Changes are on the way to one of the City of London’s busiest transport intersections, as part of a major improvement programme.From Monday, 13 February, Queen Victoria Street will close permanently to motor vehicles where it meets Bank …

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has today named Ezechi Britton MBE as its Chief Executive Officer. He will start the role in April 2023.Britton will work with Charlotte Crosswell (CFIT Chair) to deliver on CFIT’s mission to …

Library users who have accrued fines and not returned overdue items will have all their fines cleared by the Barbican and Community Library Service, as part of a two-week amnesty next month.Taking ‘Loving your Library’ as its theme, the fines …

A 1950s office block and pub in the City of London will be remodelled to create a ‘vibrant and sustainable’ new development.The plans for Fleet House, in New Bridge Street, will create an additional 1,800 sq m of office space, supporting over 250 …

Internationally-renowned writer and broadcaster Lemn Sissay OBE – an official poet of the London 2012 Olympics – has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London at a ceremony today.Sissay, who came to national recognition in 1988 at the age of …

A youth-led charity’s scheme tackling racism in schools in Bexley will expand and continue for two years – thanks to new funding.Erith-based Active Horizons offers leadership training to equip young people as ‘youth ambassadors’, to help them to …