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December

Date Title
31/12/08 HM Queen honours City of London Corporation figures
31/12/08 HM Queen honours former Lord Mayor of City of London David Lewis
30/12/08 City of London Corporation gives £50,000 to Red Cross for its two Africa appeals
22/12/08 Postcard collection reveals bygone age of Hampstead Heath
17/12/08 Smithfield Market's Great Annual Turkey Auction
15/12/08 Three secrets of the City of London Corporation
12/12/08 City of London Corporation welcomes more 'joined-up' approach to financial services promotion
11/12/08 City holds seminar on route to a home for rough sleepers
05/12/08 Lord Mayor turns on Christmas lights at Leadenhall Market
04/12/08 Full speed ahead for Crossrail
01/12/08 City of London Corporation throws open doors for the next generation
01/12/08 City of London Corporation throws open doors for the next generation
01/12/08 Rolling out the Green carpet for the Sustainable City Awards 2009

November

Date Title
28/11/08 Black-tie banquet transforms Smithfield
28/11/08 Voice your concerns - Epping Forest Transport Strategy
25/11/08 Top marks for the City's Adult Social Care
25/11/08 What the Pre-budget Report means for UK financial services
24/11/08 Comment on the Pre Budget Report from the Lord Mayor of the City of London
24/11/08 Lord Mayor's Pre-Budget Report comment
21/11/08 WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell to receive Freedom of the City of London
19/11/08 Lord Mayor Luder greets first visitors on Mansion House tours
11/11/08 Fencing and grids in Epping Forest
07/11/08 Lord Mayor's Banquet
04/11/08 Lord Mayor's Show 2008: pre-show photo opps
03/11/08 Corporate volunteers get down and dirty at Kenley Common

October

Date Title
29/10/08 Response to 'Greenwash' on Guardian Online on the City Climate Pledge
29/10/08 Shanghai delegation visit Square Mile
29/10/08 Epping Forest tries to stamp out fly-tipping
28/10/08 Work by Victorian 'Visionary' on show at Guildhall Art Gallery
24/10/08 Sir John Cass receives "outstanding" Ofsted report
22/10/08 City Lord Mayor visits Burnham Beeches
22/10/08 Lord Mayor's Dragon Awards reward City firms for their outstanding achievements in Corporate Community Involvement
20/10/08 City of London Corporation welcomes staff of new Academy in Islington
20/10/08 New website launched in Portsoken to tackle fear of mice
20/10/08 In a Masterclass of their own
16/10/08 Chairman of Policy's statement on current turmoil
16/10/08 Charles Brooking honoured in the City of London
15/10/08 Millennium Bridge temporary closure
14/10/08 Lambeth children bring capoeira to Lord Mayors Show
14/10/08 London's place in the UK economy
13/10/08 City’s young and old bring holiday sprit to Lord Mayor’s Show 2008
13/10/08 New view from the Monument
10/10/08 In Toto Theatre’s "Art in the Air" comes to Lord Mayor's Show
08/10/08 City welcomes Darling announcement
06/10/08 City of London Corporation releases report on Asian Financial Centres
06/10/08 City Lord Mayor looks to Asia for further partnership

September

Date Title
29/09/08 City Lord Mayor pays Tower Hamlets its yearly 'rent ' of one salmon for Billingsgate
29/09/08 New Lord Mayor elected for City of London
26/09/08 New Sheriffs take up office at the City of London
25/09/08 London's and New York’s lead cut in Global Financial Centres Index
24/09/08 Number-crunching at the Lord Mayors Show 2008
24/09/08 New Sheriffs of London to take office
23/09/08 Lord Mayor's visit to the new Spitalfields
17/09/08 Angling teams gather at Gravesend for annual fishing experiment
16/09/08 Take your place for the Lord Mayor's Show 2008
15/09/08 Go bonkers for conkers at Hampstead Heath
15/09/08 City Policy Chairman comments on news from US re Lehman Brothers etc
15/09/08 A rise in volunteering challenges the City downturn
08/09/08 City of London visits Russia to maintain economic links with Russian people and business
08/09/08 Lord Mayor goes out on patrol with City Police
01/09/08 New Sustainable Food Award launches as part of renowned Sustainable City Awards

