Boris Johnson’s decision to implement paid ticketing for the capital’s New Year’s Eve celebrations has come under renewed criticism after it emerged that just 27% of the tickets sold went to Londoners.
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London seeks New Year’s Eve fireworks sponsor
Mayor Boris Johnson and event organisers Jack Morton Worldwide are offering firms a chance to secure naming rights for the next three years and say they’ll also get their brand on the event’s tickets and publicity material.
London New Year’s Eve fireworks to be ticketed in 2015 and 2016
The decision to make London’s annual New Year’s Eve firework display a ticketed event proved controversial in some quarters but City Hall documents show the new arrangements are here to stay.
Labour urge eBay and Ticketmaster to donate fireworks ticket profits to charity
eBay and Ticketmaster, owners of the UK’s two largest ticket reselling websites, have been urged to donate their profits from selling tickets to the capital’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display to charity.
Labour call for more fireworks tickets to be released as Boris urges crowds to stay away
City Hall is warning revellers not to try entering the South Bank or Victoria Embankment on News Year’s Eve unless they’ve already bought a ticket for the capital’s fireworks display.