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• Tube strikes for next week have been cancelled – but the future strikes are still on

  18-03-2026 18:58 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Next week’s tube strikes have been cancelled, but there might still be more strikes in the months ahead.Transport for London (TfL) had been expecting severe disruption from Tuesday 24th through to Friday 27th March across all tube lines.
  However, the RMT Union has suspended the tube strike – but only for next week.
  Unless a deal is struck, the strike action planned from Tuesday 21st until Friday 24th April, and from Tuesday 19th until Friday 22nd May, is still scheduled to go ahead.
  
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• Could London eventually approve its own transport projects without Whitehall delays?

  18-03-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The Mayor of London could gain the power to approve major transport upgrades without central government approval under an amendment that was proposed in Parliament.Although ultimately defeated, it raised the issue on the record, and some of the suggestions are understood to be considered anyway.
  At the moment, major transport upgrades require a Transport and Works Order to be approved by the Secretary of State for Transport, which can add lengthy delays to projects, even when funded entirely by
  
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• Lifeline for London’s largest city farm as Mudchute lease agreed

  18-03-2026 14:22 via ianvisits.co.uk
  East London’s Mudchute City Farm, which has recently faced an uncertain future, looks set to stay with a new long lease — but will have to pay a much higher annual rent.Mudchute Park and Farm was established in the early 1970s as an urban farm, but was threatened just a few years later when the Greater London Council earmarked the land for a high-rise housing estate.  The plans sparked outrage (and indirectly, an episode of Yes Minister), and were eventually dropped, leaving the
  
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• Mind the bap! Morgan Freeman lends his loaf to Baker Street tube station

  18-03-2026 12:52 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Commuters at Baker Street tube station are being told to “mind the bap”, as Morgan Freeman is loafing his voice to the London Underground with a crumpet makeover from Warburtons.
  (c) Warburtons
  For two days only, the unmistakable tones of Morgan Freeman are echoing around Baker Street station, swapping cinematic narration for something a little more… toasted. The Oscar-winning actor has taken over the Tannoy on the northbound Jubilee line platform, delivering bakery-themed ann
  
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• TfL launches a new map of London Underground artworks

  18-03-2026 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new edition of its Art Map – highlighting some of the public art on the London Underground.Although I will warn that it’s quite hard to find, as few stations have put them out on display at the moment. In fact, I am still finding pocket tube maps from December 2024 left out on display in some stations.
  A new leaflet, once you’ve found one, updates Art on the Underground’s 2016 Art Map and highlights six permanent commissions that
  
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