August

Date Title
27/08/08 Take your marks for Heath Duathlon
21/08/08 Spot a snake on Hampstead Heath
20/08/08 Archbishop Desmond Tutu to officially unveil UK memorial to the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
20/08/08 More details announced about Tower Bridge renovation works
19/08/08 The City of London raises the flag to mark the Olympic Games handover on Sunday
14/08/08 Rio State Governor Sergio Cabral visits City of London
14/08/08 City girls are exam all-stars
12/08/08 Your views sought on proposed new vision for Hampstead Heath
11/08/08 Hampstead Heath cracks down on summer barbecues
08/08/08 The Hound of the Baskervilles - summer fun at The Temple
07/08/08 City of London arts organisations unite for the Olympic Games handover
06/08/08 Clubbers set to be fined £500 to spend a penny, says City of London
06/08/08 City of London Corporation helps London state school pupils achieve journalistic excellence
01/08/08 City of London report shows that new EU regulation could reduce financial services growth
01/08/08 Re Announcement to Stock Exchange that JP Morgan no longer set to take new "St Alphage House" site in EC2

July

Date Title
31/07/08 West Ham Park awarded best management in the country
28/07/08 City needs efficient well-connected Heathrow to remain competitive
25/07/08 Sports Challenge with Team Read
23/07/08 City of London leaders welcome Crossrail milestone
18/07/08 City of London leader predicts major growth in UK takaful
18/07/08 1966 football hero to receive Freedom of the City of London
17/07/08 City open spaces success in Green Flag and Heritage Site awards
17/07/08 London and Thai financial leaders meet
15/07/08 The Lord Mayor of the City of London hosts Judges' Dinner
07/07/08 City must apply levers of finance to ameliorate climate change
07/07/08 Golden Lane Honoured in Housing Design Award’s Diamond Jubilee
04/07/08 Hampstead Heath lido celebrates 70 years

June

Date Title
27/06/08 New Superintendent for West Ham Park and City Gardens
27/06/08 Epping Forest appoints new Superintendent
26/06/08 New director and board member for Central London Forward
26/06/08 City of London ends parking trial for electric cars
25/06/08 City of London takes over ownership of Stoke Common
24/06/08 Gold, gemstones and India inspire young artists for new exhibition at City of London festival
24/06/08 China-born Lord Mayor leads influential City delegation to Far East
24/06/08 City of London elects new Sheriffs
23/06/08 City of London launches City Climate Pledge
20/06/08 Festive India Family Day at Hampstead Heath
19/06/08 Reducing the dangers of drugs and making the night-time economy safer
19/06/08 21st Century Lord Mayor David Lewis gives vehicles through the ages their traditional “cart mark”
16/06/08 Four honoured by Her Majesty the Queen
12/06/08 Lord Mayor makes annual visit to Smithfield
12/06/08 Centre of Excellence on Financial Regulation announced - backed by City
10/06/08 Tutu talks to the City on how to create more cohesive communities
04/06/08 City of London Lord Mayor urges Wales to go global
03/06/08 Dinner to the Bankers and Merchants
02/06/08 Lady Mayoress to visit West Ham Park

May

Date Title
23/05/08 Lord Mayor visits Nigeria to strengthen links with UK
21/05/08 City marks 125th anniversary of acquiring Coulsdon Commons
16/05/08 Paris EUROPLACE meets high-level delegation from the City of London
16/05/08 City Lord Mayor welcomes Treasury reassurances over immigrant skills
16/05/08 Statement re City Police horse-racing corruption case review
15/05/08 Sheriffs' Award for outstanding bravery - nominate now
13/05/08 Kindness in the capital roars to new levels with the opening of the 2008 Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards
07/05/08 Uncover your roots at Guildhall Library
07/05/08 City Lord Mayor visits Swanlea School, Whitechapel, to mark the opening of 2008 Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards
02/05/08 City of London scoops European award
02/05/08 City of London welcomes new Mayor of London
01/05/08 City of London Ernst and Young announce support for International Valuation Standards Committee

