The developers behind the £9 billion redevelopment of iconic landmark are offering tickets via public ballot, with the lucky winners getting a guided tour of the power station itself, the new parade of riverside restaurants, and a host of pop-up spaces in a former railway arch.
LibDems slam Sadiq’s “shambolic” and “sham” consultation over police station closures
The Mayor’s office, which blames the planned closures on government funding cuts, had promised that Londoners would be fully consulted on the proposals.
City Hall to spend £250m buying land for new affordable homes as Sadiq pledges to build 90,000 by 2021
The pledges are included in a new draft Housing Strategy for London published for consultation today. Conservatives at City Hall have questioned where the cash will come from.
Crossrail exhibition draws record visitor numbers to Museum of London Docklands
Objects displayed ranged from prehistoric flints and Tudor bowling balls to human remains of victims of the plague, the objects on display were hugely varied and shone a light on almost every important period of London’s history.
Sadiq turns down request to dilute affordable housing share on former Scotland Yard site
Shortly before last year’s City Hall elections, BL Developments were granted planning consent to build 268 homes on the site, of which just 10 would be affordable. The developers also agreed to pay Westminster council £10m to provide affordable housing elsewhere in the borough.
