City Hall blog
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Best events in Croydon this spring
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With two months left to go as London Borough of Culture, there is still lots to see and do in Croydon.
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How Good Work is improving the lives of Londoners
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Watch video case studies showcasing businesses committed to best employment practices and the employees who are benefitting.
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The innovators shaping London’s future
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Watch video case studies about the innovators supported through the Mayor's Challenge LDN initiative - helping to solve Londoner’s most pressing...
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How the London Living Wage builds a fairer city
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Learn more about how the London Living Wage has never been more crucial for workers, and makes good commercial sense for businesses.
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High Streets for All Challenge Learnings
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The High Streets for All Challenge – supporting Londoners in creating local strategies, actions and impact
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London Creative Health City: Building It Together
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The power of culture to fuel Londoners’ health and wellbeing
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Progressing a health in all policies approach across the GLA Group
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Director of the GLA Group Public Health Unit, Vicky Hobart, writes about why collaboration and co-benefits are key to progressing a health in all...
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Statement on Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage - London's Victims' Commissioner
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A statement from Claire Waxman OBE, London's Victims Commissioner, following Report Stage of the Victims and Prisoners Bill in the House of Commons.
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Creative Stewardship of our Cities
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Exploring the role of imagination and lived-experience leadership in civic change. Three texts sharing unique insights, tools and approaches to...
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This Is Croydon: the story so far…
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Croydon’s year-long London Borough of Culture, This Is Croydon, launched in April 2023. It is both a showcase for local talent and a chance to show...
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Promoting solidarity, celebrating culture - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
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Ukrainian families and students in Croydon came together to celebrate the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine performing as part of This Is Croydon...
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PlanApps: Innovating with the Mayor of London
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PlanApps: Innovating with the Mayor of London
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Meet the Community Engagement Team
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Our mission is to bridge the gap between City Hall and London's communities
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International Day of Older People 2023
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Read how the Mayor is making City Hall a more inclusive workplace for older people.
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Comedian Touretteshero on why we need disability arts festival Liberty
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Jess Thom aka Touretteshero on why Liberty and shared spaces for Disability culture are essential for Londoners
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London's Victims' Commissioner's Statement on the Sentencing of Adam Provan
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A statement from London's Victims' Commissioner, Claire Waxman OBE, on the sentencing of Adam Provan.
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24 Hours in Brussels: young Londoners win a European-wide award for designing public spaces in Brent
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24 hours in Brussels: young Londoners win a European-wide award for designing public spaces in Brent
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Local London Summer events
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There are fantastic events all over London this spring, wherever you are.
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Filming in London - July 2023
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Our monthly feature telling you what's currently being shot for TV and film across the city.
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Celebrating the street – how sharing local stories brings us all closer together
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Jude Wacks tells us how her London Borough of Culture photography project brought the local community together in a time of turbulence.
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Shifting the balance – how culture enables young people to become leaders
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Abstract Benna tells us how a London Borough of Culture programme helped him to help others.
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Forging a career in culture
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Insights into the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme: interview with artist Warren Reilly in Brent
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An open letter to European Londoners from the Mayor of London.
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has written an open letter to European Londoners, thanking them for the huge contribution they have made to London and...
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Clean Air Day 2023
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For Clean Air Day the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is hailing the efforts of young Londoners to tackle the city’s air pollution.
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A Big Conversation: arts and mental health
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Young people have the solution to the mental health crisis, through arts and culture.
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The arts can transform young people’s mental health
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Insights into the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme: interview with artists of Sounds Like Chaos
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Carving out creative community spaces in Croydon
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Insights into the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme: a conversation with Turf Projects
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Honouring the past to guide the future
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Insights into the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme: interview with fashion designer Joy Prime
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Green Light Pharmacy: Paving the Way with Social Prescribing
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For Creative Health and Wellbeing week, we look at some great initiatives happening across London.
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Outside Edge Theatre Company: play to heal
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For Creative Health and Wellbeing week, we look at some great initiatives happening across London.