Old London: Opening Stockwell tube station 4th Dec 1890
Today’s London news round-up:
Capita has been an outsourcing partner for Barnet Council since 2013 but Labour administration pledged to bring all services back in-house by 2026 Barnet Post
A vulnerable man, wrongly convicted of a 1990 murder in East London, is suing the Metropolitan Police who forced him into falsely confessing to the shooting. The Justice Gap
The general secretary of the union behind last week’s Tube strikes has said he is “optimistic” a deal can be struck with Transport for London (TfL) but warned transport bosses not to give them the “cold shoulder”. BBC News
Illegally-adapted e-bikes should come with a warning akin to those on cigarette packets about cancer, according to London council chiefs. Standard
A new pub will open on Chelsea’s King’s Road this October, marking the first such development in the area in more than 100 years. The Up Coming
Street Preachers of Brixton: the man with all the pamphlets Brixton Buzz
How TfL faked bus data to cover up Putney Bridge delays Putney News
Inside the fight to save independent cafes from ‘corporate greed and exploitative capitalism’ Big Issue
Campaigners are mounting another legal challenge to the building of a women’s football academy by Tottenham Hotspur on wildlife-rich parkland in north London. The Guardian
The Home Builders Federation have published a new report researching housing delivery in the capital, and finding it at crisis point PCB Today
And from ianVisits:
Pioneer of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop celebrated in Barbican concert
Science Museum unveils blockbuster IMAX 70mm season on one of Europe’s largest screens
City of London moves to ban A-Boards from narrow pavements
HS2 completes construction phase of the Colne Valley Viaduct
London’s Alleys: Thomas Turner Path, CRO
Things to do in London tomorrow
TechStyles – Free
Join the design team at the London Embroidery Studio for a unique insight into the creative possibilities of surface design through digital machine embroidery.
Celebrating 21 years of Heal’s Discovers – Free
Join Heal’s in celebrating design innovation and the programme that launched many of today’s leading designers, as part of London Design Festival.
Churchill and St Paul’s: Icons of the Finest Hour – Free
Join Allen Packwood, Director of Churchill Archives Centre, as he reflects on key moments for Sir Winston Churchill and St Paul’s Cathedral.
Documenting changes through photography – £10
Russell Boyce will showcase his latest project Living the Changes Lea Bridge Road which is currently on exhibition.
The 1890 Penny Postage Jubilee Exhibition at Guildhall – Free
This talk by historian John Davies shows a range of items of significant relevance to postal history, as well as some of the related ephemera.
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