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Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration confirms Friday 5 June as public opening date and reveals some new characters

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration has announced that it will open to the public on Friday 5 June 2026 with three exhibitions.

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Sadiq Khan vows to work with Reform and Green councils across London after May 7

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Golden Lane Leisure Centre users not happy with ‘inadequate’ alternative provision

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TfL hailed for driving down levels of employee absence

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Comment • News

New Research Reveals Widespread, Normalised Ageism Across London

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Young Londoners to be trained up in clean energy and AI

16 April 2026

Thousands of young Londoners will be trained up to work in the clean energy and technology sectors thanks to investment in two specialist colleges in the capital.

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Community • Events • Features

Clerkenwell – get involved, and help save our pollinators!

15 April 2026

The Clerkenwell Pollinator Path is supporting people to use balconies, tree-pits, playgrounds, doorsteps, office rooftops, private gardens and public parks to create and...

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Could Londoners finally be saved from agonising cladding work delays?

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London’s ‘AC gap’ could cost £200million a year in productivity

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Extensive costs of Black Raven Court revealed

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Greens target “chaotic political moment” as they launch campaign to topple Labour across London

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“Plenty of room” for improving cycling in London, TfL told

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Farringdon mental health pioneer Silva Wellness named as a regional finalist in the UK StartUp Awards 2026

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Events • News

Royal Drawing School launches major new exhibition series

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London Assembly members warn Mayor’s peerage reports are ‘to the detriment of Londoners’

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London’s hospitality sector reacts a year on from National Insurance rise

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Golden Lane Leisure Centre to close earlier than expected

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Sold Out Again: Inside Clerkenwell’s Nickel Cinema

27 March 2026

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Comment • History

Hands off our green spaces!

7 April 2026

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An update on the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

26 March 2026

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News from The Peel – The April newsletter is out now!

27 March 2026

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Estate regeneration actually leading to “degeneration” for many Londoners, Sadiq Khan warned

1 April 2026

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HMP Pentonville criticised after vulnerable inmate’s suicide

27 March 2026

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Mayor urged to stand up to ministers over leasehold reform

2 April 2026

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Boroughs must keep 50% of all tourist levy revenue, London Councils say

26 March 2026

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Heat network customers in London need “urgent price protection” amid Iran War

27 March 2026

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Lack of awareness around Renters’ Rights reforms could undermine new law

26 March 2026

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Events • Features

The Goldsmiths’ Centre Presents The Culture of Cutlery Exhibition

27 March 2026

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Unsafe cladding in London won’t be fixed for a “long time” despite Grenfell tragedy, Mayor admits

2 April 2026