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

Find out what is happening in October at The Peel and a look back at last month’s activities.

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News

City Hall still in a battle with Whitehall over devolution as Burnham faces ‘anti-London’ claims

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News

Why London is already moving on from leasehold flats

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News

Discover the Barbican after dark with atmospheric Ghost Tours

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Comment

Why Smithfield and Clerkenwell deserve a new visitor centre

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Latest News

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News

Sadiq Khan rejects London Assembly calls for Bus Driver Bill of Rights

25 September 2026

Sir Sadiq Khan has rejected calls to establish basic rights for bus drivers in Transport for London’s (TfL) written contracts with operators.

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Latest Features

Mini wildlife pond with plants, rocks, and branches surrounded by green foliage and a sign reading "Mini Wildlife Pond."

Community • Events • Features

Ponds & Pitstops – an update from Clerkenwell Pollinator Path

18 September 2026

Volunteers at the Clerkenwell Pollinator Path project have been busy this summer, and lots more is planned as the nights draw in...

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News

Sadiq Khan lays out three main demands for Burnham’s Budget

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News

London councils must be given increased powers to shut down lawbreaking high street shops

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News

Ministers should learn from City Hall-backed Inclusion Charter, Mayor says

Families and cyclists gather with bicycles in front of St. Paul's Cathedral during a London cycling event.

News

London Cycling Festival gets over 3,500 Londoners on their bikes in 28 boroughs across the capital

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News

Mayor refuses to guarantee AC in bus cabins just a week after promise

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Charging tourists for museum entry could have knock on effect on London’s economy

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Holborn & St Pancras by-election candidates announced after Keir Starmer quits as MP

Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, sits in a chair on stage during the State of London 2026 event.

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Mayor’s action plan for Disabled Londoners “papering” over the cracks

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News

Council reluctantly approves Edward Rudolf House demolition

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Community • Events

Back to School with Islington Archives

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Features • History

Joan Dant: The 17th-century startup story

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News

Sadiq Khan must publish e-bike parking guidance instead of waiting for government

Popular this month

Community • Features

Clerkenwell, You’re Looking Rather Photogenic

17 September 2026

Flyer for Green Clerkenwell Trail Central Route Preview walk on 5 September, connecting six hidden green spaces with booking details and QR code.

Community • Events

A second opportunity to preview the Green Clerkenwell Trail

2 September 2026

Event flyer for an Animal Crackers walking tour in Clerkenwell, featuring a QR code, booking details, and a historical illustration of a pig.

Community • Events

A second chance to go on the Animal Crackers walking tour

3 September 2026

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News

Highbury bus diversions ‘leaving elderly struggling in the heat’

4 September 2026

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News

Council claims it has purchased 10 per cent of new temporary accommodation units England

10 September 2026

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News

Ministers urged to hand Sadiq Khan control of Network Rail land in London

3 September 2026

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News

Marx Memorial Library & Workers’ School gets half a million pounds to transform access to radical history at historic Clerkenwell site

17 September 2026

A female cadet first aider demonstrates infant CPR on a doll to a child seated on the floor in a public space.

News

Learn a skill that could save someone’s life

10 September 2026

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News

Pioneering architecture practice Wilson Mason marks 100 years

4 September 2026

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Events • News

London Cycling Festival on Sunday 20 September – safe, fun cycling for everyone

10 September 2026

Red double-decker electric bus on route 63 to King's Cross driving through an urban street with surrounding buildings.

News

TfL one step closer to setting up publicly owned bus company

17 September 2026

Woman posing near large statue of a black woman in a blue dress on a plinth at Trafalgar Square, London.

News

Lady in blue unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth

11 September 2026