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• After a decade of delay, Earl’s Court finally gets planning permission for 4,000 homes

  06-01-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A decade after the Earls Court Exhibition Centre was demolished, planning permission has finally been granted to build homes on the site.
  Proposed development – Source: planning documents
  There have been attempts to do something with the site since 2008, with outline planning granted in 2013, but the plans were dropped following extensive local opposition.
  Originally planned to have some 8,000 homes, including rebuilding council housing around the site, following lengthy protests, the core
  
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• Frameless unveils new annual ticket as a budget-friendly option for repeat visits

  06-01-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Frameless, the huge basement space next to Marble Arch, filled with animated artworks that you walk into, has introduced an annual ticket offer, which can be a much cheaper option for regular visitors.A visit normally costs around £25-£30, depending on various factors, but the new annual ticket is available for £60 per person. So, if you’re the sort of person who would like to visit at least three times in a year, then the annual ticket is going to be a better option for
  
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• Award-winning theatre set designs go on show at the National Theatre

  06-01-2026 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  If, as is claimed, the world is a stage, then there’s an entire solar system of minute worlds on display at the moment, showing off the craft of creating theatre stage sets.These are the winners of the biennial Linbury Prize for Stage Design, established in 1987 by Lady Anya Sainsbury to champion the next generation of stage designers and model makers. The winners and their designs are currently on display at the National Theatre.
  The exhibition itself is largely made up of presentation bo
  
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• Winter sale on Eurostar train trips to mainland Europe

  06-01-2026 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  If you’ve been eyeing up a winter escape by rail, Eurostar has just provided a timely nudge, with a new sale offering tickets from £35 each way on its core European routes.
  (c) ianVisits
  The discounted fares apply to journeys between London and Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Lille, for travel taking place between 19 January and 25 March 2026.
  While there are a handful of blackout dates, around 90% of dates during the sale period seem to be available at the headline price,
  
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• New book reveals the overlooked modern architecture of Britain’s Big Four railways

  06-01-2026 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A new book is about to be published that examines the architecture of the Big Four railway companies during the interwar years.
  (c) Daniel Wright and Philip Butler
  From the grouping of the Big Four in 1923 to nationalisation in 1947, there was a short-lived yet sweeping transformation in railway architecture, from ornate Neo-Classical designs to the bold new forms of Streamline Modernism.
  As the authors, Philip Butler and Daniel Wright, note, while Charles Holden’s London Underground stati
  
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• UK broadband operator sold to distressed debt specialist

  06-01-2026 00:01
  G.Network’s lenders trigger sale of company with £300mn of net debt but just 25,000 customers
  
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