlines remedies for £16.5bn Vodafone-Three deal

  05-11-2024 08:38
  
  CMA calls for commitments to deliver joint network plan and retaining certain mobile tariffs and data packages
  
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• A new museum for London – the hidden Whitefriars Crypt to open to the public

  05-11-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A hidden gem of medieval history beneath Fleet Street will soon welcome visitors with a new museum space dedicated to the Whitefriars legacy.
  Proposed museum (c) Planning docs / Buckley Gray Yeoman
  The Whitefriars, an area named after the white habit worn by the Carmelite Friars, was a pre-dissolution abbey in the City of London. Following its closure, retaining its liberty from the City’s rules, it became a popular location for theatres, the arts, and other activities that preferred to be
  
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