Johnson reorganises office and ‘clarifies’ advisor posts (0)
03/7/09 •
Boris Johnson is to reshape his office arrangements after the departure of Ian Clement revealed the absence of a formal Chief of Staff, despite a widespread understanding at City Hall that advisor Sir Simon Milton held this responsibility.
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Nine new fire stations for capital (0)
30/6/09 •
Nine new fire stations are to be built in London under a £57million PFI contract was announced by Government Ministers. The new stations will replace existing facilities including at Dagenham and Dockhead.
GLA gets power to levy business rate supplement (0)
03/7/09 •
Local authorities including the Greater London Authority have been granted the power to raise a supplement on the business rate and to help fund new projects aimed at developing their local economies.
Met experiments with social media networks (0)
03/7/09 •
Met to The Met Police has launched channels on both YouTube and photo-sharing site Flickr as part of a pilot scheme intended to find the best ways of using social media to communicate with the public.
Video Feature: London Eye refurbishment (Comments Off)
01/7/09 •
David Sharpe, London divisional director at Merlin Entertainment, discusses the three year, £12.5m package of works will see each of the wheel’s 32 capsules removed one at a time and floated down the Thames to Tilbury Docks in Essex.
LDA offers capital’s businesses language lessons (0)
30/6/09 •
The London Development Agency is offering free training in language and cultural skills to help businesses welcome the expected surge in visitors to the capital.
Councils welcome affordable housing plans (0)
30/6/09 •
Government plans to increase the number of affordable homes and allow councils to keep all the receipts from rent collections and right to buy proceeds have been welcomed by London Councils.
London Eye refurbishment work begins (0)
26/6/09 •
Work has begun on a major upgrade to the London Eye, the iconic tourist attraction situated on the south bank of the River Thames. The three year, £12.5m package of works will see each of the wheel’s 32 capsules removed one at a time and floated down the Thames to Tilbury Docks in Essex.
Boris’s £4000 taxi bill (12)
25/6/09 •
Boris Johnson’s image as an environment loving cyclist suffered a serious dent today with the publication of expenses showing he’s spent more than £4000 on taxis since taking office.
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24/6/09 •
Amid the anger, sanity finally breaks out over those ‘deputy mayors’17/6/09 •
The Mayor’s Unhappy Question Time16/6/09 •
The police need to work with off-licences to tackle our booze culture20/5/09 •
Delivering a world class Tube10/5/09 •
Why we should re-phase London Assembly Elections
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01/7/09 •
Video Feature: London Eye refurbishment06/5/09 •
Interview: Darren Johnson on the London Assembly and Mayoral Accountability30/3/09 •
Investing in London’s businesses30/3/09 •
Easter highlights in London03/3/09 •
European Government in London
