City invites bids for Lord Mayor’s Show funding

Community groups are being invited to apply for funding of up to £15,000 to allow them to take part in this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show on November 13th. Each year the City of London Corporation awards four groups funding and assistance to join the dozens of floats taking part in the historic parade to welcome the new Lord Mayor of the City of London.

Assembly reveal difficulties faced by older Londoners in accessing home care

A new report from the London Assembly shows many older Londoners are experiencing difficulties accessing home care and reveals many struggle to navigate their way through the current system.

Disposal of unwanted phone directories ‘costs taxpayers £7.5m a year’

Taxpayers are paying £7.5m a year to dispose of unwanted and “needless” phone directories according to the Local Government Association, the body which represents councils in England.

Metropolitan Police Authority meeting – Thursday

The full Metropolitan Police Authority will meet on Thursday (25th February) at City Hall. Kit Malthouse, who has recently been appointed as MPA Chair by Mayor Boris Johnson, will update Authority members an key issues and events since the last meeting.

Mayor faces public’s questions

Londoners can question Mayor Boris Johnson and members of the London Assembly on their work at next month’s People’s Question Time event which is being held in Harrow.

AMs to consider Malthouse MPA appointment

The London Assembly will meet tomorrow to consider Boris Johnson’s proposed appointment of Metropolitan Police Authority deputy Chairman Kit Malthouse to the role of Chair. The nomination of Malthouse follows the Mayor’s decision in January to step down from the role despite an election vow chair the MPA and not to “shrug my shoulders and pass the buck” over the capital’s policing challenges.

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