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The London Buzz – 7th January 2025

07-01-2025 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Today’s London news round-up:
A driver led police on a terrifying chase through London’s West End after suffering a panic attack when his girlfriend revealed she was pregnant. Standard
Energy usage in Islington homes still lower than before pandemic EC1 Echo
Black-cab drivers say a new cab rank at Euston railway station is “virtually impossible” to get into and the layout needs changing. BBC News
Police are investigating after a knife-wielding man reportedly slashed a he

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New cycle hire docking station planned for Clerkenwell

07-01-2025 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

A new cycle hire docking station could be installed close to the Postal Museum in Clerkenwell, thanks to a requirement of a nearby housing development in Mount Pleasant.Camden Council was able to secure funding via a legal agreement to provide a new Santander cycle hire docking station from the Postmark development (land west of the Royal Mail sorting office at Mount Pleasant).
They are now consulting on a proposal to add a docking station with 22 docking points on Mount Pleasant. The docking st

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Exploring mental health through art: A fresh look at Charlotte Johnson Wahl’s 1974 hospital paintings

07-01-2025 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Marking 50 years since an exhibition of her work was shown at the Maudsley Hospital, the Bethlem Museum of the Mind is offering a fresh look at Charlotte Johnson Wahl’s paintings of life in a psychiatric hospital.Charlotte Johnson Wahl was a professional portrait painter who was for a while married to Stanley Johnson and is the mother of the former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.
She later started developing mental health difficulties and was treated in psychiatric hospitals, and while some

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British Museum to unveil a new brand alongside the building upgrades

07-01-2025 11:02 via ianvisits.co.uk

The British Museum is looking for a new brand identity to go with its soon to be revamped building.
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At the moment, the museum’s brand is a simple but elegant typeface for its name. If anything, the museum’s website plays down who it is in favour of what it does, which is no bad thing, but it risks being a tad too introverted in its approach if visited by someone not familiar with the museum.
As part of the museum’s project to revamp its buildings, t

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Why some commuters don’t need to wait until 9:30am for cheaper train tickets

07-01-2025 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Every morning after the main rush hour, people can be seen loitering outside tube stations waiting for the 9:30am off-peak prices to kick in — but not every station is the same.
Photo by Steph Gray on Unsplash
Some stations on the edges of London could have a lengthy wait for the first train to leave after 9:30am, so they have different rules for when the off-peak prices can apply.
But only for people making several trips during the day.
At some stations, a person tapping in before 9:30am

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