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• The London Buzz – 21st Sept 2026

  21-09-2026 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Old London – Acre Lane in Brixton, London, around the early 1900s
  Today’s London news round-up:
  ‘Cyclists don’t stop’: disabled residents frightened of floating bus stops as council urged to reject them  Hackney Citizen
  She had no heating. It was December. The council took four months to visit Putney News
  Warren Street Tube noise waking residents in the early hours  Fitzrovia News
  Gallows Corner has fully reopened to traffic more than a year after the clos
  
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• Tickets Alert: Open days at Greenwich’s Admirals’ House

  21-09-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The usually private Admirals’ House at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich will be open for a few days this Christmas for people to wander around and photograph.
  (c) Old Royal Naval College
  One of the oldest surviving parts of the site, Admiral’s House, overlooking the Thames, was once the residence of the Governor of the Royal Hospital for Seamen.
  Dressed for the holidays, all four rooms of this historic house will be adorned with decorations, allowing visitors to explore a bui
  
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• Specialist train deployed to prevent c2c and London Overground delays

  21-09-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Passengers on c2c and London Overground’s Mildmay line could benefit from fewer delays after specialist equipment was used to identify potential overhead line faults before they cause major disruption.
  Greater Anglia train equipped with PANDAS-V on the London Overground (c) GBR Anglia
  That’s because a Greater Anglia train fitted with the monitoring technology travelled over both routes on two Sundays in July and August, gathering information about the condition of their overhead elec
  
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• Handel treasures go on display for London museum’s 25th anniversary

  21-09-2026 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Handel Hendrix House is marking the 25th anniversary of its opening after successfully saving the building from partial demolition, with a new exhibition of loaned artworks rarely seen outside their usual homes.The exhibition, which runs throughout the building, tells a series of stories about the music Handel wrote within its walls and performed as he became Georgian London’s go-to composer and most celebrated musical personality.
  His importance is highlighted in a painting of the Roy
  
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• TfL to build 53 new toilets for London bus drivers

  21-09-2026 10:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) is to build 53 new toilet facilities for bus drivers over the next three years, as part of efforts to ensure suitable facilities are available on every London bus route.The announcement follows a recent strike threat over conditions for bus drivers during heatwaves, which saw an agreement to install air conditioning in drivers’ cabs.
  TfL says it will invest a further £6 million in driver welfare facilities during the current financial year. The programme wi
  
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• London’s Alleys: Terrett’s Place, Islington, N1

  21-09-2026 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This rather shabby-looking short passageway off Islington’s Upper Street has an unexpected gem with a Dickens link in the corner.This part of London began developing in the 1720s, but even a century later, it was still largely fields, with houses lining only the few main roads.
  Terrett’s Place is developed by now, but was always what it is today – a tiny little corner passage behind the back of a couple of shops. If it was ever expected to get larger with future housing develop
  
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