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• The London Buzz – 30th December 2024

  30-12-2024 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  Camden burglary as brazen thieves get away with £10m of diamonds, sapphires and emeralds Mirror
  What did Amy Lamé do as the Mayor’s Night Czar? More than you might think OnLondon
  Places that closed down in London in 2024 Londonist
  Ealing beavers thrive in their year in the city BBC News
  Plans for 200 homes to be built on the site of a disused New Barnet gasholder have been unveiled. Times Series
  Lambeth council wants to make a Low Traffic N
  
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• Proposal to revamp street outside Harrods for Spring 2025

  30-12-2024 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The pedestrianised but very busy street outside Harrods, next to the tube station entrance, could be given a makeover to reduce the overcrowding.
  View from Basil Street looking at proposed scheme (c) K&C Council
  Although fully pedestrianised, some of the space is occupied by food stalls and with the tube station entrance next to the department store, it can be a bit of a muddle with crowds trying to get around each other.
  The proposed layout would introduce additional planting and public sea
  
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• HS2’s new CEO calls for full reset to deal with cost challenges

  30-12-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The HS2 railway project is still facing significant challenges, especially over costs, its new CEO, Mark Wild, says in an end-of-year update on progress.
  Rail Minister and new CEO at Old Oak Common station box to see the two TBMs preparing to build HS2 to Euston (c) HS2
  Mark Wild, who previously took over the Crossrail project when it hit problems, joined HS2 at the start of this month and is now leading a wide-ranging review of the programme, which will report next year.  That review will,
  
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• Half-price January sale on GWR train tickets

  30-12-2024 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  There will be a new year day on Great Western Railway (GWR), offering half-price savings on most of its Advance fares, with some day trips possible at very low prices.The January Sale fares are available on First or Standard class fares for one week from Thursday 2nd January to Thursday 9th January, and tickets will be valid for journeys between Friday 10th January up to and including Sunday 13th April 2025.
  Example fares for travel from London Paddington to:Bristol Temple Meads for £21
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• See the plans to redevelop the British Museum

  30-12-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Five plans have been shortlisted to redevelop the British Museum’s western wing, and an exhibition of the plans is currently being shown inside the museum.There are details of the proposals on the museum website, but the scale models do help to give a better view what is being suggested for the rebuilding of the western range.
  While the models and the information provided give an idea of what the revamped galleries could look like, it’s unlikely that will be the deciding factor in wh
  
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• Thameslink railway in central London reopens following Christmas engineering works

  30-12-2024 09:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Thameslink railway through central London has reopened this morning following a long closure for track replacement works.
  Cutting rail in Thameslink tunnels (c) Network Rail
  Over the Christmas period, the line between St. Pancras International to Herne Hill was closed, while Network Rail engineers installed 1,670m of new rails on the track between Farringdon and Blackfriars, as well as a number of insulated block joints – the joints that bolt sections of railway track together.
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