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The London Buzz – 13th December 2024

13-12-2024 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Today’s London news round-up:
London mayor Sadiq Khan burst out laughing on Thursday night (12th) after being challenged about a petition calling for him not to be knighted. Enfield Dispatch
A list of every Fourth Plinth sculpture, and where they are now. Londonist
Islington Council has walked back on its plans to ethically divest millions from its pension fund, despite previously predicting there would be no ‘major’ legal obstacle to doing so. EC1 Echo
Greenwich Council has b

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City of London’s tallest skyscraper 1 Undershaft gets planning permission

13-12-2024 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The City of London’s tallest building is about to lose its title, as the City has granted permission for an even taller tower to be built close to it.
1 Undershaft in the city cluster (c) Dbox /Eric Parry Architects
Planned to be built between the ‘Gherkin’ and the Leadenhall building, the 74-storey (309.6m high) office tower known as 1 Undershaft will also include a viewing gallery at the top and children’s education space at levels 72 and 73, operated in partnership wit

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“Dame Edna Everage’s” art collection to go on display next year

13-12-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Objects owned and collected by the Australian comedian Barry Humphries, aka Dame Edna Everage, will be displayed in London next year before being sold at auction.
Barry Humphries at home 202 (c) Tereza Erveova / Christie’s
Barry Humphries, far better known as Dame Edna Everage, was in private so much more than his alter ego personalities. He was a noted art collector who started collecting in his teens, and more than half a century later, he had built a collection of over 250 paintings.
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Tickets Alert: Visit two steam museums with a Routemaster shuttle trip

13-12-2024 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

If you fancy visiting two Victorian steam engine museums and travelling between them in a vintage bus — then you’re in luck as the Kempton Steam Museum and the London Museum of Water & Steam are offering exactly that.
(c) London Museum of Water & Steam
For two days during Betwixmas, both museums will be running their steam engines and offering a joint ticket for both museums, including travel between them in an old Routemaster bus.
The New Year Steam Up takes place on M

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Bus and tram fares frozen for 2025 but tube and rail fares to rise in March

13-12-2024 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Transport for London (TfL) fares are to rise by an average of 3.6 percent next year, with higher rises for rail and tube journeys and frozen fares for buses and trams.
Photo by Steph Gray on Unsplash
The fare changes, which come into effect on Sunday 2nd March 2025, will freeze the bus and tram pay-as-you-go (PAYG) fare at £1.75 and the one-day bus and tram cap at £5.25. The Bus & Tram Pass season price would remain frozen at £24.70 for a seven-day ticket. The Hopper fare o

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