The London Buzz - 6th May 2025
Today's London news round-up:
Dave Hill: Twenty-five years of London Mayors OnLondon
If you want to use the least used tube station [Roding Valley], from today you're semi-buggered. Diamond Geezer
Plans to build 359 flats on the old Siemens factory site next to the Thames Barrier have been withdrawn after five years. Greenwich Wire
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has lifted a notice on Croydon council four years after stepping in over the state of the borough’s housing stock. South London Press
The Government is being urged to take action after new research has found that more than half of London’s short-term holiday let properties are being rented out unlawfully. Fitzrovia News
Model boats return as Broomfield Park pond reopens Times Series
A major case of fly-tipping has occurred on a site due to be developed on Bollo Lane. Chiswick W4
A utility company has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 for unsafely carrying out roadworks in south London last summer. BBC News
A bid to demolish a Woolwich pub that closed earlier this year and replace it with seven flats and a commercial unit have been refused. South London Press
And from ianVisits:
Step-free access arrives at Stoneleigh station as new lifts and footbridge are opened
Tickets Alert: Chatley Heath semaphore tower open weekend
From slave plots to suburban lawns: New exhibition explores the politics of gardening
LNER and Network Rail fix mobile phone signal blackouts at King’s Cross station
A modernist river runs through it: The story of Embankment tube station’s platform design
Some things to do in London tomorrow
Flotilla of boats to head up the Thames - Free to watch
A flotilla of more than 30 boats are expected to travel in convoy up the River Thames and stand off the Palace of Westminster.
Bombs and Bravery: St Paul’s in Wartime - Free
This talk by City of London Guide & Lecturer & Cathedral Guide Jill Finch is about the bravery and commitment of those who defended St Paul’s throughout the war, preserving Wren’s baroque masterpiece on Ludgate Hill.
The Port of London Archive at the Docklands museum - £4
Fiona Keates, Archivist at the Port and River Archive held by the London Museum Docklands, will give a presentation on the collection, with a focus on the content and management of the Port of London Authority archive.