City of London 'to become more like Canary Wharf' as century-long signs ban set to be lifted City of London Corporation considers relaxing strict bylaws prohibiting corporate signage on buildings Evening Standard · Sep 11
City of London Drafts Bill That Could Strip Ex-Prince Andrew of 'Irrevocable' Honour The City of London is drafting a bill to potentially revoke Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Freedom of the City honour, amid public pressure following his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. International Business Times UK · Jul 28
LGBTQ+ charities welcome decision to keep Hampstead Heath ponds trans inclusive A consultation of 38,000 pond users found 86 per cent were in favour of keeping the ‘trans-inclusive’ arrangements The Independent UK · Jun 5
Hampstead Heath bathing ponds will remain 'trans-inclusive' City of London Corporation make final decision over future use of ponds by transgender swimmers Evening Standard · Jun 4
Plans for major transformation of London's Fleet Street unveiled Design options for Fleet Street, once home to the UK’s major newspapers, have been published by the City of London Corporation Evening Standard · May 30
City of London scolds Andrew for failing to give up honour City of London Corporation to give ’formal expression of disapproval’ at disgraced former Prince’s refusal to give up Freedom of City Evening Standard · May 12
Legal challenge over plans to demolish former Museum of London to build office blocks fails Campaign group Barbican Quarter Organisation (BQO) claimed the City of London Corporation failed to properly consider alternative schemes Evening Standard · Mar 27
Hoxton Beach could face eviction after refusing to vacate amid London's park café wars The City of London Corporation has issued possession proceedings just days after Hoxton Beach filed its own judicial review Evening Standard · Mar 17
Tower of London 'at-risk of serious harm' under draft plan for Square Mile Historic England claims ‘quantum, scale and location of development’ planned in City risks UNESCO World Heritage Site Evening Standard · Feb 25
Royal Academy’s first female president given Freedom of the City of London British abstract artist Rebecca Salter has exhibited all over the world including at the Tate, British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum. Evening Standard · Feb 5
Female employees in tech and finance could be hit harder by AI-driven job losses A new report by the City of London Corporation highlights that women employees in tech and finance industries could be more at risk from automation-led job losses. Euronews · Feb 5
'Transformational': Liverpool Street station redevelopment gets glowing review from City planners But the owners of the five-star Andaz hotel say the scale of likely disruption is ‘simply unmanageable’ and want scheme rejected Evening Standard · Feb 3
London's Square Mile plans more skyscrapers as third 'tall buildings' zone revealed The ‘Broadgate Tall Building Site’ would become the third area in the Square Mile designated as suitable for skyscrapers Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025
Listed Central London building to be transformed into luxury hotel The new hotel in Billingsgate will have 179 rooms, a basement spa and its own gallery Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025 Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond trans rules case brought to High Court by charity The claim has been brought after the City of London Corporation erected signs which said the ponds are open to trans women despite the Supreme Court’s judgement on the issue earlier this year
Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025 Ban on black taxis crossing Bank junction in heart of Square Mile to be lifted after eight years Weekday ban will end on July 28, with changes being trialled for 18 months
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2025 ‘We trusted them’: East End fishmongers take on the City to save ancient markets Campaigners say permanent closure of Smithfield and Billingsgate will affect livelihoods and limit access to quality produce
Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025 Twice as many bikes as cars in City of London 'Square Mile' after 57% increase in cycle journeys Change part-fuelled by massive rise in use of Lime and Forest e-bikes
Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025 How City of London's skyline will look in the future when latest skyscrapers are built New images show how City’s iconic skyline might look once planned skyscrapers go up
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 Local authority seizes more than 100 e-bikes causing obstruction City of London Corporation said the e-bikes were stored in ‘a safe location’ during a two-week operation.
Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2024 City maps out its future as a Square Mile of restaurants, pubs and bars The City looks to rival the West End as a place to go out with friends and colleagues late into the night
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024 Upscale 128-room hotel to replace office blocks between Museum of London and Barbican The Square Mile site will also include shops and a pocket park
Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2024 'Safe haven' opens in 600-year-old Guildhall to tackle violence against women and girls Staff at the 15th century building have been trained to support City workers, revellers and visitors feeling unsafe
Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2023 Explanatory plaques fixed to London statues linked to slavery City of London Corporation will fix plaques to statues of William Beckford and Sir John Cass
Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023 55 Bishopsgate: New City skyscraper recommended for approval despite fears over St Paul’s views Skyscraper at 55 Bishopsgate would be among tallest in London and the UK if approved