A new locomotive will be keeping the railways clear of leaf fall this autumn, with the newly named ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ taking to the tracks. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ctr...

The Science Museum’s new space gallery would like you to think about how much poo has been left on the moon by the twelve Americans who have walked there. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fro...

The group campaigning to prevent the demolition of the old Museum of London building has been given permission to challenge the decision in the High Court. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/cam...

This is a currently, rather shabby looking part-industrial corner of an alley in Chalk Farm, but one on the verge of a dose of gentrification. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

The London Buzz – 22nd September 2025 www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the... Today’s London news round-up:

I know Gail's is a popular cake and coffee outlet, but Gatwick Airport needing a second runway to cope with demand just days after Gail's opens an outlet in the airport is amazing.

A new locomotive will be keeping the railways clear of leaf fall this autumn, with the newly named ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ taking to the tracks. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ctr...

Received another classic of the "local council unveils thing" press release, where every photo is of the token celeb, local councillors, and artists, and all standing in front of the thing being unveiled. So you can't see the thing being unveiled.

The Science Museum’s new space gallery would like you to think about how much poo has been left on the moon by the twelve Americans who have walked there. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fro...

A paid museum I visit a couple of times a year to write about their exhibitions never seems to be able to handle people paying to visit and get flustered at the till. And again today. I sometimes wonder if most visitors just wander in and I am the outlier in offering to pay.

The group campaigning to prevent the demolition of the old Museum of London building has been given permission to challenge the decision in the High Court. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/cam...

GatTwix www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Half price train tickets offer from London Northwestern Railway www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/hal...

This is a currently, rather shabby looking part-industrial corner of an alley in Chalk Farm, but one on the verge of a dose of gentrification. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

GatTwix www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Something for the Annie Lennox fans on Wednesday www.waterstones.com/events/annie...

When you look at the gap between these two large stone set-back buildings on Fleet Street, it really looks as if the City had expected the smaller buildings between them to be demolished and replaced with another big office block to match the existing two.

Stationers' Hall - open today for Open House London.

Argh!

Have been into the trial room of the High Court of Chivalry, which has sat just twice in the past 300 years - the last time being 1954.

I am very disappointed that the concrete widgets don't spin around when you push them.

Emojis need alt-text to be enabled in web browsers. Most of the time all I see a tiny yellow blob 😐 and have no idea what it means.

A fundraiser for a heritage charity is offering up to £5,000 of free weekend breaks in its homes across the UK. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/win...

Totally reassuring to be in Westminster Abbey and see an evil green glow spilling out from behind England's oldest door. The demons are trying to escape.

The restoration of Richmond station to its early Art Deco grandeur has been completed, with original features repaired and lost features replicated in modern materials. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ric...

Ghost Stories returns with terrifying thrills – and tickets from just £15 www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/gho...

It's only one of the most famous facts about the London Underground...

Two contrasting exhibitions at the National Theatre explore how it has staged Greek plays and the people who work behind the scenes to prepare the theatre for performances. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/nat...

This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news... www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

The Air Ambulance landing in a park is both a very serious medical emergency... and incredibly woosome bringing out big crowds from the homes.

The London Buzz – 19th September 2025 www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the... Today’s London news round-up:

People dumping dockless bikes in the middle of pavements when they reach the end of their trip is annoying. People dumping dockless bikes in the middle of tunnels -- is baffling. Did they just get bored and decide to walk the rest of the way?

The restoration of Richmond station to its early Art Deco grandeur has been completed, with original features repaired and lost features replicated in modern materials. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ric...

Ghost Stories returns with terrifying thrills – and tickets from just £15 www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/gho...

Two contrasting exhibitions at the National Theatre explore how it has staged Greek plays and the people who work behind the scenes to prepare the theatre for performances. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/nat...

Totally reassuring to be in Westminster Abbey and see an evil green glow spilling out from behind England's oldest door. The demons are trying to escape.

Two men have been charged following last year’s cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) that took down many of its customer-facing website services and internal communications networks. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl...

The generic header used on London Assembly webpages is still showing Emirates as the sponsor of the London Cable Car. www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...

Was going to have a clear out of the huge backlog of emails this morning - but am already on my third reply to an art gallery asking for a plain English explanation of their exhibition. Art schools don't teach you to make art; they're a language school for writing gobbledygook.

“A pair of skates, a pair of skates! My kingdom for a pair of skates!” You can Skate around Shakespeare at Leicester Square this winter www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/you...

This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news... www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

TfL names the next 10 tube stations set for mobile signal rollout in 2025 www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl...

The formal transfer of control over Oxford Street from Westminster Council to the Mayor of London is going ahead this weekend now that both sides have signed the legal papers. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl...

A union flag next to an army recruitment poster in Burmese opens an exhibition about what is often called the Forgotten War, where prisoners of war are better known than the war itself. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/nat...

This corner pocket park in Haggerston has a plural name, because it’s actually two parks if you look closely. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

The London Buzz – 18th September 2025 ianvisits.substack.com/p/the-london... Today’s London news round-up:

Two men have been charged following last year’s cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) that took down many of its customer-facing website services and internal communications networks. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl...

HOLD THE FRONT PAGE - celebrity spotted tying their own shoelaces. BREAKING NEWS - celeb dumps army of hanger ons after shoe disaster EXCLUSIVE - celeb declares London park bench the best she's ever sat on. www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz...

Tickets Alert: Evening tours of the Royal Hospital Chelsea www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

“A pair of skates, a pair of skates! My kingdom for a pair of skates!” You can Skate around Shakespeare at Leicester Square this winter www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/you...