City Hall Blog
-
Hate crimes surge in England and Wales
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
The number of hate crimes in England and Wales surged 29 per cent in 2016-17
-
New tool to help Londoners buy cleaner cars
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
The Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has launched a Cleaner Vehicle Checker to help motorists buy the cleanest new cars.
-
‘No such thing as a fireman’: Brigade chief
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
The Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade has urged people to stop using the term “fireman”.
-
Infrastructure plan needed to stop UK slowing
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Mayor Sadiq Khan travels to Birmingham today to meet with metro area mayors
-
Mayor sets out positive case for immigration
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Qualified freedom of movement is the best way to protect economic prosperity, the Mayor has said
-
Mayor to visit India and Pakistan
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Mayor Sadiq Khan will lead a trade mission to six cities in South Asia
-
Construction work to deliver 605 new homes for London begins
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Construction work began to pave the way for 605 new homes in Old Oak & Park Royal.
-
East London named capital’s fastest-growing area
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
East London is the fastest-growing area of the capital, with 110,000 new jobs created since the 2012 Olympic Games
-
German carmakers ‘must boost clean air fund’
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
The Mayor has called on German carmakers to contribute to a clean air fund
-
Map reveals dire extent of London’s toxic air
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Air quality is dangerously poor in every London borough, a new map reveals
-
Five Black History Month events you shouldn’t miss
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
October sees Britain's biggest celebration of African and Caribbean communities
-
Government must extend Help to Buy mortgages
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
First-time buyers seeking to use the Help to Buy scheme in London are being failed by short-term mortgage offers.
-
Telling black stories - Black History Month 2017
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Listen in as 'griots' tell the stories of Black History Month at events all over London.
-
Mayor demands more powers to cut pollution
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling for greater powers from the Government to tackle pollution
-
Five fantastic things for older Londoners
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
More than a million over-65s live in London - the fastest-growing group in the capital.
-
Two new Cycle Superhighways planned
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
South-east London is set to get its first Cycle Superhighway with plans announced for one in West London.
-
Reform business rates to help small firms: FSB
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
The Mayor backs a call to protect small companies and shops from a sharp rise in business rates.
-
High pollution alert triggered in London
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Soaring levels of air pollution have led a London-wide warning.
-
Standing up for survivors of crime across the capital
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
London’s Victims’ Commissioner, Claire Waxman stands up for for survivors of crime across the capital.
-
Mayor of London response to TfL's licensing decision on Uber
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Read the Mayor's response to TfL's licensing decision on Uber
-
New Cycle Superhighway 9 planned
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
A Cycle Superhighway will link Kensington Olympia and Brentford
-
Grayling: State of Engagement report
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
The report aims to give industry peers a snapshot of expert thinking in the field of community engagement.
-
Mayor: Police numbers falling ‘dangerously’ low
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Mayor calls on Government to provide more money for the Met
-
Met to review controversial music events form
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
The Met is reviewing an events form after discrimination concerns
-
First woman statue for Parliament Square
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Statue of suffragist campaigner Millicent Fawcett gets council go-ahead
-
Engineering the future of young people
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
Rhodes Avenue Primary School invites their Enterprise Adviser to inspire pupils in science and engineering.
-
Margaret Calvert honoured at London Design Festival
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
British designer wins lifetime achievement medal
-
Mayor calls for pollution weather forecasts
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
TV and radio broadcasters should include air pollution forecasts in weather reports, Mayor says
-
London named Europe’s live music capital
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
London has been named Europe's live music capital, with the most concerts and gigs in 2016.
-
Old Oak Common Depot celebrates 111 years
Page type: Blog
- Publication date:
On Saturday 2 September, OPDC staff and the sunshine were all out in force at the Old Oak Common train depot's Open Day.