City Hall Blog
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Derelict London tour: Silvertown
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Derelict London tour: learning about the history and future of Silvertown
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1 day left to see Hans Haacke's Gift Horse on the Fourth Plinth
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There's only 1 day left to see Hans Haacke's Gift Horse on the Fourth Plinth.
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Getting a HeadStart
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Ayanna Joseph, HeadStart Intern for the Environment Team shares the story of her time at City Hall.
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Great Fire of London - 350 years on
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350 years on we investigate the impact and legacy of the Great Fire on emergency management in London.
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Being a Digital Team Intern
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Maxwell Omondi, a Headstart intern from the Digital Team, tells us about his experience working in City Hall.
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Carnival Prepared
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It's Notting Hill Carnival this weekend so we explore what goes in to keeping events safe, secure and emergency free.
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Community sculpture hub seeks support from Londoners
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London Sculpture Workshop is crowdfunding. The Mayor has pledged £20,000 but £20,000 is left to raise in just 10 days.
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Join London Prepared
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The weekly London Prepared blog is back - and we've got job vacancies
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Help bring art and colour to Romford
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Colour in Romford is a campaign to bring street art to the town, brightening up the grey high street.
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Mayor's first 100 days in pictures
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The Mayor shares his top moments from his first 100 days in pictures.
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Workspace crèche fundraising now
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V22, a workspace in Hackney, is crowdfunding to create a crèche for artists, freelancers and creative entrepreneurs.
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Looking back at London's Olympic summer
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Lisa Pook from City Hall’s environment team remembers London's Olympic 2012 summer . . .
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You can bid to own Sadiq’s Dream Jar and help Save the Children
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You can bid to own the Mayor’s Dream Jar, from the BFG Dream Jar Trail. The auction raises money for Save the Children.
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Dame Barbara Windsor shows that #LondonIsOpen
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As tourists from around the world flock to London, the Team London Ambassadors are taking to the streets to help them.
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Old Kent Road Studios is crowdfunding to convert unused garages to community workspace
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Old Kent Road Studios is crowdfunding to convert unused garages to community workspace
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Well Street market in Hackney seeks public support
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Hackney residents are campaigning to revive Well Street market with extras including a bee hive and a music stage.
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From London 2012 to Rio 2016 - lessons and reflections on resilience
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Looking back at 2012 and how some aspects of emergency preparedness have developed since then, plus useful travel advice
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The City Hall's journey to the cloud
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Our Head of IT, David Munn, discusses the increasing use of cloud services at City Hall.
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Air quality: a parental perspective
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Members of Mumsnet, one of the largest online forums for parents, tell us their concerns about air quality.
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Big Park Sleepover crowdfunding success
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An overnight camping festival for inner city kids has been funded by Londoners.
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Mayor applies for own junior electricity supply licence
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We've applied for a junior electricity licence, to allow us to buy excess carbon electricity to sell to organisations.
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Time for action on air pollution
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Actress Amanda Redman, British Lung Foundation supporter encourages action to improve air pollution
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Digital Service Standard for Local Government
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Natalie Taylor explains how and why City Hall is helping to implement a Digital Service Standard across London councils.
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What does City Hall’s Digital Team do?
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Hannah Green explains what City Hall's Digital Team is responsible for, what they've achieved so far, and what's next.
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Air pollution and asthma
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Asthma UK’s Chief Executive Kay Boycott explains how air pollution affects people with asthma…
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Mayor's Air Quality Fund Launch
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The Mayor announces £1million fund to be awarded to nine London boroughs to reduce emissions and improve air quality.
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Air pollution past and present
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Gary Fuller from King’s College London on why we need to be bold in tackling London’s air pollution.
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Getting down to business in the circular economy
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Doug Simpson from City Hall’s Environment team talks about Globechain and Snact.
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Busk in London shows the surprising face of street performance
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Raising the profile of street performance and showcasing some of the world's best in the heart of London.
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Local communities leading cultural projects
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What Barking and Dagenham are doing to involve local people in arts and cultural projects