What we have been doing for you, your Ward and the City
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Active involvement in the community
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Engagement with issues that matter
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Supporting the Ward's shops, restaurants and businesses
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Working with residents and reporting their concerns
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Monitoring Ward works and construction progress
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Representing constituents at Corporation meetings and events
Engagement with local issues
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As part of our ongoing work with various stakeholders on the issues of homelessness and rough sleeping in the Ward, we attended a business breakfast hosted by Fleet Street Quarter and ThamesReach.
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At the Court of Common Council in June, we spoke on behalf of City residents in support of Ward Alderwoman Martha Grekos' motion calling for the use of the Corporation's City's Estate fund to accelerate the renovation of its dilapidated social housing estates. The original motion was amended to call for "all [funding] options" to be considered. We will continue to hold the Corporation to account on this matter.
Ward Works Updates
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Salisbury Square (pictured) is due to be completed by January 2027. It will house law courts, the City of London Police and The Salisbury Arms, a pub in a Grade II-listed building.
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The re-fit of 65 Fleet Street has begun and will provide 850 student rooms and a cultural space.
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Harmsworth House on Bouverie Street is due to be developed into a 221-bed aparthotel with work starting in 2026.
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The owners of the former Daily Express building at 120 Fleet Street are looking at options, with developer Core maintaining site safety. The Fleet Street Quarter BID team, with our support, has submitted a bid for funding to “green” the black hoarding currently surrounding the site. We hope to have news on this in the coming weeks.
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Bazalgette Embankment at Blackfriars Bridge is nearing completion, with the City Walkway opening soon and the reinstatement of public toilets.