24 h. ago John Swinney heading to London to renew agreement with City Corporation

Lady Mayor Dame Susan Langley will say that Edinburgh and London must keep their ‘door open’ to each other.

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1 week ago LADY MAYOR: City of London’s Global Success Depends on Strong Links Across the Capital

LADY MAYOR: City of London’s Global Success Depends on Strong Links Across the Capital  City of London Corporation

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2 w. ago I’m sick of avocado toast – I just want to keep my local, untrendy cafe | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

With its pasties, decent brews and staff who are happy to chat, it’s a vital community space. So why are its days numbered?What do James McAvoy and my three-year-old son have in common? Very little, you might think, notwithstanding their shared awareness of the book The Dinosaur That Pooped a Planet. Yet their lives overlap in a more tangible way, because they, along with Benedict Cumberbatch, patronise the same cafes on Hampstead Heath. Both actors have signed a petition protesting against the takeover of four family-owned north London cafes by the Australian-inspired chain Daisy Green. It’s a move that has dismayed the local community, leading to protests, and threats of legal action against the landowner, the City of London Corporation, whose new funding model for green spaces prioritises “income generation”.You’re probably wondering why you should care, either about what Hollywood actors think, or about this notoriously chi-chi part of London. And yet, like them, and like me, yo...

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2 w. ago City of London Corporation hits back in Hampstead Heath cafes row

City of London Corporation hits back in Hampstead Heath cafes row  BBC

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2 w. ago Couple launch legal challenge against 'unfair' takeover of Hampstead Heath cafes

Lawyers for the managers of two of four cafes due to be taken over in the spring have written to the City of London Corporation to oppose plans

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2 w. ago Couple launch legal challenge against takeover of Hampstead Heath cafes

Lawyers for the managers of two of four cafes due to be taken over in the spring have written to the City of London Corporation to oppose plans.

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3 w. ago Immersive exhibition exploring sensory world of London’s Tube created by Jock McFadyen RA and Jem Finer of The Pogues

Immersive exhibition exploring sensory world of London’s Tube created by Jock McFadyen RA and Jem Finer of The Pogues  City of London Corporation

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