{"id":427408,"date":"2025-09-15T23:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/427408\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T23:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:01:19","slug":"the-london-buzz-15th-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/427408\/","title":{"rendered":"The London Buzz \u2013 15th September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/09-15.jpg\" class=\"lightbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-84027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09-15-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"440\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a>Old London: Opening Stockwell tube station 4th Dec 1890<br \/>\n<b>Today\u2019s London news round-up:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Capita has been an outsourcing partner for Barnet Council since 2013 but Labour administration pledged to bring all services back in-house by 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/barnetpost.co.uk\/2025\/09\/15\/council-considering-hybrid-model-for-some-services-as-capita-contracts-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnet Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejusticegap.com\/oliver-campbell-to-sue-met-police-for-coerced-confession-that-led-to-34-year-miscarriage-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Justice Gap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The general secretary of the union behind last week\u2019s Tube strikes has said he is \u201coptimistic\u201d a deal can be struck with Transport for London (TfL) but warned transport bosses not to give them the \u201ccold shoulder\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/crl5j8k44j7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Illegally-adapted e-bikes should come with a warning akin to those on cigarette packets about cancer, according to London council chiefs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/transport\/ebikes-cigarette-health-warning-london-council-chiefs-b1247454.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Standard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new pub will open on Chelsea\u2019s King\u2019s Road this October, marking the first such development in the area in more than 100 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theupcoming.co.uk\/2025\/09\/14\/new-pub-to-open-on-kings-road-for-first-time-in-over-a-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Up Coming<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Street Preachers of Brixton: the man with all the pamphlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brixtonbuzz.com\/2025\/09\/street-preachers-of-brixton-pamphlets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brixton Buzz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How TfL faked bus data to cover up Putney Bridge delays <a href=\"https:\/\/putney.news\/2025\/09\/15\/exposed-how-tfl-faked-bus-data-to-cover-up-putney-bridge-delays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Putney News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inside the fight to save independent cafes from \u2018corporate greed and exploitative capitalism\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigissue.com\/news\/social-justice\/save-our-cafes-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Issue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Campaigners are mounting another legal challenge to the building of a women\u2019s football academy by Tottenham Hotspur on wildlife-rich parkland in north London. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/sep\/15\/new-legal-challenge-spurs-plan-build-football-academy-london-green-space-campaigners-wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Home Builders Federation have published a new report researching housing delivery in the capital, and finding it at crisis point <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/gov-action-needed-before-london-housing-delivery-fails-says-hbf\/155220\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCB Today<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>And from ianVisits:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/pioneer-of-the-bbc-radiophonic-workshop-celebrated-in-december-concert-84022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pioneer of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop celebrated in Barbican concert<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/science-museum-unveils-blockbuster-imax-70mm-season-on-one-of-europes-largest-screens-84017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science Museum unveils blockbuster IMAX 70mm season on one of Europe\u2019s largest screens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/city-of-london-moves-to-ban-a-boards-from-narrow-pavements-83991\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of London moves to ban A-Boards from narrow pavements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/hs2-completes-construction-phase-of-the-colne-valley-viaduct-83939\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HS2 completes construction phase of the Colne Valley Viaduct<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/londons-alleys-thomas-turner-path-cro-83212\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London\u2019s Alleys: Thomas Turner Path, CRO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Things to do in London tomorrow<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/londondesignfestival.com\/activities\/techstyles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechStyles<\/a> \u2013 Free<\/p>\n<p>Join the design team at the London Embroidery Studio for a unique insight into the creative possibilities of surface design through digital machine embroidery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/londondesignfestival.com\/activities\/celebrating-21-years-of-heal-s-discovers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebrating 21 years of Heal\u2019s Discovers<\/a> \u2013 Free<\/p>\n<p>Join Heal\u2019s in celebrating design innovation and the programme that launched many of today\u2019s leading designers, as part of London Design Festival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/churchill-and-st-pauls-icons-of-the-finest-hour-tickets-1418609151159?aff=ianvisits&amp;utm_source=ianvisits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Churchill and St Paul\u2019s: Icons of the Finest Hour<\/a> \u2013 Free<\/p>\n<p>Join Allen Packwood, Director of Churchill Archives Centre, as he reflects on key moments for Sir Winston Churchill and St Paul\u2019s Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wansteadfringe.org\/event\/documenting-changes-through-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Documenting changes through photography<\/a> \u2013 \u00a310<\/p>\n<p>Russell Boyce will showcase his latest project Living the Changes Lea Bridge Road which is currently on exhibition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/the-1890-penny-postage-jubilee-exhibition-at-guildhall-tickets-1537297731899?aff=ianvisits&amp;utm_source=ianvisits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 1890 Penny Postage Jubilee Exhibition at Guildhall<\/a> \u2013 Free<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>This <b>free news roundup<\/b> is delivered at 5pm daily via Substack \u2013 sign up for free<a href=\"https:\/\/ianvisits.substack.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <b>here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Old London: Opening Stockwell tube station 4th Dec 1890 Today\u2019s London news round-up: Capita has been an 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