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The London Buzz – 13th January 2025

13-01-2025 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Today’s London news round-up:
A safety warning has been issued after two dogs and a man were rescued from a frozen lake in a south-west London park. BBC News
Measures to stop taxis and private hire vehicles waiting in residential streets near Heathrow have been approved by Hillingdon Council. Times Series
Rival Southwark councillors have accused each other of unprofessional behaviour after squabbling at a meeting on Wednesday where one advised another to ‘shut up’. South Londo

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SWR advises train passengers to prepare for delays through the Wimbledon area

13-01-2025 15:35 via ianvisits.co.uk

South Western Railway (SWR) is advising customers to plan ahead of the next two weekends in January due to engineering work.Maintenance in the Wimbledon area will affect services across the SWR network, with long-distance services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids, Portsmouth Harbour and Weymouth revised and diverted on:Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th January
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th JanuaryDuring the closures, Network Rail engineers will renew approximately 800 metres of track, ba

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Oligarch-linked telecoms group to float Ukraine’s Kyivstar on Nasdaq

13-01-2025 15:30 via ft.com

Veon signs letter of intent with Cohen Circle for US listing of subsidiary

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Charing Cross station’s 160 year old railway bridge undergoes major refurbishment

13-01-2025 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The Hungerford railway bridge into Charing Cross station will be covered in scaffolding for much of the next few years as Network Rail carries out repairs to the 160 year old bridge.Work is starting now and will last until winter 2028. The lengthy time is because, as it’s a live railway bridge, they can only work on small sections at a time.
In the first phase, Network Rail will erect scaffolding around the bridge and then enclose the scaffold. In May, they will start the main painting wor

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Fabric meets jewellery at the Goldsmiths Centre

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

When we think about jewellery, we often think of precious metals and gemstones, but rope, threads, weaving? If it looks good, the jewellery doesn’t need to be made from jewels, and a new exhibition shows off some of these crafted works of art.The exhibition is in The Goldsmiths’ Centre, a training college for future craftspeople just around the corner from Farringdon station. Since it opened a decade ago, over 150 people have gone on to careers in the industry through its Foundation

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