Police issue jewellery thief suspect sketch

Police have issued this sketch of a man wanted in connection with a jellewery heist on February 3rd. Jewels worth nearly £1million were stolen at knifepoint from Haynes Jewellers, Castle Court, St Michael’s... 

RIP Peter Moore - Town Crier

Avid readers may remember that I met Peter Moore at the St George’s Day event in Leadenhall Market last year so I was saddened to learn of his death last month in the news. For those that knew him,... 

The City in Photos: Churches

Even though it’s centuries later, the City of London is still shaped by the churches built after the Great Fire of London by Christopher Wren and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor. Fifty churches were... 

Lord Mayor’s Show 2009

As I came out of the underground this morning workers were busy unloading metal barriers from a collection of lorries and they’d obviously been at it for a while as the streets were already lined... 

The City in Photos: Bridges

Bridges provide an important lifeline in the City of London, linking the Square Mile to the rest of Greater London. In fact, the first bridge across the Thames, London Bridge was erected during the Roman... 

City Lights Turned On For Christmas

The City of London’s Christmas lights were switched on last night at a star studded event on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral. Big name acts such as the reformed Spandau Ballet, Little Boots,...