Tickets Alert: A glowing earth returns to Greenwich’s Painted Hall
It was hugely popular last time, so Luke Jerram’s huge glowing earth is returning to Greenwich’s Painted Hall.

London’s weekly railway news
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news…

Radical revamp of Peckham Rye station proposed
Peckham Rye station, a cramped building with lots of narrow staircases could get a radical upgrade if plans by Network Rail are approved.

London’s Brooklands Museum gets a TV series
To mark its 30th anniversary later this year, the museum of motoring and aircraft at Brooklands in southwest London is getting a 10-part TV series.

Liverpool Street station increases cycle racks by a quarter
New double-decker cycle racks have been installed at Liverpool Street station, increasing the capacity for bikes at the station by 25%.

Tickets Alert: National Trust properties for Easter
Visiting National Trust gardens currently needs booking in advance, and they're releasing Easter tickets tomorrow (Friday) for visits to the gardens while the houses are still closed.

London’s Pocket Parks: Worship Square, EC2
This is a brand new pocket park in Shoreditch that was once a road and motorbike parking space.

Southbank Centre confirms plans to reopen from May
A year after the Southbank Centre warned that it could face mothballing the entire site, it will reopen its doors to the public once again.

Art exhibition coming to Fulham’s derelict Town Hall
Fulham Town Hall, which has lain empty for over a decade will be opened to the public in May as the derelict interior is turned into a temporary art gallery.

Office block above Southwark station to be heated by tube trains
More than 20 years after it opened, Southwark tube station is to get the over-site development it was built for, although not the one it was designed for.

Time Out cancels Waterloo Station food hall plans
Time Out, which has been seemingly transforming from a listings magazine into an international food hall operator has cancelled plans for a huge site in Waterloo Station.

Old Royal Naval College reopening with a host of outdoor events
While the Painted Hall will have to remain shut, the rest of the Old Royal Naval College is planning a range of outdoor events to lure people back to Greenwich.

City of London gets planning permission for Dagenham markets move
Plans by the City of London to move its three historic markets to a single site in Dagenham Dock took a step forward last night after Barking and Dagenham council approved planning permission for the new market building.

TfL to take full ownership of the DLR’s Lewisham extension
It looks and operates like the rest of the DLR, but the tunnels and tracks between Island Gardens and Lewisham are owned by a private company.

Outdoor exhibition opens around Kentish Town
To mark the one-year anniversary of the pandemic lockdown, an outdoor exhibition is opening in Camden, and it's outdoors because we're still in lockdown.

HS2 starts work on its north-west London viaduct
Construction work has started on what will be the UK's longest railway viaduct, and it's to be built in north-west London for HS2.

TfL accepts offer to extend its emergency funding deal
TfL has secured an extension of its emergency funding package for a further 7 weeks.

London’s Alleys: New North Place, EC2
This is a narrow passage in Shoreditch that slips between a brand new office block and a cluster of older offices, that was once homes and warehouses.