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December 2008

31 December 2008

HM Queen honours City of London Corporation figures 

31 December 2008

HM Queen honours former Lord Mayor of City of London David Lewis 

30 December 2008

City of London Corporation gives £50,000 to Red Cross for its two Africa appeals 

22 December 2008

Postcard collection reveals bygone age of Hampstead Heath

17 December 2008

Smithfield Market's Great Annual Turkey Auction

15 December 2008

Three secrets of the City of London Corporation raise over £1,400 for children’s charity in Evening Standard auction

12 December 2008

City of London Corporation welcomes more 'joined-up' approach to financial services promotion

11 December 2008

City holds seminar on route to a home for rough sleepers

5 December 2008

Lord Mayor turns on Christmas lights at Leadenhall Market

4 December 2008

Full speed ahead for Crossrail

1 December 2008

Rolling out the Green carpet for the Sustainable City Awards 2009

1 December 2008

City of London Corporation throws open doors for the next generation (BSIX Brooke House Sixth Form College)

1 December 2008

City of London Corporation throws open doors for the next generation (The Charter School)
November 2008

28 November 2008

Black-tie banquet transforms Smithfield

28 November 2008

Voice your concerns - Epping Forest Transport Strategy

28 November 2008

Black-tie Banquet transforms Smithfield

25 November 2008

Top marks for the City's Adult Social Care

25 November 2008

What the Pre-budget Report means for UK financial services 

24 November 2008

Comment on the Pre Budget Report from the Lord Mayor of the City of London

21 November 2008

WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell to receive Freedom of the City of London

19 November 2008

Lord Mayor Luder greets first visitors on Mansion House tour

11 November 2008

Fencing and grids in Epping Forest

7 November 2008

Lord Mayor's Banquet

4 November 2008

Lord Mayor's Show 2008: pre-show photo opps

3 November 2008

Letter to the Times - Lord Mayor welcomes comments

3 November 2008

Corporate volunteers get down and dirty at Kenley Common
October 2008

29 October 2008

Shanghai delegation visit Square Mile

29 October 2008

Epping Forest tries to stamp out fly-tipping 

29 October 2008

Response to 'Greenwash' on Guardian Online on the City Climate Pledge

28 October 2008

Work by Victorian 'Visionary' on show at Guildhall Art Gallery

27 October 2008

Letter to the Times - Smithfield not under threat

23 October 2008

The City has thirty-four reasons to celebrate: Sir John Cass receives “outstanding” Ofsted report

22 October 2008

Lord Mayor's Dragon awards reward City firms for their outstanding achievements in Corporate Community Involvement

22 October 2008

City Lord Mayor visits Burnham Beeches

20 October 2008

New website launched in Portsoken to tackle fear of mice

20 October 2008

City of London Corporation welcomes staff of new Academy in Islington 

20 October 2008

In a Masterclass of their own: battle of the business plan for young people in and around the City 

17 October 2008

Lambeth children bring capoeira to Lord Mayor’s Show

16 October 2008

Chairman of Policy's statement on current turmoil

16 October 2008

Charles Brooking honoured in the City of London

15 October 2008

Millennium Bridge temporary closure 

14 October 2008

London’s place in the UK economy

13 October 2008

New view from the Monument

13 October 2008

City’s young and old bring holiday sprit to Lord Mayor’s Show 2008 

10 October 2008

In Toto Theatre’s “Art in the Air” comes to Lord Mayor’s Show

8 October 2008

City welcomes Darling announcement

6 October 2008

City of London Corporation releases report on Asian Financial Centres

6 October 2008

City Lord Mayor looks to Asia for further partnership
September 2008

29 September 2008

New Lord Mayor elected for City of London

29 September 2008

City Lord Mayor pays Tower Hamlets its yearly 'rent' of one salmon for Billingsgate

26 September 2008

New Sheriffs take up office at the City of London

24 September 2008

Number-crunching at the Lord Mayor’s Show 2008

24 September 2008

London's and New York’s lead cut in Global Financial Centres Index

24 September 2008

New Sheriffs of London to take office

23 September 2008

Lord Mayor's visit to the new Spitalfields

17 September 2008

Angling teams gather at Gravesend for annual fishing experiment

16 September 2008

Take your place for the Lord Mayor’s Show 2008

15 September 2008

City Policy Chairman comments on news from US re Lehman Brothers etc

15 September 2008

Go bonkers for conkers at Hampstead Heath

15 September 2008

A rise in volunteering challenges the City downturn

8 September 2008

Lord Mayor goes out on patrol with City Police

8 September 2008

City of London visits Russia to maintain economic links with Russian people and business

