https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comWed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200 Cheapside looking east
Today’s London news round-up:
Calls for City Hall to do more to incentivise housebuilding in London as slowdown continues Enfield Dispatch
Greenwich Council will finally introduce an initial 29 parking bays for Lime bikes – and is set to sign an agreement so Forest bike users will have to use them too. Greenwich Wire
A derelict garage site in Southall is set to be transformed into four family homes under plans announced by Ea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/the-london-buzz-3rd-june-2026/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/the-london-buzz-3rd-june-2026/ Cross-passage door test-installation within the Chiltern Tunnel (c) HS2
A total of 300 cross-passage doors will eventually be installed in HS2’s tunnels, linking the northbound and southbound bores and providing emergency access routes between them. The 60kg doors are designed to withstand the pressure chan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/new-photos-show-hs2s-first-tunnel-safety-door-being-installed/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/new-photos-show-hs2s-first-tunnel-safety-door-being-installed/ Now housed in a grand building off The Mall, they hold public talks, but also their annual science exhibition.
This yea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/tickets-alert-late-openings-at-the-royal-societys-annual-science-exhibition/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/tickets-alert-late-openings-at-the-royal-societys-annual-science-exhibition/ As an exhibition, it’s a mix of sculptures, paintings and photography.
It opens weakly though, whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/jack-white-these-thoughts-may-disappear/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/jack-white-these-thoughts-may-disappear/ Greenwich Royal Observatory (c) ianVisits
Usually, tickets to the hilltop attraction cost £24 for adults and £12 for children, but on Tuesdays in June, everyone can visit for a flat rate of £10 per person.
Perched above Greenwich Park, the Royal Observatory is one of London’s most significant scientific landmarks. It is the home of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/royal-observatory-offering-less-than-half-price-tickets-in-june/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/royal-observatory-offering-less-than-half-price-tickets-in-june/ Due to open]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/quentin-blakes-125-million-museum-of-illustrations-opens-its-doors/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/quentin-blakes-125-million-museum-of-illustrations-opens-its-doors/ (The) Strand
A homeless man who lived around the side of Sainsburys Putney for years has died from heatstroke in the heatwave Putney News
How Lime removed restrictions to let Deliveroo riders go at full speed through London’s parks London Centric
The row over the fate of three park cafes on Hampstead Heath could see a decision within days. Kilburn Times
Work is underway on more than 650 new homes as part of Barking Riverside’s expanding neighbourho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/the-london-buzz-2nd-june-2026/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/the-london-buzz-2nd-june-2026/ (c) Westminster Rooftop Terrace Bar
The rooftop bar is on top of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the grand terracotta and brick building on the corner of Parliament Square between the Supreme Court and the Treasury. Sitting up top, it offers pretty much uninterrupted views across to Parliament and Westminster Abbey.
Entry is £15 per person and includes a welcome gl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/rooftop-bar-overlooking-parliament-reopens-for-the-summer/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/rooftop-bar-overlooking-parliament-reopens-for-the-summer/ 1 Undershaft in the city cluster (c) Dbox
What was to be called 1 Understaft, for the simple reason that is its address, is now to be known as One London – because that’s the sort of branding that marketing people think is a good idea.
It also means that the address will be more complicated as One London, 1 Undersh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/tallest-biggest-blandest-future-city-skyscraper-renamed-to-one-london/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/tallest-biggest-blandest-future-city-skyscraper-renamed-to-one-london/ All it needed was the smell of cigarettes a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/lost-music-venues-review-the-vampa-recreates-the-sticky-floored-magic-of-a-night-out/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/lost-music-venues-review-the-vampa-recreates-the-sticky-floored-magic-of-a-night-out/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/uk-would-block-indian-billionaire-raising-bt-stake/Thu, 28 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/uk-would-block-indian-billionaire-raising-bt-stake/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/biggest-uk-mobile-groups-suffer-worst-year-of-customer-losses/Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/biggest-uk-mobile-groups-suffer-worst-year-of-customer-losses/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/bt-is-finally-getting-on-top-of-its-altnet-threat/Thu, 21 May 2026 19:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/bt-is-finally-getting-on-top-of-its-altnet-threat/ View of the development site – source: planning documents
The plot of land sits between the tube station and a former ten-storey office building, which has been converted into housing. The new housing development would sit on the former office car park.
Site outline over Google maps
The development would see seven new blocks constructed around the exis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/application-made-for-882-new-homes-next-to-sudbury-hill-tube-station/Thu, 21 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/application-made-for-882-new-homes-next-to-sudbury-hill-tube-station/ So parents]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/government-cuts-vat-on-family-attraction-tickets-for-the-summer-holidays/Thu, 21 May 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/government-cuts-vat-on-family-attraction-tickets-for-the-summer-holidays/ And naturall]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/touch-ancient-poo-at-the-natural-history-museums-jurassic-sea-monsters-exhibition/Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/touch-ancient-poo-at-the-natural-history-museums-jurassic-sea-monsters-exhibition/ London’s Floden may originate from Fladen. Photo by Christian Michelides CC BY-SA 4.0
The dish, known as floden, will be cooked up from an ancient recipe during Milk, Memory and Cheesecake – organised by the Jewish Square Mile Foundation and Shoreditch Trust, running at The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/forgotten-medieval-pie-recipe-revived-in-the-city-of-london/Thu, 21 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/forgotten-medieval-pie-recipe-revived-in-the-city-of-london/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/bt-chief-warns-ai-boom-will-push-up-mobile-phone-prices/Thu, 21 May 2026 10:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/bt-chief-warns-ai-boom-will-push-up-mobile-phone-prices/ The weekend marks 75 years since the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) performed live on the South Bank during the Festival of Britain in 1951 – widely regarded as the first steel band performance in the UK.
A steelband in Trinidad and Tobago by Kip1234 CC BY-SA 4.0
Across 25th and 26th July 2026, th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/one-of-the-uks-biggest-steel-pan-gatherings-is-coming-to-the-south-bank/Thu, 21 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/one-of-the-uks-biggest-steel-pan-gatherings-is-coming-to-the-south-bank/ (c) Department for Transport (DfT)
The rebranded Class 387 train is operated by Southern and was officially unveiled at Brighton ahead of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) joining the growing publicly owned rail network on 31st May.
For the spotters – it’s number 387172, which you can track on RealTi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/southern-train-becomes-the-first-to-use-great-british-railways-colours/Thu, 21 May 2026 09:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/telecom/southern-train-becomes-the-first-to-use-great-british-railways-colours/