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Reds on the Green is back for Autumn 2026!

Join us and discover the radical history of Clerkenwell Green through monthly sessions. Come and explore local stories, groundbreaking ideas and...

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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

Crowd of Green Party supporters cheering and holding “Vote Green” signs outside a brick building.

Community • Events • History

Another chance to go on the Animal Crackers walking tour

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

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

A crumpled beige blanket lies on a messy floor amid water bottles, snack wrappers, tissues, and scattered debris.

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Construction-wrapped high-rise with crane beside a distinctive glass-domed tower and historic church under a clear blue sky.

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

6 October 2026

Crossrail 2 should stop in the west of the Square Mile to support the projected jobs growth around the Fleet Valley area, a City of London councillor has said.

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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

Dating the Dead is a black comedy by Julie Balloo and Tug J Wilson, the team that brought you the sold-out 'The Paper Doll House'

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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

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Council demands powers to freeze rents

a new build estate

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

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

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Events • News

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

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Community

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

Open-water swimmers in orange caps navigate a marked course beside a large buoy in a lake.

News

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

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Why London is already moving on from leasehold flats

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News

Discover the Barbican after dark with atmospheric Ghost Tours

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Why Smithfield and Clerkenwell deserve a new visitor centre

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News

Sadiq Khan rejects London Assembly calls for Bus Driver Bill of Rights

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Sadiq Khan lays out three main demands for Burnham’s Budget

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Community • Features

Clerkenwell, You’re Looking Rather Photogenic

17 September 2026

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Council claims it has purchased 10 per cent of new temporary accommodation units England

10 September 2026

Modern three-story office building with large windows, greenery, and people walking and chatting near the entrance.

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Council reluctantly approves Edward Rudolf House demolition

18 September 2026

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Marx Memorial Library & Workers’ School gets half a million pounds to transform access to radical history at historic Clerkenwell site

17 September 2026

A female cadet first aider demonstrates infant CPR on a doll to a child seated on the floor in a public space.

News

Learn a skill that could save someone’s life

10 September 2026

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Features • History

Joan Dant: The 17th-century startup story

17 September 2026

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Events • News

London Cycling Festival on Sunday 20 September – safe, fun cycling for everyone

10 September 2026

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News

Holborn & St Pancras by-election candidates announced after Keir Starmer quits as MP

18 September 2026

Red double-decker electric bus on route 63 to King's Cross driving through an urban street with surrounding buildings.

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TfL one step closer to setting up publicly owned bus company

17 September 2026

Woman posing near large statue of a black woman in a blue dress on a plinth at Trafalgar Square, London.

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Lady in blue unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth

11 September 2026

Smiling bald man in a white shirt stands with crossed arms in a landscaped garden courtyard.

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London councils must be given increased powers to shut down lawbreaking high street shops

24 September 2026

Two women walk past a row of green Lime rental bikes on a sunny street with buildings and a Wimbledon Tennis sign.

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Sadiq Khan must publish e-bike parking guidance instead of waiting for government

17 September 2026