1 September 2008

New Sustainable Food Award launches as part of renowned Sustainable City Awards
August 2008

27 August 2008

Take your marks for Heath Duathlon

21 August 2008

Spot a snake on Hampstead Heath

20 August 2008

Tower Bridge repainting works

20 August 2008

Archbishop Desmond Tutu to officially unveil UK memorial to the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

19 August 2008

The City of London raises the flag to mark the Olympic Games handover on Sunday

14 August 2008

Rio State Governor Sergio Cabral visits City of London

14 August 2008

City girls are exam all-stars

12 August 2008

Your views sought on proposed new vision for Hampstead Heath 

11 August 2008

Hampstead Heath cracks down on summer barbecues 

8 August 2008

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Summer Fun at The Temple

7 August 2008

City of London arts organisations unite for the Olympic Games handover

6 August 2008

City of London Corporation helps London state school pupils achieve journalistic excellence

6 August 2008

Clubbers set to be fined £500 to spend a penny, says City of London

1 August 2008

Re Announcement to Stock Exchange that JP Morgan no longer set to take new "St Alphage House" site in EC2

1 August 2008

City of London report shows that new EU regulation could reduce financial services growth
July 2008

31 July 2008

West Ham Park awarded best management in the country

28 July 2008

City needs efficient, well-connected Heathrow to remain competitive

25 July 2008

Sports Challenge with Team Read

23 July 2008

City of London leaders welcome Crossrail milestone

18 July 2008

1966 football hero to receive Freedom of the City of London

18 July 2008

City of London leader predicts major growth in UK takaful

17 July 2008

London and Thai financial leaders meet

17 July 2008

Waving the Green Flag: City open spaces success in Green Flag and Heritage Site awards

7 July 2008

City must apply levers of finance to ameliorate climate change

7 July 2008

Golden Lane Honoured in Housing Design Award’s Diamond Jubilee

4 July 2008

Hampstead Heath lido celebrates 70 years
June 2008

27 June 2008

New Superintendent for West Ham Park and City Gardens

27 June 2008

Epping Forest appoints new Superintendent

26 June 2008

New director and board member for Central London Forward

26 June 2008

Why is the City of London getting rid of its free parking trial for electric cars?

25 June 2008

City of London takes over ownership of Stoke Common

24 June 2008

City of London elects new Sheriffs

24 June 2008

Gold, gemstones and India inspire young artists for new exhibition at City of London festival

24 June 2008

China-born Lord Mayor leads influential City delegation to Far East

23 June 2008

City of London launches City Climate Pledge

20 June 2008

Festive India Family Day at Hampstead Heath

19 June 2008

21st Century Lord Mayor David Lewis gives vehicles through the ages their traditional “cart mark”

19 June 2008

Reducing the dangers of drugs and making the night-time economy safer

16 June 2008

Four honoured by Her Majesty the Queen

12 June 2008

Centre of Excellence on Financial Regulation announced - backed by City

12 June 2008

Lord Mayor makes annual visit to Smithfield

10 June 2008

Tutu talks to the City on how to create more cohesive communities

4 June 2008

City of London Lord Mayor urges Wales to go global

3 June 2008

Media opportunity: Dinner to the Bankers and Merchants

2 June 2008

Lady Mayoress to visit West Ham Park
May 2008

23 May 2008

Lord Mayor visits Nigeria to strengthen links with UK

21 May 2008

City marks 125th anniversary of acquiring Coulsdon Commons

16 May 2008

City Lord Mayor welcomes Treasury reassurances over immigrant skills 

16 May 2008

Paris EUROPLACE meets high-level delegation from the City of London

16 May 2008

Statement re City Police horse-racing corruption case review

15 May 2008

Sheriffs’ Award for outstanding bravery – nominate now

13 May 2008

Kindness in the capital roars to new levels with the opening of the 2008 Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards

7 May 2008

City Lord Mayor visits Swanlea School, Whitechapel, to mark the opening of 2008 Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards

7 May 2008

Uncover your roots at Guildhall Library

2 May 2008

City of London scoops European award

2 May 2008

City of London welcomes new Mayor of London

1 May 2008

City of London, Ernst & Young announce support for International Valuation Standards Committee
April 2008

