A new City Academy sponsored by KPMG and the City of London Corporation opened in Hackney yesterday taking the number of academies supported by the Corporation to three. The Corporation already sponsors two successful academies in Southwark and Islington has has hopes that the … [Read more...]
Make a date for the Lord Mayor’s Show
August 21, 2009 By
Londoners are being reminded to keep Saturday 14th November free to enjoy the splendour of the annual Lord Mayor’s Show. The annual event dates back to 1215 and marks the formal ascendance to office of the new Lord Mayor, who is elected every year. By tradition the new Lord … [Read more...]
City increases funding for career aspiration projects
August 7, 2009 By
The City of London has increased by a quarter the amount of money it makes available for funding “career aspiration projects” in the City and City fringes, those boroughs which border the City boundary. Over £400,000 is to be made available for funding ten projects aimed at … [Read more...]
Lord Mayor leads business delegation to China
June 1, 2009 By
Ian Luder, the Lord Mayor of London, is in China this week leading a delegation of leading UK-based financial and professional services firms. The group are expected to meet key figures in China’s financial service sector as well as regulators and political leaders. The Lord Mayor … [Read more...]
City launches 22nd Dragon Awards
May 19, 2009 By
Friday saw the launch of the 22nd Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards. First launched by the then Lord Mayor Sir David Rowe-Ham in 1987, the awards seek to celebrate businesses and public bodies across Greater London who get involved with their communities. In an effort to raise awareness … [Read more...]
City Common Council election results
March 17, 2009 By
The City of London’s ward elections were held yesterday (16th March) with 128 candidates contesting 100 seats across the 25 Wards., however due to the number of candidates standing in each Ward, only 13 wards had contested elections. The Labour Party had promised the "first … [Read more...]
Lord Mayor leads business delegation to Turkey
March 17, 2009 By
Lord Mayor of London Ian Luder is leading a business delegation on a four day visit to Turkey in a bid to improve the City's ties with key decision makers to enhance partnerships across a range of key sectors including finance, legal, education and maritime. During his trip the Lord … [Read more...]
New bells for City church
March 2, 2009 By
A service will be held tomorrow at St. Magnus the Martyr Church, located in the City of London, to celebrate the consecration of a new ring of bells, 65 years after the previous ring were removed. The original ring of bells and the church were destroyed in the Great Fire of London. … [Read more...]
