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City starts engagement on future of Smithfield-Barbican area

The City Corporation is asking residents, workers and visitors for their views on the future of the Smithfield-Barbican area where the meat market...

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Is Islington really seeing a surge in Covid cases?

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Events • Features

Two Instruments, One Musician: Denis Patrickson Brings Beyond Silence to EC1

Musician playing saxophone and piano on a dimly lit jazz club stage beside a purple-lit drum kit and string lights.

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How will Andy Burnham’s first Budget affect London?

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From Fairy Tales to TikTok: Discover Faerdom

Two people pose in front of colourful illuminated fantasy artwork depicting a flute-playing figure and a goddess with a serpent.

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St John Ambulance Christmas Concert poster featuring a decorated church, event details, performers, and ticket information.

Events • News

St John Ambulance launches inaugural Christmas Concert in London

21 October 2026

St John Ambulance will hold its inaugural Christmas Concert on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at the Priory Church of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell, London.

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Two new walking tours uncovering Clerkenwell’s radical history launch this autumn

15 October 2026

For well over a century, Clerkenwell, this brooding centre of revolutionary discontent sat at the edge of the old city walls, remaining a constant source of fear for...

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Zaha Hadid Foundation Marks 10th Anniversary of Architect’s Passing with Major Symposium and Events

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Christmas at the Charterhouse

Children explore a colourful interactive light installation with hanging sculptures while performers hold tubes in a dark gallery.

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An award-winning sensory experience for 0–2-year-olds returns to the Barbican this December

Two women in white martial arts uniforms stand on a blue-and-yellow mat inside a training room.

Community • Features

From Bunhill Fields to Finsbury: the women leading Brazilian jiu-jitsu in EC1

Futuristic museum exhibit with glowing human figures, illuminated geometric wall designs, and archaeological ruins.

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City aims to develop a Cultural Square Mile

Smiling politicians celebrate at Camden Elections, led by a woman in a white hijab and bright pink blazer.

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Labour win Holborn and St Pancras by-election

Poster for Islington Community Art Festival: local art, talks and workshops, opening Saturday 10 October, 10am–5pm, free entry.

Community • Events

Islington Community Arts Festival launches this weekend!

Collage of Clerkenwell Green event posters, including radical history, Lenin, Red on the Green, and a black-and-white portrait.

Community • Events • History

Reds on the Green is back for Autumn 2026!

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Building Safety Levy will “undermine” emergency housebuilding measures in London

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Polanski skips City Hall duties to campaign in Holborn and St Pancras

Flyer for Islington Museum’s “Animal Crackers” walking tour, with event details, booking QR code, and vintage animal illustration.

Community • Events • History

Another chance to go on the Animal Crackers walking tour

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‘Takeover’ of Islington housing block leaves mother and daughter ‘prisoners in own home’

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Councillor urges City of London to ensure Crossrail 2 stops in Fleet Valley

6 October 2026

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Events • News

Hands-on science in King’s Cross at the Francis Crick Institute

2 October 2026

A diverse crowd gathers outdoors behind a colourful banner, near trees and a street lamp, during a sunny day protest.

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‘How dare you?’: Islington Council denies suppressing nursery closure pre-election

2 October 2026

Aerial view of a densely packed suburban neighborhood with rows of houses featuring brick facades and red roofs under soft sunlight.

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London needs devolved powers on par with Wales and Scotland to solve housing crisis

6 October 2026

Nighttime view of a modern cultural building with illuminated geometric terraces, glass entrance, and cylindrical glass elevator tower.

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Discover the Barbican after dark with atmospheric Ghost Tours

1 October 2026

Hand-drawn poster for “Dating the Dead,” a black comedy by Julie Balloo and Tug J Wilson, at The Old Red Lion, October 23–26.

Community • Events

A ‘Gothic Pantomime’ comes to The Old Red Lion

2 October 2026

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News

Why London is already moving on from leasehold flats

1 October 2026

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City Hall still in a battle with Whitehall over devolution as Burnham faces ‘anti-London’ claims

1 October 2026

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Council demands powers to freeze rents

2 October 2026

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News from The Peel – The October newsletter is out now!

1 October 2026

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Ministers urged to set out firm timetable for London’s leaseholders

2 October 2026