30 April 2008

City Lord Mayor urges more reform in Gulf

22 April 2008

Book lovers snap up new De Bernières novel in new joiners prize give-away at Barbican Library

21 April 2008

Guildhall Art Gallery welcomes back Essex Art Club

18 April 2008

Director of Open Spaces retires

17 April 2008

City of London Corporation elects new Policy Chairman

9 April 2008

Friday is free day at the Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheatre

9 April 2008

Dive in to summer at Hampstead Heath lido

8 April 2008

City of London Lord Mayor to deepen business ties with  India

7 April 2008

Ancient City Trust pays for four-year-long Tower Bridge and Southwark Bridge facelift

7 April 2008

Croquet call-out for Hampstead Heath

3 April 2008

New-look London archives re-opens its doors

1 April 2008

The 35th annual All London Mayors’ Charity Walk
March 2008

28 March 2008

City firm visits transform the futures of students in the Fringe boroughs

28 March 2008

Charity WLTM successful business professional to share experience for fulfilling lasting relationship

28 March 2008

Homelessness charity Broadway to reduce rough sleeper count in City of London to zero

20 March 2008

Mossbourne Community Academy students targeted in a bid to promote careers in the City of London

18 March 2008

Media opportunity: Guildhall state banquet in honour of The President of the French Republic

14 March 2008

London leads the way in sustainable cities race

13 March 2008

Milestone in SII/CMA project a real example of British-Egyptian collaboration, says SII CEO

12 March 2008

City response to Chancellor’s Budget on ‘non-doms’ tax

12 March 2008

City of London sets council tax and business rates

5 March 2008

Square Mile marks International Women’s Day

5 March 2008

City of London wins Beacon Status for tackling climate change

4 March 2008

Lord Mayor meets Vietnamese PM

3 March 2008

Team Lord Mayor dive in for City Dip
February 2008

28 February 2008

City report on taxation - UK’s regime becoming less competitive

28 February 2008

City's third Global Financial Centres Index shows London still No1

27 February 2008

Pedestrian road safety campaign in the Square Mile

26 February 2008

Lord Mayor of City of London visits Libya, Egypt and Jordan

25 February 2008

Get set London! London 2012 Roadshow is coming to the City

21 February 2008

Door-to-door careers advice tackles highest rate of unemployment in the UK

18 February 2008

City of London Corporation launches Post Office petition

14 February 2008

Sustainable City Award winners revealed

11 February 2008

The Foreign Secretary's City Breakfast

7 February 2008

Islington Mayor receives Freedom of the City of London

7 February 2008

City of London retains four star rating in CPA assessment

6 February 2008

Lord Mayor of City of London visits Gulf and Saudi Arabia

6 February 2008

Hampstead Heath 'peace' oaks to take root in Derry / Londonderry

4 February 2008

Door to door careers advice tackles highest rate of unemployment in the UK

4 February 2008

Theydon Bois Tree Avenue Public Consultation drop-in meeting

1 February 2008

City of London welcomes Arts Council backing for its Barbican Centre work

1 February 2008

Billingsgate leads UK fish markets in polystyrene recycling
January 2008

30 January 2008

Hampstead & Highgate Festival takes to the Heath

29 January 2008

50th anniversary of the Poultry Market fire

25 January 2008

New Hackney Academy gets planning go ahead

25 January 2008

Norwich Union and Positive Profile win top prize at Clean City Awards 2008

22 January 2008

Queen's Park takes part in urban bloom experiment

18 January 2008

Lord Mayor of the Square Mile honours leading figures from Oxford - City of Dreaming Spires 

16 January 2008

Safety Thirst: more City pubs, restaurants and clubs join scheme

15 January 2008

Lord Mayor of City of London visits Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories for first time in nine years

9 January 2008

Stars of stage and screen under spotlight at Guildhall Art Gallery

9 January 2008

Guildhall exhibition showcases work by Met Police officers, inner-London teenagers and 7/7 survivors

8 January 2008

City appoints new Director of Open Spaces

8 January 2008

London borough children enjoy a glitzy fancy dress party at modern Dick Whittington’s Mansion 

7 January 2008

FSA Chairman Sir Callum McCarthy honoured by City of London

2 January 2008

Media opportunity: London Government Dinner

2 January 2008

HM Queen honours former Lord Mayor of City of London

2 January 2008

MBE for leading City planner and architect

2 January 2008

MBE for musical maestro of City of London


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