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• Thunderbirds and Space:1999 exhibition gets mission extension

  29-01-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Attention all personnel: This is International Rescue and Moonbase Alpha with a joint transmission.The original closing date for the Museum of Brands’ exhibition devoted to all things Gerry and Sylvia Anderson has been affected by a critical systems failure! After an emergency consultation between Tracy Island and Moonbase Alpha, a new flight plan has been authorised.
  Revised mission duration: now extended to 18th April 2026.
  Commander Koenig has confirmed there is no need to evacuate the
  
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• West London commuters get boost with more Elizabeth line trains from this spring

  29-01-2026 15:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Three west London stations will get more Elizabeth line trains calling at them in the morning peak hours from later this spring.
  Elizabeth line trains at Southall station (c) ianVisits
  Transport for London (TfL) is making the changes by arranging for trains leaving Heathrow Terminal 5 in the morning to call at more stations on their way to central London.
  Under the changes, which come into effect from Monday 18th May 2026 for services between 8am and 9am:Southall currently has 8 trains stopping
  
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• Nine blue plaques, hanging on a wall — Nine blue plaques for London in 2026

  29-01-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  London is to get nine more blue plaques this year, as English Heritage confirms which nine people are to be celebrated.
  Blue plaque installed in 2024
  Spanning science, photography, film, literature, performance, journalism, activism and military history, the new plaques will celebrate individuals whose lives and work helped shape London’s intellectual, cultural and social landscape.
  The selection ranges from Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, whose discoveries transformed our understanding of the s
  
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• Peckham Rye station to get £5m makeover while waiting for step-free rebuild

  29-01-2026 13:20 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Peckham Rye station is to get a £5 million upgrade as an interim measure while it waits for funding for step-free access to be approved.
  Recently restored station frontage (c) ianVisits
  To be carried out over the next 18 months, the upgrades will focus on making the station easier to use and reducing crowding at busy times, particularly in the small ticket hall entrance.
  The Booking Hall will be restored to its 19th-century heritage look, fully repainted and enhanced with improved lighting
  
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• Forgotten Mughal Banaras revealed in free London photo exhibition

  29-01-2026 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Photos of one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities are on display in central London right now.This photography exhibition seeks to challenge the familiar image of India’s Banaras (Varanasi) as a city defined by Hindu pilgrimage and the Ganges River’s sacred waters.
  Instead of dwelling on its famous riverfront scenes, the exhibition turns its lens on lesser-seen communities and Banaras’s often-overlooked Mughal history, which increasingly sits uncomfortably
  
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