April

Date Title
30/04/08 City Lord Mayor urges more reform in Gulf
22/04/08 Book lovers snap up new De Bernieres novel in new joiners prize give-away at Barbican Library
21/04/08 Guildhall Art Gallery welcomes back Essex Art Club
18/04/08 Director of Open Spaces retires
17/04/08 City of London Corporation elects new Policy Chairman
09/04/08 Friday is free day at the Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheatre
09/04/08 Dive in to Summer at Hampstead Heath lido
08/04/08 City of London Lord Mayor to deepen business ties with India
07/04/08 Croquet call-out for Hampstead Heath
07/04/08 Ancient City Trust pays for four-year-long Tower Bridge and Southwark Bridge facelift
03/04/08 New-look London Archives re-opens its doors
01/04/08 The 35th annual All London Mayors Charity Walk

March

Date Title
28/03/08 Charity WLTM successful business professional to share experience for fulfilling lasting relationship
28/03/08 Homelessness charity Broadway to reduce rough sleeper count in City of London to zero
28/03/08 City firm visits transform the futures of students in the Fringe boroughs
20/03/08 Mossbourne Community Academy students targeted in a bid to promote careers in the City of London
19/03/08 Guildhall state banquet in honour of The President of the French Republic
14/03/08 London leads the way in sustainable cities race
13/03/08 Milestone in SII/CMA project a real example of British-Egyptian collaboration, says SII CEO
12/03/08 City response to Chancellor's Budget on 'non-doms' tax
12/03/08 City of London sets council tax and business rates
05/03/08 Square Mile marks International Women's Day
05/03/08 City of London wins Beacon Status for tackling climate change
04/03/08 Lord Mayor meets Vietnamese PM
03/03/08 Team Lord Mayor dive in for City Dip

February

Date Title
28/02/08 City's third Global Financial Centres Index shows London still No1
28/02/08 City report on taxation - UK’s regime becoming less competitive
27/02/08 Pedestrian road safety campaign in the Square Mile
26/02/08 Lord Mayor of City of London visits Libya, Egypt and Jordan
25/02/08 Get set London! London 2012 Roadshow is coming to the City
21/02/08 Door-to-door careers advice tackles highest rate of unemployment in the UK
18/02/08 City of London Corporation launches Post Office petition
14/02/08 Sustainable City Award winners revealed
11/02/08 The Foreign Secretary's City Breakfast
07/02/08 Islington Mayor receives Freedom of the City of London
07/02/08 City of London retains four star rating in CPA assessment
06/02/08 Hampstead Heath 'peace' oaks to take root in Derry / Londonderry
06/02/08 Lord Mayor of City of London visits Gulf and Saudi Arabia
04/02/08 Door to door careers advice tackles highest rate of unemployment in the UK
04/02/08 Theydon Bois Tree Avenue Public Consultation drop-in meeting
01/02/08 City of London welcomes Arts Council backing for its Barbican Centre work
01/02/08 Billingsgate leads UK fish markets in polystyrene recycling

January

Date Title
30/01/08 Hampstead and Highgate Festival takes to the Heath
29/01/08 50th anniversary of the Poultry Market fire
25/01/08 New Hackney Academy gets planning go ahead
25/01/08 Norwich Union and Positive Profile win top prize at Clean City Awards 2008
22/01/08 Queen's Park takes part in urban bloom experiment
18/01/08 Lord Mayor of the Square Mile honours leading figures from Oxford - City of Dreaming Spires
16/01/08 Safety Thirst: more City pubs, restaurants and clubs join scheme
15/01/08 Lord Mayor of City of London visits Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
09/01/08 Guildhall exhibition showcases work by Met Police officers...
09/01/08 Stars of stage and screen under spotlight at Guildhall Art Gallery
08/01/08 City appoints new Director of Open Spaces
08/01/08 London borough children enjoy a glitzy fancy dress party at Mansion House
07/01/08 FSA Chairman Sir Callum McCarthy honoured by City of London
02/01/08 London Government Dinner
02/01/08 HM Queen honours former Lord Mayor of City of London
02/01/08 MBE for leading City planner and architect
02/01/08 MBE for musical maestro of City of London
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