The Mayor’s decision to introduce ticketing for the event has been criticised by London Assembly members and several potential 2016 Mayoral candidates.
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London’s New Year’s fireworks to become ticketed-only
The annual display was previously free of charge but the Mayor says growing crowds, which last year exceed 500,000, meant it was now necessary to limit numbers.
Art, performance and fireworks at the Thames Festival
Thousands of Londoners are expected to take part in this weekend’s Thames Festival. The annual festival, supported by Barclaycard, the Mayor of London and Arts Council England, is held every September and is one of the most popular events in the capital’s social calendar. Festival Director Adrian Evans, said: “This year’s weekend is going to […]
New Year fireworks ‘to be global promotion for London’
Boris Johnson is promising that this year’s New Year fireworks display will serve as a global promotion of the capital and is to form a major element of BBC One’s New year coverage.
What does the Autumn Statement mean for Boris’s last Budget as Mayor?
The big news was that police funding will be frozen, rather than cut, as some had expected. But what does this mean for the Met – and what about the rest of London’s services – including transport, housing and regeneration?